LinuxDevices: Rise of Linux Buoys Cross-Platform Dev Framework | Linux Today

LinuxDevices: Rise of Linux Buoys Cross-Platform Dev Framework

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 26, 2005

“Trolltech says the emergence of Linux on developer and user
desktops helped make 2004 a banner year for Qt, its cross-platform
development framework. Qt provides a C++ API, along with
compile-time translation software that lets developers build native
applications for a variety of platforms from the same code
base.

“According to Trolltech, Qt sales grew 40 percent in 2004, with
3,000 companies developing commercial applications around the
framework…”

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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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