When I was developing the Linux version of a piece of software I make (https://www.chinesetextanalyser.com/ https://www.chinesetextanalyser.com/) I started out

When I was developing the Linux version of a piece of software I make (https://www.chinesetextanalyser.com/ https://www.chinesetextanalyser.com/) I started out with Gtk but it was a massive PITA to work with. I switched to Qt and was pleasantly surprised at how nice it was to use.