U++, formally known as Ultimate++, is a rapid application development framework written in C++ 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 TheIDEGetting started with Ultimate++ CodeProject article 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 U++ Overview Can emulateChameleon examples 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, 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

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 - hydrodynamic coefficients viewer and converter Openwind - wind farm design software UppCAD - multipurpose CAD system WordNet Browser - browser for WordNet

See also

GTK+ Widget toolkit List of widget toolkits

References

Further reading

External links

Amazon book: Getting started with the U++ Framework