Can you use Tauri to develop desktop applications if you don't know Rust?

Tauri Framework: The Impact of Rust Language Proficiency on Desktop Application Development

Tauri has become a popular desktop application development framework for its lightweight and efficient features. But its core is based on Rust, which discourages some developers. So, if you don’t understand Rust, can you be competent for Tauri development?

The core question is: What challenges will be encountered with Tauri for developers who lack Rust experience? Especially when the front-end and the back-end (Rust), such as reading and writing local files, how important is the Rust skill?

Tauri aims to lower the threshold for Rust. Many common APIs (such as file selection dialogs) are encapsulated and can be called directly in front-end JavaScript without direct contact with Rust code. This means that even if you are not familiar with Rust, you can build most desktop applications.

However, for underlying operations, such as using file.write() and file.read() for local file reading and writing, the situation is different. Although Tauri provides a bridging mechanism for JavaScript to communicate with Rust, Rust code still needs to be written to handle these underlying operations. At this point, the Rust skill is crucial. Developers who lack Rust experience may need extra time to learn related APIs and JavaScript and Rust code integration methods. Generally, in-depth Rust code is required for debugging only when an error occurs or when a complex underlying logic is handled.

In summary, although you can use Tauri to develop desktop applications without having to be proficient in Rust, for operations involving the underlying resources of the operating system (such as direct file reading and writing), being familiar with Rust will significantly improve efficiency and shorten debugging time. In most cases, Tauri has encapsulated commonly used APIs that developers can use directly without delving into the underlying Rust implementation.

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