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The 'first comment' was in the context of the reddit!OP's reddit post that started as: > I am currently working on a standard Windows desktop application <...>
by wanderer2323 6y ago
The 'first comment' was in the context of the reddit!OP's reddit post that started as:
> I am currently working on a standard Windows desktop application <...>
> and have decided to write a GUI framework on my own
If you want to write an application, rolling your own GUI framework is obviously a horrible idea.
In this particular case the reddit!OP converted their GUI framework experiment into a master thesis, but that does not make the advice in the 'first comment' less valid. Did they write that application they wanted?
- nickkell 6y agoIt's a question and answer site, not a question and unasked-for advice site. If someone's taken the time to write a thought-out question, then people should assume they've put research into it!
- krageon 6y ago> not a question and unasked-for advice site In practice, I think this is not correct. You will almost always be told that your question is a bad idea and you need something different (even if you already know it is a bad fit and you've said so...). I've had to make peace with the fact that it's probably a cultural thing to feel like the questioner is in fact mentally handicapped in some profound way.
- pulp_user 6y ago(OP here) I did! And it was enjoyable and didn't take that long (about 2 or 3 weeks initially). I think in the end It actually was still faster to just write the GUI by myself than to use Qt, simply because I would have to get used to Qt and put up with all its bull. But even if it wasn't, I'd still prefer 3 weeks of challange over 1 week of misery.
- wanderer2323 6y agoCongratulations! I wish you long to remain in the life situation where you can freely trade time for challenge ;) Also I wouldn’t call QT ‘misery’. Drudgery maybe?