The role of new languages in the Future of the Qt Ecosystem
summary
A new effort called Qt Bridges claims to unlock Qt UI features for multiple languages without traditional C++ bindings by providing language-specific bridges and demos in C#, Swift, Java, Python and Rust; prototypes show a QML to backend split UI and backend architecture, reduced “Qt-isms” in user code, and live demos that run (Python bindings hit ~1M downloads previously); work uses existing Qt meta/object APIs and language tooling (cargo, pip, Swift/nuget equivalents), remains in active development and targets an initial release by year‑end.
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chapters (16)
- 0:00New language roles in Qt
- 1:09Qt ecosystem language preferences
- 6:31Qt language history
- 10:20Qt needs more languages
- 13:29Qt’s C++ foundation and bindings
- 14:32Python in Qt
- 21:34Rust in Qt
- 26:09Qt Bridges for interoperability
- 32:50Qt Bridges implementation
- 35:47Swift with Qt Bridges
- 38:18Java in Qt Bridges
- 41:30Python with Qt Bridges
- 43:37Rust with Qt Bridges
- 47:05Qt Range Model for C++
- 51:43Qt Bridges limitations and plans
- 53:08Summary and call to action
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