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Ah, yeah, not Tcl, Tk. Thanks.
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TTFN - Kent
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Whenever I heard the name before, my brain kept hearing "Tcl"
Funny - my brain keeps hearing "QuickTime" 
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I actually like the Qt Framework, as it is rather easy to use and is VERY powerful.
I also like Python, and the PyQT bindings are super cool.
Bob Dole The internet is a great way to get on the net.
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Nearly, but not quite.  Qt was created by Trolltech. It(Trolltech) was later acquired by Nokia, who have since sold it(Qt) to Digia.
Qt was my first foray into cross-platform UI development. It certainly makes Java look like the abomination that it is. (though it does have that funky way of setting out the code of the application's classes in hpp files, rather than cpp ones - though pre-compiled headers at least ease that pain somewhat)
Make it work. Then do it better - Andrei Straut
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How would that be a solution? The security issues with Java are exclusively with the browser plugin - AFAIK Qt has no equivalent. Also Qt requires that the program be recompiled for every platform, so it is cross-platform at the source code level, not the executable level.
-Shon
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svella wrote: Java are exclusively with the browser plugin
IMO Java Browser Applications will be replaced by newer technologies such as HTML5 and JQuery.
svella wrote: Also Qt requires that the program be recompiled for every platform, so it is cross-platform at the source code level, not the executable level.
This is not a real matter - In Qt you have no Virtual machine which uses additional power on the machine and you can redistribute all you need without verifying that there is Java installed on the users' machine. And you do not have to force your customer to install anything else than your software.
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Marco Bertschi wrote: which uses additional power
Nonsense.
There are many things wrong with the implicit ideas contained within it.
First of course is completely ignoring the fact that in the vast majority of business domains language choice has no impact on the solution. Business requirements and developer experience/skills moves language choice impact below the noise level.
Marco Bertschi wrote: And you do not have to force your customer to install anything else than your
software.
Nonsense as a general statement. There are business domains that require external sources, such as any busienss product that requires persistent storage and products that are intended to work with other products.
It also ignores the fact that complex problems require complex solutions which often require distinct products.
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I used Qt when I had a Nokia N8 and wanted to make a compass for it (which lacked from the Ovi store).
Symbian^3 main app development is done with Qt. Loved it! I never thought I would love C++ again as much.
To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems - Homer Simpson
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Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction - Francis Picabia
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Ask toolbar.
Running on 2.9 billion devices.
Success. Ask toolbar is awesome. How could anyone live without it?
(super sarcasm, of course)
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I wonder if it is just the wide spread of Java which makes it a favorite target for hackers. If Java went away, and, say, QT took its place, QT might very well suffer the same fate. At least the fate of being targeted more frequently...
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