Including a GUI using QT - Best Practice

[Rodev]

I have a small program that was coded in Xcode.

Now, I would like to include a GUI and I decided to try QT.

My question is:

- is it a good practice to use an IDE for the code (e.g. Xcode) and only use QT to implement the GUI and later merge the codes? or, next time, should I start with QT IDE and use it for the entire project?

What is the "best practice" in the industry? only QT IDE or QT + another IDE for a project that will have a GUI?

I am currently having a hard time to refactor my program to use it with the GUI... so I would like to reduce the extra work next time. :)

Thanks!

[Enoizat]

What is the "best practice" in the industry?

I don't know what's the best practice for industry, but I think the main point is code completion. Qt Creator (the IDE which usually comes with the Qt framework) is 'aware' of the Qt libraries and can give hints about them, whereas other editors could not.

On the other hand, if you are asking about other tools that the Qt environment offers to develop the Qt GUIs, like QML and the GUI graphic designer (QT Design), if you are going to use them, well, I suppose Qt Creator becomes the only possible choice.

Anyway Qt Creator it's not a bad editor, I think it's worth a try.