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This is a great example of technology going in cycles. From my own experience: 1. ZX Spectrum - PLOT and LINE commands, graphics trivial and fun; 2. Using an
by tragomaskhalos 6y ago
This is a great example of technology going in cycles. From my own experience:
1. ZX Spectrum - PLOT and LINE commands, graphics trivial and fun;
2. Using an X windows library in the early '90s writing 'idl' files to specify windows = super low-level stuff, 'attachments' to connect widgets together, incredibly easy to mess up, eg "where tf is my window? Oh right, it's that little ball of pixels over there, I must've messed my attachments up and the whole thing has scrunched in on itself like an effing neutron star"
3. VB6 - back to nice, easy, fun;
4. The Web | Mobile. JavaScript libraries (l'embarras du choix), or complex UI frameworks; back to pain.
- ensiferum 6y agoTry Qt with QtDesigner/Creator it gives you pretty much the same experience as VB6 did. Knocking up UIs that look good, perform well and scale as the windows are resized is fast and easy. One of the best parts of Qt and stuff that generally speaking works really well.