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number: 1043
title: I’m Using GPUI For Everything
date: 1790766000000
url: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/FSI3001131665.mp3
youtube_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgC0wjBwMQ8
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Scott and Wes ditch Electron and Tauri for GPUI, the GPU accelerated Rust UI framework from the Zed team. They get into its React-like API, styling that feels a lot like Tailwind, GPUI Kit components, the community fork drama, and the tiny desktop apps Scott has built with it.

### Show Notes

* **[00:00](#t=00:00)** Welcome to Syntax!
* [GPUI](https://gpui.rs/)
* **[01:24](#t=01:24)** Electron, Tauri, and the Trouble With Web Views
* **[04:05](#t=04:05)** Enter GPUI: Why We Don't Take Money to Talk About Tools
* **[05:32](#t=05:32)** Brought to you by [Sentry.io](https://sentry.io/syntax/)
* **[05:59](#t=05:59)** What GPUI Is: GPU Accelerated, Cross Platform, Native All the Way Down
* **[06:50](#t=06:50)** A React Like API in Rust: Divs, Flex, and Chained Methods
* **[09:35](#t=09:35)** Components, Props, and State in GPUI
* [Scott's GPUI Demo Gist](https://gist.github.com/stolinski/234d65a09d65a81b99d67084841a0d22)
* **[11:21](#t=11:21)** How Much of CSS Does GPUI Actually Reimplement?
* **[12:52](#t=12:52)** Flexbox Everywhere, But Where Is CSS Grid?
* **[14:17](#t=14:17)** Where Does Your App Logic Live? No RPC Layer Needed
* **[15:53](#t=15:53)** Render vs RenderOnce: Stateful and Static Components
* **[16:57](#t=16:57)** GPUI Kit: The shadcn of GPUI
* **[18:46](#t=18:46)** GPUI CE: The Community Fork and Ecosystem Tension
* **[21:29](#t=21:29)** Apps Scott Built With GPUI: Gendo, File Bro, and Mr. Space
* **[22:48](#t=22:48)** Why Tiny Utility Apps Should Stay Tiny
* **[24:25](#t=24:25)** File Bro: File Automations a la Hazel
* **[25:27](#t=25:27)** Mr. Space: Building a macOS Window Manager
* **[27:05](#t=27:05)** The Downsides: No Native UI Elements and No Browser DOM
* [Scott's Rust Best Practices Skill](https://github.com/stolinski/s-stack/tree/main/skills/rust-best-practices)
* **[29:56](#t=29:56)** Testing GPUI Apps With Jev and the Accessibility Tree
* [gpui-agent](https://github.com/stolinski/gpui-agent)
* **[30:39](#t=30:39)** GPUI Mobile: Experimental, But It Works
* [GPUI Kit Mobile Docs](https://gpui-kit.com/docs/mobile/)
* [gpui-mobile](https://github.com/longbridge/gpui-mobile)
* **[31:52](#t=31:52)** Final Verdict: GPUI for Personal Desktop Software

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