What is Q.T.?

Qt (pronounced officially as cute, although it is commonly as Q.T. Originally Q.T. was produced by Nokia's Qt Development Frameworks division. Q.T. uses standard C++ but makes extensive use of a special code generator noted as a Meta Object Compiler, or moc.

Is Q.T. Work on Both GUI and Non-GUI Programming?

As a cross-platform application framework Q.T. is widely used for developing application software associated with a graphical user interface (GUI). In this capacity, Qt is referred to as a widget toolkit. Q.T. can be used for developing non-GUI programs, for example, command-line tools and consoles for servers.

Where is Q.T. Valued?

Q.T. is used in some capacity in the following programs. Autodesk Maya, Dassault DraftSight, Google Earth, KDE, Adobe Photoshop Album, the European Space Agency, OPIE, Siemens, Volvo, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Skype, VLC media player, Samsung, Philips, Panasonic, VirtualBox and Mathematica.

Does Q.T. Work with Other Languages?

Q.T. can also be used in conjunction with several other programming languages via “language bindings”. Q.T. works well on all major platforms and has extensive internationalization support. Q.T.’s Non-GUI features include a complete SQL database access, XML parsing, thread management, network support, and a unified cross-platform API for file handling.