The company calls the Windows App SDK the evolution of Windows desktop app development, providing a unified set of of libraries, frameworks, components and tools -- decoupled from Windows and served ...

Windows App Studio's no-code tools probably can't help you create a visually stunning or unique experience, but it can definitely churn out a functional application in fairly short order.

Able to run on Windows, Linux, or Mac, exceedingly extensible, with excellent support for remote development, Visual Studio Code fills many of the gaps in Microsoft’s developer story.

In addition, Myerson announced that developers will be able to compile Objective C code from Apple iOS apps inside Visual Studio on Windows, allowing them to leverage that code to create Windows apps.