Ask HN: What do you recommend to build desktop apps?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3450085
by mc • 15 years ago
9 6 15 years ago

What's your favorite SDK (or framework or toolkit) for building desktop apps?

I've got few requirements: - Cross-platform (Can build and distribute Windows, Mac, & Linux executables)

  - Great documentation

  - Open source or commercial licensing
I do Java and Ruby programming, so there a few that come to mind:
  * Swing

  * SWT

  * HotCocoa
I've also found:
  * Qt

  * wxWidgets

If you've used one of these SDKs, was it successful? Did you get the job done on time? What was the learning curve like?

Thanks

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