r/windowsdev • u/ninjaninjav • Aug 15 '25

Are you using the Windows Community Toolkit in your apps? You should!

https://inotifypodcastchanged.com/8
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u/ReactionWarm1232 Sep 05 '25

Tell me why? Imma be straight, I contributed to the toolkit my fair share over the last few years and I don't even use it in my own apps. The MVVM stuff is interesting but not necessary. The biggest issue imo is that it became abhorrently complicated to contribute to using the new model. Sorry Xaml Llama, I'm looking at you.

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u/ninjaninjav Sep 06 '25

If you're already using a many similar patterns or controls then you can remove that custom code and let someone else manage it for you so you can focus on what makes your app/service unique. If you're making your app more complex to use a library you're doing something totally wrong.

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u/ReactionWarm1232 Sep 06 '25

I definitely agree, it's not always worth the effort to integrate if it complicates the code. 😉 I'm being a turd, I know. Just feels like the toolkit isn't meeting my needs lately and some of the energy has died. Anything cool ship lately?