Well, here’s the final nail in the UWP coffin: At Build 2020, Microsoft will finally describe how it plans to move past this platform disaster.

There’s not a lot of information about these plans yet. But Microsoft posted its Build session list today and I immediately searched the site to see whether there were any answers coming on the future of Windows client development. There are.

“Learn how the Windows app platform is evolving and unifying Win32 and UWP so your present and future apps can easily target 1 billion+ Windows devices,” the description of a session titled Unifying and evolving the Windows app platform reads.

This session will be delivered by Jesse Bishop, who is described as a principal program manager lead on the Microsoft developer ecosystem and platform team.

I’ll keep looking to see if there are any other relevant Build 2020 sessions.

UPDATE. Here are a few.

Windows Community Standup: Live Q&A with Kevin Gallo, CVP of Developer Platform. Join Kevin Gallo, corporate vice president of the developer platform for a live Q&A session to talk about the Windows announcements on Project Reunion, WinUI 3 Preview 1, WebView 2, and more.

Everything you need to know about WinUI. WinUI is Microsoft’s UI framework of the future for every app on Windows, designed to work in both Universal (UWP) and Desktop (Win32) apps. Come learn how WinUI provides a path forward for every Windows Developer, whether you’re using WinForms, WPF, MFC, native or .NET, and more!

Focus Group: Modern App Developer Experience. Community Connections experience – Would you like Windows application development to lean into VS Code and branch out from Visual Studio IDE? Would you like to see VS Code elevated as a 1st-class IDE and development pipeline for your organization?

Focus Group: Cross-Platform Native App development. Community Connections experience – Do you develop cross-platform native applications across platforms including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, or iOS? Tell us about how you do it! Could Microsoft make this easier and better for you?

Expert Q&A: M365 – Apps with React Native. Community Connections experience – Interested in building apps that target iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac? Already have a React Native app and want to learn how to add desktop support? Connect with the React Native engineers!

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