Ultimate++

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^[3] that is designed to handle all library features and plugins.

Features

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 ^[4]
• Can emulate^[5] native widgets look and feel. On X11 systems, Ultimate++ supports GTK+ widgets look and feel.
• The standard distribution comes with U++ sources included.
• Uses 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,^[6] Debugger, auto completion^[7] and Icon Designer^[8] for making tool icons with less effort.
• Possible to work with Android NDK and SDK^[9]
• Web development and other features ^[10]

Supports

Operating system

• Windows
• macOS
• GNU / Linux
• Unix-Like OS

Compiler or port

• GCC
• Clang
• Visual C++
• MinGW
• Mingw-w64

Database

• Microsoft SQL
• MySQL
• PostgreSQL
• Sqlite

Software built on U++

Example applications using U++ are:

• BEMRosetta^[11] - hydrodynamic coefficients viewer and converter
• Openwind^[12] - wind farm design software
• UppCAD^[13] - multipurpose CAD system^[14]
• WordNet Browser - browser for WordNet

See also

• GTK+
• Widget toolkit
• List of widget toolkits

References

1. ^ "U++ team"
2. ^ "Release history"
3. ^ Getting started with Ultimate++ Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine CodeProject article
4. ^ U++ Overview
5. ^ Chameleon examples
6. ^ "Topic++ :: U++"
7. ^ "Assist++ :: U++"
8. ^ "Icon Designer :: U++"
9. ^ "Android builder :: U++". www.ultimatepp.org. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
10. ^ "U++ Technologies :: U++". www.ultimatepp.org. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
11. ^ "U++ forum: Welcome to the forum". www.ultimatepp.org. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
12. ^ "Building OpenWind"
13. ^ "Ultimate++ Forums - UppCAD"
14. ^ "UppCAD"

Further reading

• "Ultimate++, l'ultime IDE pour le développement d'applications C++ multi-plates-formes" (in French). Programmez!. 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
• "Ultimate++ et les bases de données" (in French). Programmez!. 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-29.

External links

• Amazon book: Getting started with the U++ Framework