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Thanks for the responses! I’m sort of aware of specific products/projects for cross platform desktop app development, and it’s fairly easy to just google and ge

by anang 6y ago

Thanks for the responses! I’m sort of aware of specific products/projects for cross platform desktop app development, and it’s fairly easy to just google and get a lot of the same answers here. What I’m more looking for are specific resources on how to do it. Like say I choose qt, what then? How do I go from an idea to a cross platform app with a reasonable build pipeline and a clear method for installation?

Gibbon1 6y ago
I don't have direct experience but I know that Codelite and Code::Blocks IDE's use qt and both run on Windows, Linux, and MacOS. You could look at how they do it. Both projects eat their own dogfood, so you can with a little work build and install them yourself. And I 99% certain codelite has a wizard that can create a basic qt or wxwidgets project. Also see Qt Creator.
- VZ 6y ago
  Both Codelite and Code::Blocks are written using wxWidgets.
  - Gibbon1 6y ago
    You are correct.
eldelshell 6y ago
It also depends on your ecosystem of choice. If you know Java then a single maven command will build you a full JavaFX application. If you're more comfortable with web, a single npm command will build an Electron app.