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Is the comparison with Qt relevant? My understanding is that Electron is for JavaScript what Qt is for C++. Is there not a better fit for C++ development in the

• scrollaway 7y ago
  > My understanding is that Electron is for JavaScript what Qt is for C++. This is a weird comparison. Electron isn't really a UI framework, it's more of a customized web browser and JS runner, with some platform APIs to bridge the gap. But no, I don't know of anything serious that lets you write web UIs in C++. The closest you'll get are things like Google's Closure Compiler which compile Java to JS. There's very likely something for C++, but nobody's seriously using that, probably because nobody actually wants this. "All of C++'s hare-brained syntax and slow iteration speed, with none of the performance benefits!" is not a good selling point.
  • emiliobool 7y ago
    not exactly the most performant but there is https://ultralig.ht/ https://ultralig.ht/
  • Scarbutt 7y ago
    Closure compiles JS to JS, you must be thinking fo GWT.
    • scrollaway 7y ago
      Right.
• TimTheTinker 7y ago
  > Is the comparison with Qt relevant? Absolutely, when considering cross-platform UI frameworks in general. In that sense, Qt competes not only with Electron, but also with toolkits like wxWidgets, GTK+, JavaFX, Flash, and some older ones like Java/Swing, Lazarus and Adobe/Macromedia Director.