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InfoWorld: Qt is still a prime choice for toolkits even if you ignore its greatest strengths

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 6, 2000

I’ve been itching to work with Qt in more depth since I
took a look at it some weeks ago, so I took the plunge and went for
Qt and C++.

“At first I thought my biggest obstacle would be getting more
proficient with Qt. But it was the process of relearning C++ that
gave me the most trouble. After all, I’ve only written a few useful
C++ programs, and that was many years ago. Sure, I have an
excellent memory, but it’s short. So I forgot even some of the most
basic principles of C++ programming….”

“In view of the fact that I’m not using one of the best features
of Qt, was the effort to relearn C++ worth it? Absolutely.
Programmers of GUI-based Linux applications tend to lean toward
either C++ and Qt or C and the Gimp Toolkit (GTK).”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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