Ultimate++
GUI Framework Toolkit
U++, formally known as Ultimate++ - is a C++ RAD framework that aims to reduce the code complexity of typical desktop applications by including all necessary toolkits into a single C++ framework. Programs created with U++ work on multiple Operating Systems and Hardware Architectures with performance without needing to write platform-specific code.
It has its own Integrated Development Environment called TheIDE that is designed to handle all library features and plugins.
01Features
Some key features includes
- An IDE with a GUI designer
- Extensive use of RAII and auto pointers-like mechanisms to avoid manual memory management and limit the use of pointers in the code
- Can emulate native widgets look and feel. On X11 systems, Ultimate++ supports GTK+ widgets look and feel.
- The standard distribution comes with U++ sources included.
- Uses NTL as a template system instead of STL.
- Supports databases, with libraries to connect with various database systems.
- Designed for high-performance application use cases with a low memory footprint and efficient use of system resources.
- Retains backward compatibility, allowing developers to upgrade to new versions of the framework without issues.
- Provides support for Unicode to make applications in multiple languages.
- Document editor, Debugger, auto completion and Icon Designer for making tool icons with less effort.
- Possible to work with Android NDK and SDK
- Web development and other features
02Supports
Operating system
- Windows
- macOS
- GNU / Linux
- Unix-Like OS
Compiler or port
Database
- Microsoft SQL
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- Sqlite
03Software built on U++
Example applications using U++ are:
- BEMRosetta - hydrodynamic coefficients viewer and converter
- Openwind - wind farm design software
- UppCAD - multipurpose CAD system
- WordNet Browser - browser for WordNet
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Ultimate++”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Upp Screenshot.png by Mirek Fídler, Koldo Ramirez, Tomáš Rylek, Daniel Kos & Ultimate++ Team, BSD
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