Preview of Librepcb's Rust-Based UI
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LibrePCB is previewing its new Rust-based UI, marking a significant shift from its previous implementation, and the community is generally supportive of the change.
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4 months ago
LibrePCB is revamping their UI with Slint to deliver a sleek, modern experience for their open-source EDA tool. In their latest blog post, they share a preview of LibrePCB 2.0’s new UI and the story behind migrating their 10+ year old Qt C++ codebase to Rust + Slint.
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