[Qt-interest] The argument for Qt

[David Ching]

Just as there is a difference between products and projects, there is a
difference between whether Qt merely survives or is usable in the intended
commercial setting.  As a Windows (and to a lesser extent) Mac developer,
neither what KDE or some 3rd party like Digia does with Qt points to any
guaranteed benefit for me.  That's what makes community involvement even
more important, and my perception here is that Qt is slowing down.  For
example, has this mailing list seem to have slowed down since the Nokia
burning platform scene? 

I've made a significant portion of my income on Qt projects over the last 4
years, and still believe for Mac and Windows, it still is a great cross
platform framework.  But the fact is the same people asking for those 2 are
also launching separate efforts for iPhone and Android because there is a
realization that Qt is not going to be viable on either platform anytime
soon (at least well enough supported to bet a commercial company on it).
And like the OP, I feel that sentiment extended to the Mac and Windows as
well.  (Sorry, none of my clients care about Linux).

Like it or not, when Nokia purchased Qt, it gave it legitimacy to commercial
companies that was missing before.  Now it might well about to be missing
again.

-- David 



"Zeljko" <zeljko at holobit.net> wrote in message
news:<j7lpjn$3pu$1 at snorken.nokia.kunder.linpro.no>...
> Bob Hood wrote:
> 
> > The argument I keep coming up against is that Qt's future is uncertain
for the
> > desktop, and that we don't want to put ourselves in a hole with it as a
> > result.  There are rumors (probably true) that Nokia will be terminating
Qt
> > development by the end of the year, and it is this sticking point that I
am
> > having a hard time getting past.
> 
> Don't worry about that. Qt won't die soon :) 
> 
> > 
> > I have pointed out that the commercial end of the business is being
handled by
> > Digia, and since we actually maintain a license, we are being serviced
by
> > Digia and its support /at this very moment/.  Not enough.
> 
> Qt won't die  because of many reasons (KDE, many developers uses Qt
...etc). 
> Digia is todays supporter, tomorrow can be someone else, or even Digia
.... 
> whatever.
> 
> 
> zeljko
> 
> 
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