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Writing GUI apps for Windows in C++ is painful There, fixed it for ya. There are solutions if you're not hell-bent on using C++, be it .Net, Lazarus (FreePasc
by magicalhippo 2y ago
Writing GUI apps for Windows in C++ is painful
There, fixed it for ya.
There are solutions if you're not hell-bent on using C++, be it .Net, Lazarus (FreePascal) or Delphi. We're using Delphi at work and for the most part it's super simple and easy.
- nurettin 2y agoDelphi comes with so many db drivers, a data layer that will let you do crud, and an app store that using it feels like cheating. Especially with devexpress controls.
- chipdart 2y ago> Writing GUI apps for Windows in C++ is painful I don't think so. Qt makes this a trivial problem, and WinUI3 supports C++ as a first class citizen. I'd argue that desktop development for Windows was never as good as it is right now.
- magicalhippo 2y agoI've used Qt a lot. Unless something very drastic has happened last 5-6 years it's not in the same league as say Delphi. But fair enough, it's quite good. If I had to write a C++ UI application, it'd be on my shortlist.
- dgfitz 2y agoWriting a gui in Qt is so simple anytime someone like the GP says “writing a gui in c++ is hard” obviously hasn’t tried.
- rubymamis 2y agoIndeed, QML and C++ together are the best mix out there for GUI development. I've written my block editor completely using Qt C++ & QML: https://www.get-plume.com/ https://www.get-plume.com/ and it was a breeze.
- Androth 2y agolazarus is great, but the GUI library it comes with has the same issues that the author is concerned about... try changing the theme colors to a dark theme... you end up with something looking like crap with all the other controls using standard colors.