Qt 4.1.0 on Visual Studio 2005

[Seth]

gfunk,

As for standard code development, using open source Qt with msvc is probably better than starting out with the VS integration, because then it teaches you the underworkings, the foundations of Qt. The VS integration tends to hide it (make it easier to use), so when you run into weird problems, it can be hard to figure out what is going on.

Yes, I am just starting out, very green, so good words above!

Do you think I should take a further step back and use MinGW w/ QT4? Would that give me a better understanding of the needed underpinnings? Or should I just go ahead and try to get Qt 4 with msvc working? What long term benefits would I gain by using MinGW w/ QT4?

Thanks in advance!

[gfunk]

Er, I have not actually tried much minGW, nor the plain MSVC/Qt without the integration. I would say, try them both, see which one you prefer, than report back :P
Actually, you should be able to ask Trolltech through email for a 2-week evaluation copy of the VS integration from Qt prior to actually getting the commercial license (which then costs like $1-2k).
The more environments you try, the better of a feel you should get for the cross-platform benefits of Qt.

[Brandybuck]

Do you think I should take a further step back and use MinGW w/ QT4? Would that give me a better understanding of the needed underpinnings?

If you do not need Visual Studio, then I would say go ahead and use mingw. VS has a very good debugger, but I've never been impressed with the rest of it.