cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/30061235
As part of this expansion, Qt Group will introduce new bridging technology that integrates Qt with any programming language of choice, initially including Rust, Python, .NET, Swift, and Kotlin/Java.
I’d really like to use Qt for GUI and HMI development for certified medical devices using embedded hardware, but wasn’t looking forward to all the conventional C++ that would have entailed. Looks using Rust with Qt may get better soon?
Second source reporting from Qt World Summit in Munich:
Part of the thinking here is that C++ is regarded as an unsafe language whereas the languages supported by Qt Bridges are safe languages, potentially escaping the notion that because Qt is C++, it is not as safe to use.
Having used Qt in C++ for a decade or more in the past I just can’t see them integrating idiomatically into any language, they don’t even manage that in C++ with their giant case of ‘not-invented-here’ syndrome.