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> HTML5 and CSS are just bad tools for doing GUIs Is there something better? With Qt Widgets, the poster child for cross-platform GUI toolkits, I also frequent

by adwn 5y ago

> HTML5 and CSS are just bad tools for doing GUIs Is there something better? With Qt Widgets, the poster child for cross-platform GUI toolkits, I also frequently have problems with getting the layout to behave the way I want.

blacktriangle 5y ago
Android dev is better, iOS dev is better, heck even Tk layouts are better.
- adwn 5y ago
  > Android Not cross-platform. > iOS Not cross-platform. > Tk Decreasing mind-share for 2 decades+, not something I'd start a new project with.
  - blacktriangle 5y ago
    Cross-platform and being a good tool are orthogonal concepts. We use HTML/CSS for GUIs IN SPITE OF their general unsuitableness because the value of easy distribution wins over developer sanity.
    - adwn 5y ago
      > Cross-platform and being a good tool are orthogonal concepts. I agree, but when I need to develop some software for Windows and Linux, a great toolkit for Android or iOS is of no use to me. Similarly, I won't use a Linux-only or Windows-only toolkit, as awesome as it may be, because I'm not going to build two different GUI layers.