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reply Vindiesel walker <devatujyagabaryala gmail.com> writes:
It seems there are an immense number of GUI libraries for C++ 
which caused me to raise a few questions.

Why are there so many in the first place? (Obviously they offer 
some advantage over one-another or, in theory, the best one would 
be the only one.)

Can I write a command line program and then add a GUI later? (How 
much code would that involve re-writing?)

Which libraries/toolkits are common in professional program 
development? (Or do they just write their own libraries from 
scratch?)

What do YOU use to add a GUI to your programs?
Mar 31 2019
parent Andre Pany <andre s-e-a-p.de> writes:
On Sunday, 31 March 2019 at 12:15:44 UTC, Vindiesel walker wrote:
 It seems there are an immense number of GUI libraries for C++ 
 which caused me to raise a few questions.

 Why are there so many in the first place? (Obviously they offer 
 some advantage over one-another or, in theory, the best one 
 would be the only one.)

 Can I write a command line program and then add a GUI later? 
 (How much code would that involve re-writing?)

 Which libraries/toolkits are common in professional program 
 development? (Or do they just write their own libraries from 
 scratch?)

 What do YOU use to add a GUI to your programs?
Regarding the question wheter you can add a gui later. It heavily depends how you write your applications. If you mix the the command line code with the actual business logic, you will have a hard time to add a gui on top. If you separate the business logic than it will be an easy task. In my opinion, TDD helps to learn how to structure your application best. I currently try to write my GUI in Delphi (fire monkey) while most coding will be in D. I haven't found here the best way, still investigating... Kind regards Andre
Mar 31 2019