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> Qt Creator is actually very good, perhaps unexpectedly so for those who haven’t used it This. I can't abide VSCode. I instead use Qt Creator for all my C++ d
by LorenDB 10mo ago
> Qt Creator is actually very good, perhaps unexpectedly so for those who haven’t used it
This. I can't abide VSCode. I instead use Qt Creator for all my C++ development.
- p0w3n3d 10mo agoJetbrains CLion is great for non-Qt C++, albeit paid. It helped me deliver a bank-exchange-grade connector in a tight schedule with very little knowledge of C (at that time). Mostly with static checking, compiling, cmake etc.
- irishcoffee 10mo agoI would personally use qtcreator over clion (and in fact, I do) for not qt c/c++ projects. It’s just a great ide. Using qt has nothing to do with making it a better or worse ide.
- spacechild1 10mo agoJust in case anyone has missed the news: since May 2025 CLion is free for non-commercial use.
- p0w3n3d 10mo agoI missed it too However I guess that in the case of Jetbrains this means you get your code infiltrated and stolen to teach the AI on
- IshKebab 10mo agoI agree Qt Creator is really good, and VSCode with the Microsoft C++ extension is probably not quite as good. However with the Clangd extension it is much much better. Even better than Qt Creator. 100% accurate C++ code intelligence, really really fast error squigglies. Honestly I was kind of surprised it's even possible to get it that good. It's not quite on the level of Dart (which is basically instant and perfect), but I'd say it's on the same level as Rust at least in terms of responsiveness and reliability.
- irishcoffee 10mo agoNah, it isn’t much much better. It’s at best the same. Clangd is clangd. It integrates the same everywhere.
- IshKebab 10mo agoI meant Clangd is better than Qt Creator's native code intelligence. I haven't used it for years so I didn't know it integrates Clangd now.
- spacechild1 10mo agoQt Creator also supports clangd: https://doc.qt.io/qtcreator/creator-preferences-cpp-clangd.html https://doc.qt.io/qtcreator/creator-preferences-cpp-clangd.h.... Personally, I haven't tried it yet.
- fooker 10mo agoMe too. Until having language specific features really lost to AI auto complete, and now it's some vscode flavor.
- spacechild1 10mo agoFellow QtCreator user here :)
- zerr 10mo agoNo love for KDevelop? :)