[Qt-interest] Are there any disadvantages with OT

[Jason H]

After using Qt for some time there are a few disadvantages:

1. No web services support. The QtSOAP client is outdated, and laughable at best. There is no way to easily (in Qt terms) make and expose a web service. There is no way to parse a WSDL and create a web-service client either. Maybe QtMobility will come to the rescue here, but they have not indicated that. You'll have to use QNetworkAccessManager and roll-your-own SOAP implementation. This bites me in the ass routinely and remains my biggest problem.

2. Learning curve. The "Qt-way" is often clean and superior, but takes time to learn.Similarly, the labor pool is smaller, unlike .Net which is very popular.

3. Lack of browser UIs. While .Net apps can use your browser, you have to provide your own browser. 

Now reasons to use Qt:
1. Cross platform
2. Clean, elegant, fully functional.
3. Licensing/cost
4. Native client UIs are easy to build, flexible and just rock!

All in all, I find Qt a delight to work in, except for web services, where I work every day. But the non-web-service work I do for those web-services is bliss. 




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Sent: Thu, February 25, 2010 1:42:25 AM
Subject: [Qt-interest] Are there any disadvantages with OT


Dear All,
 
Can any one tell me are there any disadvantages with QT. 
I came across with this question during a discussion with one of my friend.
He heard about some disadvantages of QT and asked me about it.
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