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> 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 argu
by 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.