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What’s your recommendation for cross-platform app development these days?

by ARandomerDude 4y ago

xeromal 4y ago
Not the guy and I don't have a beef with nodejs et all, but Qt(framework) C#/Python
- stevenkkim 4y ago
  Has Qt improved its aethetics/appearance? My experience with Qt apps is that they have a distinctive non-native look and feel that's a bit off-putting to me.
  - mnd999 4y ago
    Same problem with node / electron though. It generally looks nothing like the native UI, and has a ridiculous memory footprint.
    - stevenkkim 4y ago
      While I prefer native apps, I’m fine with electron and web apps as long as the ui is good to use and to look at. Some electron apps are great to use, many have terrible UIs. But in my experience all Qt apps are ugly. I was wondering if Qt has been working on improving that.
    - vehemenz 4y ago
      I'm a bit bewildered by these memory complaints. RAM usage on desktop applications hasn't been an issue for 20ish years. Open up your process manager once in a while.
      - prmoustache 4y ago
        It is an issue on machines with 2GB of ram or lower. And there is no good reason we should throw away those perfectly working machines just because devs are lazy waste creators and global warming mothafokers.
    - gary_0 4y ago
      What does look like the native UI? I'm not a Mac user so maybe that platform has some uniformity? Windows is a total mish-mash and just about every app and utility for the past 20 years (even MS Office) has had its own "skin". On Linux, Gnome and KDE constantly redesign things, and every distro is different, so there isn't really a standard. The only things I can think of that are consistent are the utilities that come with the DE, but most of the apps I use on Linux are either browsers or IDEs, each with their own style, or console stuff (and even then, the UX varies!)
karmakaze 4y ago
I usually go for the newest (often disappointed to find I was too early). So right now that for me would be .NET MAUI[0] and Flutter. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33523532 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33523532
squarefoot 4y ago
Lazarus. Native fast compact code that compiles from small ARM boards to big PCs. https://www.lazarus-ide.org/ https://www.lazarus-ide.org/
aliqot 4y ago
Fyne Toolkit

What’s your recommendation for cross-platform app development these days?

xeromal 4y ago

Not the guy and I don't have a beef with nodejs et all, but Qt(framework) C#/Python

stevenkkim 4y ago
Has Qt improved its aethetics/appearance? My experience with Qt apps is that they have a distinctive non-native look and feel that's a bit off-putting to me.
- mnd999 4y ago
  Same problem with node / electron though. It generally looks nothing like the native UI, and has a ridiculous memory footprint.
  - stevenkkim 4y ago
    While I prefer native apps, I’m fine with electron and web apps as long as the ui is good to use and to look at. Some electron apps are great to use, many have terrible UIs. But in my experience all Qt apps are ugly. I was wondering if Qt has been working on improving that.
  - vehemenz 4y ago
    I'm a bit bewildered by these memory complaints. RAM usage on desktop applications hasn't been an issue for 20ish years. Open up your process manager once in a while.
    - prmoustache 4y ago
      It is an issue on machines with 2GB of ram or lower. And there is no good reason we should throw away those perfectly working machines just because devs are lazy waste creators and global warming mothafokers.
  - gary_0 4y ago
    What does look like the native UI? I'm not a Mac user so maybe that platform has some uniformity? Windows is a total mish-mash and just about every app and utility for the past 20 years (even MS Office) has had its own "skin". On Linux, Gnome and KDE constantly redesign things, and every distro is different, so there isn't really a standard. The only things I can think of that are consistent are the utilities that come with the DE, but most of the apps I use on Linux are either browsers or IDEs, each with their own style, or console stuff (and even then, the UX varies!)

karmakaze 4y ago

I usually go for the newest (often disappointed to find I was too early). So right now that for me would be .NET MAUI[0] and Flutter. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33523532 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33523532

squarefoot 4y ago

Lazarus. Native fast compact code that compiles from small ARM boards to big PCs. https://www.lazarus-ide.org/ https://www.lazarus-ide.org/

aliqot 4y ago

Fyne Toolkit