[Interest] Does it really worth it?

[josemaria at gomezvergara.es]

Sounds good. Will be the source code available?

> Hi,
>
> As Quim pointed out we are indeed developing a charts library as a Qt
> Commercial Add-on. A preview version will be available within couple of
> weeks. Libary is licensed as a part of Qt commercial so it's free for Qt
> commercial users.
>
> --
> Sami Makkonen
> Senior Product Manager, Qt Commercial
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: interest-bounces+sami.makkonen=digia.com at qt-project.org
> [mailto:interest-bounces+sami.makkonen=digia.com at qt-project.org] On Behalf
> Of Quim Gil
> Sent: 27. maaliskuuta 2012 23:38
> To: interest at qt-project.org
> Subject: Re: [Interest] Does it really worth it?
>
> On 03/27/2012 03:40 AM, ext josemaria at gomezvergara.es wrote:
>> I would like to dedicate all my energy to only one technology during the
>> next 3 years. I was thinking to do a useful thing and to be honest I was
>> thinking in doing some kind of a good chart library for Qt.
>
> Someone commented on QWT. I have heard Digia mentioning informally an
> interest in developing an add-on for charts in their presentations about
> Qt Commercial. You might want to check with them.
>
>
>> The thing is
>> that I dont really sure if Qt has a really good future.
>>
>> I mean. Nokia bought it but when everybody was expecting how nokia was
>> going to use it in their mobiles and tables, they left it and took
>> Microsoft for that.
>
> If you are planning your work for the next 3 years then you need to rely
> on better research than wrong blog headlines...  :)
>
> Nokia is investing heavily in Qt, and specially in the Qt 5 cycle. See
> the commits in the repositories and see stats like
> http://labs.qt.nokia.com/2011/12/22/qt-5-%E2%80%93-a-look-back-at-the-numbers/
> . This investment belongs to one key pillar of its business strategy:
> "The Next Billion".
>
>
>> Now, it is a open project, what is good, but my
>> question is... how can I know if Qt will be alive in 2015?
>
> At least you can know that Nokia, Digia and other Qt partners and
> contributors have no doubt that Qt will be alive and kicking.
>
>
>> Should I
>> dedicate energy to create some kind of
>> http://www.steema.com/teechart/vcl.
>> Do you think that there is customers enough to support it?
>
> That is a different question. As said, if you plan to work on this
> professionally you might want to talk to other professionals first.
>
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