Are there any prospects for desktop-oriented software and frameworks for its development (Qt, for example)?

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e_asphyx2014-10-04 17:10:40

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e_asphyx, 2014-10-04 17:10:40

Your opinion is interesting. I'm currently busy developing in Qt (widgets, not QML) and I suddenly like it. But am I late in the sense that skills in archaic technology that no one needs (if so, what is the essence of the matter) will be of little demand?

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Sergey, 2014-10-04
Protko @Fesor

A good specialist will always be in demand. Like - do what you love. You just need to think about development, just sitting and sawing widgets can get boring. And if there is development, then it is a little possible to move into another area a little.

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Trrrrr, 2014-10-11
@Trrrrr

What they say on the Internet is just a trend. Go to habr so it seems 99% of programmers write only the web. What is not an article about a startup, it begins with the words "make a website."
But in fact, everything is not so bad :)
I also work in a startup and we also have a website :)
But we also have a huge underwater part with tens of thousands of lines of C++ code. Among this code there is an editor written in QT. There is a software for debugging and testing various features, which we also implemented on QT. And for a more or less complex gui with a convenient editor, there are especially no alternatives. The most adequate alternative is to write guis in C# with its pluses and minuses (at least problems in cross-platform).
So I would continue to do what you like.

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Alex Chistyakov, 2014-10-04
@alexclear

What prospects do you expect? Obviously, desktop-oriented software won't take over the world anytime soon. Obviously, specialists in this industry will be in demand for some time (COBOL development specialists are still in demand. For example).

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e_asphyx, 2014-10-04
@e_asphyx

How can I tell you ... It's just that the development of desktop software has been suspiciously little talked about lately. I’m not even worried about myself, I just want to speculate whether it’s worth waiting for some more innovations in this industry.

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xseven, 2014-10-06
@xseven

It's all right with desktop development. The fact that many people are reluctant to write whistleblowers for phones or the web only speaks of their increased popularity, and not at all about the decline in desktop development.
Plus, the market for high-tech applications is growing quite well, but you can think of a lot. But probably some simple applications for entertainment - yes, they will switch to mobile devices.