Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 16:20:33 -0400 From: Mike Jeays <Mike.Jeays@rogers.com> To: Steven Friedrich <StevenFriedrich@InsightBB.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Qt programming Message-ID: <1114546833.75238.21.camel@chaucer> In-Reply-To: <20050426182748.8264A43D4C@mx1.FreeBSD.org> References: <20050426182748.8264A43D4C@mx1.FreeBSD.org>
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On Tue, 2005-04-26 at 14:27, Steven Friedrich wrote: > On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 17:08:13 +0000, Chuck Robey wrote: > > >Steven Friedrich wrote: > >> I want to learn Qt programming. Can I do that without buying anything from TrollTech (until I'm ready to develop a commercial program) ? Does FreeBSD have the tools, libraries, etc.? > >> > > <snip very good advice> > > Thanks for the advice. I am running FreeBSD. I love it. I've been in the profession since 1976, and I used UNIX at Gould Computer Systems Division for a solid 5 years between 1985-1990. I've > been using FreeBSD since 1.1.5 (I think that's what came with a book I bought). I love programming, but I hate the level of detail I need to address in most of the latest environments. Visual C++ > should be MUCH more functional. > > I've been programming in C since '83 and C++ since '94, but I'm always on the lookout for higher level languages that will lessen my load. I want to write small apps for personal use on my own > machines and I never seem to have enough time to learn new languages. I started to pick up Java some time ago, but they keep tripling the language... > > I do plan on learning Python and using it to access GTK and QT... > > Again, thanks and I hope other people benefit from your response... > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Steven Friedrich > 5112 Mount Holyoke Drive > Louisville, KY 40216 > > StevenFriedrich@InsightBB.com > (502) 447-7730 > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Python and Ruby are great choices for small or medium-size persnal programs. Their great advantages are: 1) Associative arrays (hashes or dictionaries) 2) Excellent list/array management 3) Complete memory management 4) Excellent features for using objects properly The amount of time you save compared to C and C++ is worth a fair bit of learning curve, IMHO.
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