ClarkeZone

Engineering Manager, Microsoft Store on Windows. Opinons are mine and mine alone. Where to find me: lover of graphics, UI, low level code

[Clint Rutkas @ClintRutkas]

Desktop grass, a fun thought experiment

[Tom Warren @tomwarren]

at Build this week, Microsoft put Windows front and center for the first time in years. In my Notepad 📒 newsletter this week I speak to the head of Windows and reflect on the renewed importance of Windows in Microsoft's AI era. Live now for subscribers 👇https://t.co/L9iPC4djgq

[ClarkeZone @ClarkeZone]

@billyhollis 100%

[Jason Ronald @jronald]

We have work to do as we move to a more open developer ecosystem. Today we shipped an XBOX Godot sample to GitHub, giving developers a simple starting point for building games with the GDK and other title services.

https://t.co/O1Vwek0x2K

[Sanu Sagar @rocklet_]

https://t.co/7PUuteDd1Z

[Modular @Modular]

Mojo 🔥 1.0 is in beta and we want your help before the official 1.0 launch! 1.0 means a stable language you can build on without worrying about breaking changes. Help us ship it by reporting bugs and joining the discussion.

Flag bugs via GitHub Issues: https://t.co/YWY9xEwodz

[Ginny Caughey @gcaughey]

Microsoft doubles down on native Windows apps at Build 2026 and moves developers away from the web‑wrapper era https://t.co/j9fbzOAr8a

[Jennifer Marsman @jennifermarsman]

This #MSBuild summary is worth reading if you are a developer who uses Windows: all of the good details on developer-optimized Windows 11 experience - I'm pumped for WSL containers. https://t.co/e6rrQxPNCJ

[Tom Warren @tomwarren]

Here's my first look at Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface Dev Box. I got a chance to go hands-on with both devices at Build, and speak to Microsoft about the hardware and design choices. Full hands-on here 👇 https://t.co/gwhAzeSWyr

[ClarkeZone @ClarkeZone]

@guidorosso @rive_app @javoliver88 @YerandyAlfonso WOW! Many congrats!

[Ginny Caughey @gcaughey]

This is an interesting new series of SHORT posts about Microsoft’s installer tech for Windows

[Rafael Rivera @WithinRafael]

We just added windows-reactor-setup, a crate that makes it easier for you to integrate with Reactor and lets you pick the deployment model. Feedback welcome. https://t.co/a3wDlditXJ

(We're still iterating on the self-contained footprint and overall developer ux.)

[Jennifer Marsman @jennifermarsman]

Using Microsoft Execution Containers (https://t.co/2growXMNL3), you can run OpenClaw natively on Windows, and the sandbox prevented deletion of all files on the Desktop. Running OpenClaw more safely in an enterprise is "pretty dope". :) https://t.co/wW2Y3dUm9r

[Blackmagic Design @Blackmagic_News]

DaVinci Resolve 21 final release now available! Major update adds hundreds of features including new AI tools such as IntelliSearch for fast content searching and CineFocus for focal point adjustment! Plus new motion graphic effects, Fairlight folder tracks and the Photo page for still images! Download now from https://t.co/MNXwybBK2b

[Ginny Caughey @gcaughey]

Note that the OpenClaw for Windows app is written using WinUI. Microsoft is using WinUI more and more for its own Windows apps.

[Pavan Davuluri @pavandavuluri]

Energized to be back at Build with the developer community and share what we have been building. Today, we're introducing new @Windows capabilities designed to meet developers where they are with less friction and more flexibility, across local and cloud, any language, any framework. https://t.co/fT5KAjW8qr

[Qbit @QbitDotOrg]

https://t.co/olGIaSkCMt

[Pavan Davuluri @pavandavuluri]

Meet the new Surface RTX Spark Dev Box 🔥. Every detail of this experience was intentional, from purposeful configuration to preinstalled tools. We can't wait to see what you build with it. https://t.co/cqymZv4cpW

[Zac Bowden @zacbowden]

Well hello there, Surface Laptop Ultra! First impressions are simple: Get this one

[ClarkeZone @ClarkeZone]

This thing is AWESOME

[Pavan Davuluri @pavandavuluri]

Proud to introduce you to @Surface Laptop Ultra, the most powerful Surface Laptop ever built. https://t.co/mc8lVl3rUC