has anyone looked at making QT apps with kotlin/Na...

# kotlin-native

[wakingrufus]

has anyone looked at making QT apps with kotlin/Native?

[Sam]

It would require a C++ to C translation first. A quick Google search only turned up dead ends for C bindings to QT.

[wakingrufus]

😞 ok thanks

[GitOut]

It's definitely possible to bind to QtQuick but I'm not aware of anything useable out there yet, although creating a nice wrapper around something like DOtherSide seems viable. (I experimented with it a while back, but stopped before looking into models as that'd require me to learn how to use those in C++ first...)

[benleggiero]

Why…? If you’re writing in Kotlin already why not just use Swing, JavaFX, andor Android UI with Kotlin/JVM? Or Electron with Kotlin/JS?

[louiscad]

Never use Electron

[louiscad]

We already have a browser on our machine

[wakingrufus]

QT apps are native and therefore can integrate into the environment. Like if I want to develop an app or widget for KDE Plasma and Plasma Mobile, it is going to be QT-based.

[wakingrufus]

I like JavaFx (I use tornado fx) but sometimes you want a true native app.

[wakingrufus]

I also hate electron 😄

[benleggiero]

I also disagree with Electron’s approach to stuff… cough S *cough*… but it’s generally inoffensive. I’ve just seen so many horrid UIs made with QT that I really can’t bring myself to endorse it

[benleggiero]

I hope Apple brings AppKit or UXKit to Linux and Windows for Swift

[gregopet]

What about writing all the backend code in Kotlin Native, building a C-compatible library and using that in a native QT (or whatever) project? That's the scenario I intend to use as soon as I have a good enough excuse for Android/iOS/server, why not desktop..? 🙂

[wakingrufus]

^ This is what I want to do @gregopet, but I was just wondering if anyone has tried this yet.