1124
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 26 Jan 2026
1124 points (100.0% liked)
Linux Gaming
24508 readers
409 users here now
Discussions and news about gaming on the GNU/Linux family of operating systems (including the Steam Deck). Potentially a $HOME away from home for disgruntled /r/linux_gaming denizens of the redditarian demesne.
This page can be subscribed to via RSS.
Original /r/linux_gaming pengwing by uoou.
No memes/shitposts/low-effort posts, please.
Resources
WWW:
- Linux Gaming wiki
- Gaming on Linux
- ProtonDB
- Lutris
- PCGamingWiki
- LibreGameWiki
- Boiling Steam
- Phoronix
- Linux VR Adventures
Discord:
IRC:
Matrix:
Telegram:
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
C++ ? Ouch. Hard pass.
( Not that I would ever have been eligible or interested anyway )
From a consumer perspective, if the choice is between C++ or nothing, or C++ and Electron, you take the application written in C++. They were probably already using C++, and most of the mature cross-platform UI toolkits are all designed around C or C++ anyways.
From a developer perspective... at least it's not JavaScript.
there is python, PyQt6 is crossplatform, runs anywhere, the biggest dependencies python and qt are often also used other things so likely to be installed already
And why would anyone with an existing C++ codebase use that when it’s just a bridge offering a subset of the original Qt6 library written in C++?
Same for Gtk and most other modern UI frameworks.
All I'm saying is it should've been C.
Yeah, C++ for a storefront? Why?
GOG Galaxy has been developed used Qt.
The ++ part is just bloat. Everything C++ can do, C does better.
I remember hearing GOG does a lot of extra work to make their games run better, so then it makes sense that their programmers use C++.