Windows Dev Kit 2023 packs Qualcomm's AI toys and an all-Arm environment for Windows coding
But the box is not just about AI. As Microsoft's announcement post states, it means"developers will be able to bring their entire app development process onto one compact device, giving them everything they need to build Windows apps for Arm, on Arm."
One of the canned quotes Microsoft included in the announcement came from Niyas Sait, technical lead for Windows on Arm Project at Linaro. He said the box is"running incredibly faster than the previous Arm-based Windows machine we've been using with our LLVM and MySQL workload." Does that read like an admission that the Arm-powered PCs on the market today offer underwhelming performance that has led devs to speedier x86 fare, even if it means more work to ship apps? You decide, dear reader.
Microsoft's announcement points out that the software giant has taken substantial steps towards making its development environments as mature on Arm-powered hardware as is already the case on x86 tin, with initiatives such asOther tools to make wrestling Arm easier are also on the way: Visual Studio 2022 17.4, a Windows App SDK with native Arm support, and a VC++ Runtime are all in the works."With .