Similar to the Go-GTK library we explored in the previous chapter, qt by therecipe allows you to write cross-platform graphical applications with a single Go code base. It leverages Qt, a multi-platform application framework that's designed for rapid delivery of applications to desktop and embedded computing environments. Like GTK+, it's designed to draw widgets that are familiar to the end user but aren't reliant upon the operating system's provided toolkit. Additionally, Qt provides a different look for mobile and embedded devices where users expect a different style of presentation. All of this is controlled within the framework so the developer can concentrate on developing a single application.
In this chapter, we'll look at the details of therecipe/qt, the most widely adopted Qt binding for the...
