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Qt/GTK/WinForms or GTFO!

by tomc1985 11y ago

snuxoll 11y ago
WPF/UWP instead of WinForms and I agree. I don't even get why so many people like writing web apps, I feel a hell of a lot more comfortable working with a proper widget toolkit (my preference being GTK or WPF) without the constraints enforced on me by a browser and JavaScript.
- tomc1985 11y ago
  It's because there are a lot of people here obsessed with reaching the largest possible audience they possibly can. And since every brother and their mother are on mobile, or, at least, a web browser... The way I see it, mainstream masses are finally (FINALLY!) leaving the world of desktop computing behind, so now it can return to the nerds and people who just wanna do shit
  - iamcreasy 11y ago
    How about new ideas like WebAssembly?
    - snuxoll 11y ago
      WebAssembly just makes a better target for transpilers, it doesn't really do anything to make developing "desktop" apps inside browsers easier.
- theandrewbailey 11y ago
  I think that web app benefits vastly outweigh the constraints. Distribution is easy (give people the URL), the app is always up to date, and it's cross platform. Unless you absolutely need the features and/or speed of a device, you should seriously consider a web app vs. a not web app.
supernintendo 11y ago
With the recent popularity of Electron, I wonder why less attention has been given to Qt Quick. The JSON-like syntax of QML as well as JavaScript should be very familiar to web developers and you get software that looks much more "native" than what is achievable in the DOM (well, without reasonable effort).
- mlvljr 11y ago
  Handling ~rich text may be a pain in QML, though -- unless WebEngine (Chromium) is used, but then it becomes a glorified web app, again :). It all depends on what the app should do, of course (should it allow to remember multiple contexts, cache data, store it in a format, allowing quick search, etc.).
- PeCaN 11y ago
  Right?! Qt Quick is faster for prototyping, at least as flexible, _much_ faster to run, still very cross-platform.... (I like Qt)
  - Chyzwar 11y ago
    I can write my react component and use it in mobile native version, desktop electron, mobile web, web desktop. Can you do the same with Qt? I don't get why people have so strong emotion for Electron.

Qt/GTK/WinForms or GTFO!

WPF/UWP instead of WinForms and I agree. I don't even get why so many people like writing web apps, I feel a hell of a lot more comfortable working with a proper widget toolkit (my preference being GTK or WPF) without the constraints enforced on me by a browser and JavaScript.

tomc1985 11y ago
It's because there are a lot of people here obsessed with reaching the largest possible audience they possibly can. And since every brother and their mother are on mobile, or, at least, a web browser... The way I see it, mainstream masses are finally (FINALLY!) leaving the world of desktop computing behind, so now it can return to the nerds and people who just wanna do shit
- iamcreasy 11y ago
  How about new ideas like WebAssembly?
  - snuxoll 11y ago
    WebAssembly just makes a better target for transpilers, it doesn't really do anything to make developing "desktop" apps inside browsers easier.
theandrewbailey 11y ago
I think that web app benefits vastly outweigh the constraints. Distribution is easy (give people the URL), the app is always up to date, and it's cross platform. Unless you absolutely need the features and/or speed of a device, you should seriously consider a web app vs. a not web app.

supernintendo 11y ago

With the recent popularity of Electron, I wonder why less attention has been given to Qt Quick. The JSON-like syntax of QML as well as JavaScript should be very familiar to web developers and you get software that looks much more "native" than what is achievable in the DOM (well, without reasonable effort).

mlvljr 11y ago
Handling ~rich text may be a pain in QML, though -- unless WebEngine (Chromium) is used, but then it becomes a glorified web app, again :). It all depends on what the app should do, of course (should it allow to remember multiple contexts, cache data, store it in a format, allowing quick search, etc.).
PeCaN 11y ago
Right?! Qt Quick is faster for prototyping, at least as flexible, _much_ faster to run, still very cross-platform.... (I like Qt)
- Chyzwar 11y ago
  I can write my react component and use it in mobile native version, desktop electron, mobile web, web desktop. Can you do the same with Qt? I don't get why people have so strong emotion for Electron.