What is the best library to use for GUI development?

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Ilia Zhitenev2015-12-02 10:59:23

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Ilia Zhitenev, 2015-12-02 10:59:23

Hello.
I work in a commercial organization engaged in the production of equipment. The equipment communicates with the PC via the com port. It is necessary to write a GUI for working with a piece of iron: I can’t decide between OpenFrameworks and Qt. The software will be distributed free of charge, but the piece of iron is naturally for money. Which one to choose in terms of license, so that there are no problems in the future? Maybe there is a third option? Iron is sold abroad, incl. Cross-platform is highly desirable.
I'd love to hear any advice, thanks in advance!

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EvgeniyKonstantinov, 2015-12-02
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Honestly, I heard about OpenFrameworks for the first time. And Qt is a proven solution for years. And there is no problem with the Qt license in your case - use the LGPL.

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Adamos, 2015-12-02
@Adamos

I also heard about OpenFrameworks for the first time. This is not an OF promotional post? $))
There is a third option - wxWidgets. It differs from Qt in that the GUI is just a wrapper over native controls for each system. Also LGPL. It works faster than Qt, but now it's not particularly critical. Develops more slowly. There are few ready-made libraries.
So I would probably also recommend Qt.