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0 pointspjmlp4y ago0 comments

What puts Qt on the map are the companies keep paying their developers.

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MarcellusDrum4y ago· 1 in thread

But why would your average developer even bother learning about QT if not because of its popularity in the open source community? The companies that pay for QT will have a hard time finding talent if QT wasn't popular due to its open source nature.

pjmlpOP4y ago

For the same reasons people actually pay for their worktools, and specific software or cloud certifications.

Plus the GPL version is good enough for the said developer to learn Qt if it happens to be out of cash.

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