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GOG is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with C++ experience to modernize the GOG GALAXY desktop client and spearhead its Linux development (lemmy.ml)
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[-] pivot_root@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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.

[-] protogen420 2 points 2 months ago

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

[-] voodooattack@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

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.

[-] termaxima@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 months ago

All I'm saying is it should've been C.

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