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167: Desktop User Interfaces

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Tool of the Show

  • Patrick:
    • Factorio (Desktop Game)
  • Jason:
    • AI Hero (iOS and Android)

Topic: Desktop user interfaces

  • What is a user interface?
  • Web and Mobile UI toolkits
  • Desktop options
    • Qt
      • Cross platform, custom UI elements
      • Qt creator, code generator
    • WxWidgets
      • Cross platform, uses native UI elements
      • WxFormDesigner, code generation
      • Can look different on different operating systems
    • Electron
      • Local nodejs webserver
      • Html/JavaScript technology
      • Requires interprocess communication to use other languages
    • Jupyter notebooks
      • Mathematica-like notebook
      • Not for distribution
    • Streamlit
      • Python to web compiler
    • Game Engines
      • Unity, Godot, Unreal
  • Tips for building desktop UI
    • UI is slow (startup time, interaction time)
    • Separate the UI from the engine & business logic

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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167: Desktop User Interfaces

Programming Throwdown

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Content provided by Patrick Wheeler and Jason Gauci, Patrick Wheeler, and Jason Gauci. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Patrick Wheeler and Jason Gauci, Patrick Wheeler, and Jason Gauci or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Intro topic: Jogging Metrics

News/Links:

Book of the Show

Patreon Plug https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=h

Tool of the Show

  • Patrick:
    • Factorio (Desktop Game)
  • Jason:
    • AI Hero (iOS and Android)

Topic: Desktop user interfaces

  • What is a user interface?
  • Web and Mobile UI toolkits
  • Desktop options
    • Qt
      • Cross platform, custom UI elements
      • Qt creator, code generator
    • WxWidgets
      • Cross platform, uses native UI elements
      • WxFormDesigner, code generation
      • Can look different on different operating systems
    • Electron
      • Local nodejs webserver
      • Html/JavaScript technology
      • Requires interprocess communication to use other languages
    • Jupyter notebooks
      • Mathematica-like notebook
      • Not for distribution
    • Streamlit
      • Python to web compiler
    • Game Engines
      • Unity, Godot, Unreal
  • Tips for building desktop UI
    • UI is slow (startup time, interaction time)
    • Separate the UI from the engine & business logic

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
  continue reading

186 episodes

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