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I see this as a failed launch. The website looks like it has been knocked up using standard components by a small team over a couple of weeks. Ask yourself 'Wha
by nextweek2 7y ago
I see this as a failed launch. The website looks like it has been knocked up using standard components by a small team over a couple of weeks. Ask yourself 'What problem does this solve?' If I wanted a C++ library that was Qt friendly I either know about it already or I Google for "doxygen qtcreator" or "qt vlc". If this site going to be more up to date than the entire Internet?
Key things are clearly missing, the description of what components do (you get a logo and a name) or their license is not forefront. A lot of KDE stuff is in there which really doesn't fit well, KDE Icons were not high on anybody's list. If I am in the 2D space, I'd want to browse 2D libraries and tools. The tag cloud at the bottom is a massive blob of un-curated words:
https://marketplace.qt.io/ https://marketplace.qt.io/
Oh, lets pick the doxygen plugin for QtCreator and click 'Get Extension' [1]. hmmm I have to compile it myself!
This is little more that a collection of links to the real products. Often you are better going to the original source to find details of what you need. Browsing this site adds little value.
When I first hear about Qt Marketplace, I (wrongly) assumed they were going to solve package management for Qt development which would be game changing. Instead we get a wiki linking out to existing libraries which you have to take care of yourself.
Cross-platform C++ package management would be a breakthrough and I was expecting Qt to hook up with conan and a build farm. That would be a game changer.
The dev team did a good job but the stakeholders and the product management need to really reflect on what value they added to the lives of their target users. If this thing cost £50k to produce then I don't see it making that money back for the Qt company in the next 12 months.
[1] https://marketplace.qt.io/collections/qt-creator-extensions/products/doxygen-plugin-1 https://marketplace.qt.io/collections/qt-creator-extensions/...