[Qt5-feedback] C++ api to use for UI in addition to QML

[Alejandro Exojo]

El Martes, 24 de Mayo de 2011, Corry Not Lazarowitz escribió:
> I CAN HANDLE A RECOMPILE!!!

This only makes sense for your application, because you have the source. When 
the GCC guys were making changes in the ABI of C++ programs, it was a huge 
pain for Debian developers and users of the unstable branch (daily updated). I 
can not imagine how could life be for the users and managers of, say, the Ovi 
Store, if it weren't for the ABI compatibility promise.

In general, given that I only (or almost only) use software for which I have 
the code, it would not be a huge problem. But I have the awful experience of 
running a Drupal site, and see that the next version broke yet again the API, 
so I can't upgrade because my modules and/or themes are not ported. And this 
is the point: even if you have the source, you probably use some software that 
is not as maintained as it seems. Only if the ABI/API breaks often you notice 
it.

For proprietary software this is out of the question, I guess.

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