From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 26 20:20:37 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D8FB116A4CE for ; Tue, 26 Apr 2005 20:20:37 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp101.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com (smtp101.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.36.79]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4711243D3F for ; Tue, 26 Apr 2005 20:20:35 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Mike.Jeays@rogers.com) Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.2.150?) (mjeays2551@24.114.152.139 with plain) by smtp101.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 26 Apr 2005 20:20:34 -0000 From: Mike Jeays To: Steven Friedrich In-Reply-To: <20050426182748.8264A43D4C@mx1.FreeBSD.org> References: <20050426182748.8264A43D4C@mx1.FreeBSD.org> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1114546833.75238.21.camel@chaucer> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 16:20:33 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: Chuck Robey cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Qt programming X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 20:20:38 -0000 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.? > >> > > > > 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.