----- Original Message ----- > From: Marshall Lake <mlake@xxxxxxxxx> > To: gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx > Cc: > Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 4:26 PM > Subject: Re: future of development for the desktop (C++ vs C) > > >> Is gtk+ 3.*.* now faster than the latest gtk+-2.*.* ? >> >> If not, since even gtk+-2.*.* is slower than Qt, gtk+ loses. >> ... >> Here is another thread: > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1887070/what-should-i-choose-gtk-or-qt . >> >> FWIW, Qt now also is LGPL. > > I wouldn't mind giving Qt a trial but I don't do C++. I only use C. > Can > I use Qt with C ? > > Are there any toolkits besides GTK which can be used with C ? > > -- > Marshall Lake -- mlake@xxxxxxxxx -- http://www.mlake.net You can write wrappers in "C" around C++ - unless what you need to do equates to making an instance of C++ template. But you'll need to understand some basic things about C++ - constructor, destructor, "placement new". Regarding the latter - start from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placement_new . If you implement "C" wrappers, you'll have an additional function call overhead. I am no promoter of C++, but gtk+ is ridiculous with its reinvented object model. ... I suggest to read this: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/programming-9/why-c-is-still-out-there-946286/ recent thread. Hopefully you will understand why a "C" toolkit ultimately can/should be slower than an equivalent C++ one. ... I am no C++ programmer, I code mostly in Perl/C/GNU Octave, but I'm trying to objectively see in what C++ is better than "C", and I still consider C++ to be a very convoluted language. But, alas, feature-wise it wins over "C". Regards, Sergei. _______________________________________________ gtk-list mailing list gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
