> Op 27-3-2012 12:40, josema...@gomezvergara.es schreef: >> I would like to dedicate all my energy to only one technology during the >> next 3 years. I was thinking to do a useful thing and to be honest I was >> thinking in doing some kind of a good chart library for Qt. The thing is >> that I dont really sure if Qt has a really good future. >> >> I mean. Nokia bought it but when everybody was expecting how nokia was >> going to use it in their mobiles and tables, they left it and took >> Microsoft for that. Now, it is a open project, what is good, but my >> question is... how can I know if Qt will be alive in 2015? Should I >> dedicate energy to create some kind of >> http://www.steema.com/teechart/vcl. >> Do you think that there is customers enough to support it? >> >> Thanks in advance for your time and opinions >> > First of all: don't expect the Qt community to have a non-biased > response to such a question. That includes yours truly. > > I think most of us would agree that Nokia's communication about the role > of Qt in it's mobile phone stragegy has been... eh... lacking. I have > good confidence, based on bits & pieces and statements from people I > trust, that there is a good place for Qt still on that front, but nobody > can say for sure. The question you'll have to answer for yourself, is if > Nokia's commitment to use Qt will influence your own position? 3 to 5 > years is a long time in computing, and it is hard to see what the future > will bring. 3 years ago, few would have predicted the postion tablets > now seem to gain in the market, and fewer would have believed those > predictions. > > I think there is plenty of reason to trust to building on Qt, and I and > many other people here make a living doing so. But there is no guarantee. > > Perhaps you should ask your question broader, and weigh it against your > alternatives. What is a viable alternative to Qt for your goals? > > André > > _______________________________________________
I see what you mean. More than alternative, I would say that Qt lack of a good chart library. QWT is not a serios alternative. Cocoa could be an alternative.. It lacks as well.... _______________________________________________ Interest mailing list Interest@qt-project.org http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest
