At the Build 2020 conference, Microsoft announced a new project, Project Reunion, to make application development on the Windows 10 platform easier. Project Reunion unifies access to existing Win32 (traditional Windows API) and UWP (Universal Windows Platform) APIs and decouples it from the operating system through tools such as NuGet. Applications built with Project Reunion components can run on all Windows 10 versions and devices.
Recently, Microsoft released a preview version of Project Reunion v.0.5. Microsoft said that Project Reunion provides the following benefits for Windows application developers:
Unified API surface layer across desktop application platforms
Developers who want to create desktop Windows applications must choose between several application platforms and frameworks. Although each platform provides many functions and APIs that can be used by applications built on other platforms, some functions and APIs can only be used by specific platforms. Project Reunion will unify all desktop Windows 10 applications’ access to Windows API.
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No matter which application mode you choose, you can access the same set of Windows APIs in Project Reunion. Over time, Microsoft plans to make further investments in Project Reunion to eliminate more differences between different application models. Project Reunion will include WinRT API and native C API.
Consistent support across Windows 10 versions
Windows API With the continuous development of new operating system versions, developers must use technologies such as version adaptive code to account for all the differences between the versions to satisfy their application audience. This may increase the complexity of the code and development experience.
The Project Reunion API will be available for Windows 10 version 1809 and all subsequent versions of Windows 10. This means that as long as your customers are using Windows 10 version 1809 or any newer version, you can use them as soon as the new Project Reunion API and features are released without writing version adaptation code.
Faster release cadence
New Windows APIs and functions are usually tied to the release of the operating system, which is released once or twice a year. Project Reunion will release updates at a faster rate, allowing you to obtain the innovations of the Windows development platform earlier and faster after they are born.
Limitations and known issues
- This version does not support applications used in production environments. Expect errors, restrictions, and other issues.
- This version can only be used for MSIX packaged desktop applications (C#/.NET 5 or C++/Win32). It cannot be used in unpackaged desktop applications.
- The tool limitations of WinUI 3 also apply to any project that uses Project Reunion 0.5 Preview.
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