What is the best IDE to use for C++ GUI development?

Question

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I am new in terms of programming. I know basic C/C++. I wanted to try to write a simple application with a graphical interface. I wanted to ask: what IDE is better to use for this? I read articles about QtCreator, but there were problems installing the compiler (I wanted to use the VS2013 compiler). And is it possible to write GUI applications in VS2013?

Answer 1

in extreme cases, you can (should) split the code, make the interface in qtcreator, if it is more convenient.
If you write only under windows and cross-platform is not needed, then you can not use C ++

Answer 2

It's best to use Native for the IDE graphics library. Those. if you use windows forms, then Visual Studio is better, if Qt is better than QtCreator (and there are no problems with the compiler from Visual Studio, just so that it is automatically picked up during installation, you must install it before installing QtCreator, or you will have to configure it manually. It's easy, but requires some understanding of what you're doing in general). If you are making android gui - use android studio etc.
Why is that? Well, it's just that the "native" tool is usually tailored for the "native" graphics library/framework.
It is possible in a non-native one, but you will need to better understand how the library works (because many of the things that the "native" IDE did for you,

Answer 3

Problems with the compiler are solvable, you can try an older version of VS, you can try MinGW, but in general Qt is not a very good option, C ++ Builder and .NET are better for Windows (that is, C ++ / CLI, Winforms, write in Visual Studio, including 2013) , and even better to write in C #, since Visual Studio and Windows.

Answer 4

I'll help you solve the "cospiler installation problem": install msys2, and from there, install gcc, qtcreator, etc. via pacman. I highly recommend spending half a day.