Understanding cross-platform development

There are several cross-platform frameworks available on the market, but Qt is a better option to select owing to its maturity and available community support. It's easy for a traditional C++ developer to adapt to Qt faster and develop high-quality applications. The Qt framework allows developers to develop applications that are compatible with multiple platforms such as Windows, Linux, macOS, QNX (originally known as Quick Unix [Qunix]), iOS, and Android. It facilitates faster application development with better code quality, with its ability to code once and its deploy-anywhere philosophy. Qt handles platform-specific implementations internally, and also enables you to build amazing ultra-lightweight applications with an impressive GUI on microcontroller-powered devices.

To develop applications using Qt for embedded platforms, you will require a commercial license to use Qt for Device Creation. Qt also supports some of the microcontroller...