Gova: A Declarative GUI Framework for Native Desktop Apps in Go
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aliezsid
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
Gova is a declarative GUI framework for Go that enables building native desktop applications for macOS, Windows, and Linux from a single Go codebase. It features typed components, reactive state management, real platform dialogs, and produces a single static binary — all without requiring a JavaScript runtime, embedded browser, or C++ toolchain. The framework uses plain Go structs for views with typed prop fields, composition via function calls, and explicit reactive scope. It is currently pre-1.0 with the API expected to shift before the stable release.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledComponents as structs. Views are plain Go structs with typed prop fields; defaults are zero values; composition is plain function calls.
No magic property wrappers, no string keys, no hook-ordering rules.
Build native desktop apps for macOS, Windows, and Linux from a single Go codebase — typed components, reactive state, real platform dialogs, and one static binary.
No JavaScript runtime, no embedded browser, no C++ toolchain to learn.
Status: pre-1.0. The API will shift before v1.0.0. Pin a tag in production.
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