GUI tools for c/c++ using VisualStudioCode

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I currently have some projects coming up working with my neighbor. He uses Visual Studio on Windows. The programs I need to write will be in C/C++. I have installed Visual Studio Code and managed to get it configured so a simple C program compiles and runs okay on my Fedora Workstation.

For the things I want to do I need to have GUIs for the programs. I’m looking for recommendations for GUI extension(s) to use with VSCode. When I look for extensions in VSCode they show some for QT, some for GTK, as well as others. I’ve never used QT, GTK, or any of the others listed. My GUI experience is with Python TKInter. I’m hoping for one that is quick to learn, well documented, and has good compatibility with C/C++ and VSCode.

Thanks in advance for your help with this.

Pat (tablepc)

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I like using Qt, but mostly using in python’s PyQt.

The docs for Qt are very good. And you can prototype fast using PyQt.
The mapping from C++ to python is very close so what you learn in one applies to the other.

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Thanks Barry. It looks like this will work. Visual Studio Code even has Qt extensions so I can keep going with the IDE I’m starting to get used to.

Pat