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Building WSL-UI: Publishing to winget
Getting a Tauri app into the Windows Package Manager community repository - from initial manifest submission to automated CI/CD updates with wingetcreate.
Vibe Coding with Claude: The Joy and Pain of Building Without a Blueprint
How I built a complete desktop app in hours with AI-assisted development, what went wrong as it grew, and what I'd do differently next time.
Building WSL-UI: The Polish Phase and Privacy-First Analytics
A backend developer's journey into UI development - the endless polish, edge cases, and adding privacy-respecting analytics with Aptabase.
Building WSL-UI: E2E Testing, Screenshots, and Demo Videos
How I built automated E2E tests with WebdriverIO, including screenshot generation for the Microsoft Store and video recording for demos.
Building WSL-UI: The Microsoft Store Journey
From Tauri MSI to Microsoft Store listing - creating MSIX packages, becoming a Microsoft Partner, and navigating the publishing maze.
Building WSL-UI: Registry Surgery and Container Imports
Deep dive into renaming WSL distributions by editing the Windows Registry, and pulling OCI images directly from registries without Docker.
Building WSL-UI: Mock Mode and Fake Distros
How I built a complete mock environment for developing and testing a WSL management app without touching real distributions.
Building WSL-UI: A Christmas Project with Tauri
How a DevOps engineer spent the Christmas break building a modern desktop app for managing WSL2 distributions using Tauri, React, and Rust.
WSL UI is Now on the Microsoft Store
After months of development and a nerve-wracking certification process, WSL UI v0.14.0 is officially available on the Microsoft Store.