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I'm looking for some feedback from anyone that has had a chance to spend some time using Troll Tech's new IDE, Qt Creator. It's in public beta at this point, so there might not be many using it just yet. But, I think any 3rd party feedback might be useful.
Also, if you do a lot of Qt development, it would also be great to hear about what IDE you do rely on and why you think it is the best option for Qt development.
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QtCreator is stable enough and a comfortable IDE, although compile/debug cycles are slower on Windows than with Visual Studio. It doesn't have all the fancy features Visual Studio offers, but after using it for a while I just realized I wasn't missing them.
When comparing Microsoft Visual Studio vs Qt Creator, the Slant community recommends Qt Creator for most people. In the question“What are the best IDEs for C++ on Linux?” Qt Creator is ranked 1st while Microsoft Visual Studio is ranked 23rd.
You certainly don't have to use QtCreator to write a Qt program. You also don't have to use qmake but you are asking for trouble by not using it. To do anything even remotely interesting in Qt you will inevitably end up subclassing QObject .
Qt Designer is for designing Dialogs and Main Windows (. ui files). Qt Creator is a full IDE for developing your program.
Qt creator's aim is to make it as easier to get started with Qt, and together with other strategic steps by Nokia (like LGPLing Qt) is intended to speed up adoption of the toolkit.
Qt Creator does not compete with Eclipse or Visual Studio, though it can replace it in many scenarios. It is a lightweight IDE that on Windows also includes a full development toolchain. It has gathered an active community of developers and testers from day zero. Although the initial focus is on qmake-based projects, the idea is that it will support other tools though its plugin-based architecture.
You can take a look at some videos at the page
One of the most refreshing features is how easy it is to go "full screen" and forget you are using an IDE. Finally bear in mind that it is considered beta and you may run into the occasional segfault. All in all, I see a bright future for Qt creator.
(Disclaimer, my company created the crossplatform installer that Qt Creator uses)
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