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Re:Show HN: Cross-platform desktop applications with PyQT by djsumdog on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @04:56PM (#16320259)
I prefer the pyqt website. No stupid animations. No bullshit. Just clear links to all the information you need, easily available docs, etc. I mean, it's kind a real reflection of the two frameworks. Do you want a framework that requires a 90MB payload with it that's a resource hog and a web browser or do you want something small, light and works?
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Re:Show HN: Cross-platform desktop applications with PyQT by snerbles on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @06:31PM (#16320984)
We want that, but we are the minority.

I do agree that PyQt has a respectable documentation page. It is, however, a terrible page for attracting new developers and selling decision makers on the idea of using it.

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Re:Show HN: Cross-platform desktop applications with PyQT by wiremine on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @07:34PM (#16321322)
> a terrible page for attracting new developers

This is a better way of identifying my frustration: open source projects don't just need good docs, they need to attract and inspire... especially visual frameworks like a GUI.

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Re:Show HN: Cross-platform desktop applications with PyQT by flukus on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @07:27PM (#16321290)
> It is, however, a terrible page for attracting new developers and selling decision makers on the idea of using it.

Would that be attracting people that are worth attracting though? Just like in business, not all customers are worth having.

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Re:Show HN: Cross-platform desktop applications with PyQT by solarkraft on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @06:47AM (#16323802)
This is a personal decision I'm fine with - but that's not how your project gets adopted.
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Re:Show HN: Cross-platform desktop applications with PyQT by wiremine on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @09:44PM (#16321878)
Man, I'd hope so. Good engineers in this space tend to have a sense of style, IMHO.
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