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by nicoburns 1510 days ago
I think QT has two problems:

1. It's based on C++.

2. The licensing makes it very expensive for non-open-source applications.
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Kelteseth 1510 days ago
Small correction: 2. The licensing makes it very expensive for non-open-source applications that are unable to comply with the restrictions of the LGPLv3.

As stated _many_ times: Qt can be used via LGPLv3 in commercial software. Only a few components like QtQuick3d are GPLv3 only.

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munchbunny 1510 days ago
Having used both QT and Electron, my subjective experience is that Electron is just more ergonomic to use. And it's not because I'm new to C++ either. I have more years logged writing C++ than I do in the JS ecosystem. It's also not because I actually like Electron very much (I have several big problems with it), but if I needed to build a new cross-platform UI app these days Electron would be my default.
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