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I like to develop GUI applications. So far I have most used Java Swing but it's pretty outdated and I don't wont to work with it anymore, it's too bad. I have done some smaller applications using WPF and I really like the XAML declarative layout and databindings and other modern features.

But WPF is not a good alternative for Linux at the moment. What is the most modern GUI framework for Linux? I would like to have similar features as WPF with a declarative layout and databindings. I have heard about GTK and Qt. Qt seems to be the most modern one but it also seems to be closely related to C++. I would prefer a framework that is independent of programming language, even for customization.

What is the most modern GUI framework for Linux?

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Qt. You can use Qt not only from C++, but from Python and other languages.

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Ok, sounds good. Does it has a declarative layout and databinding? – Jonas Oct 20 '10 at 11:45
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I don't know. But at least they are moving. "Qt declarative UI" at least googles. – Vi0 Oct 20 '10 at 11:57
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+1 for the phrase "googles". – György Andrasek Oct 20 '10 at 12:04
@Jonas At least some of it -- doc.qt.nokia.com/4.7-snapshot/qt4-7-intro.html – mlvljr Oct 26 '10 at 18:48

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