There's a new book called "C++ GUI Programming with Qt 3". I find it
exceptionally good, it covers almost everything a GUI programmer needs,
in a very easy to read format. The author knows exactly what a
programmer has to know about a toolkit, and presents complex topics in
an easy to follow way. It is very technical, 100% pure information, and
there is no way you will remember everything after the first read. The
CD-ROM contains a non-commercial Qt license, so you can evalute it and
see if it meets your needs. Visit the TrollTech Web site for pricing
information. The software is not cheap and you pay for every platform,
but it's a one-time fee. You decide if it's worth the $$$ for you. It
looks like a serious x-platform toolkit to me, and there's a real
company behind it.
I don't have enough real-world experience with it, so you have to ask
someone else about recommendation. All I see is that it's a very well
thought-out system, and what's very important to me, it's easy to create
custom components by painting your stuff on the screen. It supports
Unicode and localization, and has some database / DB-aware components as
well. It's a RAD tool but it may not be as rapid as C++Builder.
Tom
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Being a C++ programmer (and worse being a BCB programmer) for many years,
and after being dumped by the Borland ( I feel being dumped because the
Borland did dump the Kylix C++ and BCB) ,
I am (and I do beleive many more other programmers) in a hurry to find a
new C++ development environment.
The VC++ is not an option because of its Windows dependence. Would someone
suggest any good vendor independent cross platform C++ development
environment with buildin rapid application development tools?