• pivot_root@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    From a consumer perspective, if the choice is between C++ or nothing, or C++ and Electron, you take the application written in C++. They were probably already using C++, and most of the mature cross-platform UI toolkits are all designed around C or C++ anyways.

    From a developer perspective… at least it’s not JavaScript.

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      there is python, PyQt6 is crossplatform, runs anywhere, the biggest dependencies python and qt are often also used other things so likely to be installed already

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        And why would anyone with an existing C++ codebase use that when it’s just a bridge offering a subset of the original Qt6 library written in C++?

        Same for Gtk and most other modern UI frameworks.