1043: I’m Using GPUI For Everything

Scott and Wes ditch Electron and Tauri for GPUI, the GPU accelerated Rust UI framework from the Zed team. They get into its React-like API, styling that feels a lot like Tailwind, GPUI Kit components, the community fork drama, and the tiny desktop apps Scott has built with it.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!

GPUI

01:24 Electron, Tauri, and the Trouble With Web Views

04:05 Enter GPUI: Why We Don’t Take Money to Talk About Tools

05:32 Brought to you by Sentry.io

05:59 What GPUI Is: GPU Accelerated, Cross Platform, Native All the Way Down

06:50 A React Like API in Rust: Divs, Flex, and Chained Methods

09:35 Components, Props, and State in GPUI

Scott’s GPUI Demo Gist

11:21 How Much of CSS Does GPUI Actually Reimplement?