How to build real template class?

Axel Spoerl

It is NOT template TYPE by definition, it is Qt miss use of a term.

That's simply wrong, @AnneRanch.
The misunderstanding is entirely on your side.

As @Asperamanca indicated, the term "template" is standard English vocabulary. If you reserve it exclusively for what is a template in C++, you limit your own vocabulary.

The documentation page you referred, is truly outdated, but it doesn't contain anything wrong. It uses word "template" in two different contexts:

TEMPLATE directive of qmake
creating a class definition, following a template (as @Asperamanca already explained)

The page does not contain any mention of the term "template" in C++ code. That makes the context pretty obvious for any C++ programmer, beginners included.

Asperamanca

@AnneRanch said in How to build real template class?:

I disagree , especially when it is " for beginners" .
Cheers

I agree that the conflict of terms here is a bit unfortunate. Then again, I cannot come up with a more fitting term for "template" in this context. If you have a better idea, you can also write documentation suggestion to bugreports.qt.io

Pl45m4

@Asperamanca said in How to build real template class?:

I cannot come up with a more fitting term for "template" in this context

I can think of another term (don't know if better or not), but I'm not allowed to comment :)))
The first part is a color, the second part of the word is what a certain I/O device does :)))

Redman

@Pl45m4 yellow fax

Pl45m4

@Redman said in How to build real template class?:

yellow fax

Yep. That's it :))
You're good :D

Axel Spoerl

@Redman
C'mon, ever seen a yellow fax?
He meant orange jam, obviously.

Pl45m4

@Axel-Spoerl said in How to build real template class?:

He meant orange jam, obviously.

Actually I was referring to commonly used term "reddisplay".
... but I agreed to @Redman so he wouldn't feel bad :)))

jsulm

bluescreen :-)

Pl45m4

@jsulm said in How to build real template class?:

bluescreen :-)

That's what you get when using yellow fax wrong :))

Axel Spoerl

I got it: Black Label!
Edit: Green Card.

J.Hilk

This took me exceedingly long to get omfg.

FeRDNYC

@AnneRanch said in How to build real template class?:

https://wiki.qt.io/Qt_for_Beginners

The issue brought up here is far from the most objectionable thing on that page. I mean, have you seen THIS nonsense?

Qt (pronounced as "cute", not "cu-tee")

Not just no, but HELL no!

Pl45m4

@FeRDNYC said in How to build real template class?:

Qt (pronounced as "cute", not "cu-tee")

Not just no, but HELL no!

More than enough people say it like this...
I mean, there is no right or wrong.
But I also don't like it as "cute".

JonB

@Pl45m4 said in How to build real template class?:

But I also don't like it as "cute".

Interesting. I don't like it either and prefer "Q-T", but I make myself say "Cute" against my preference.

SimonSchroeder

@FeRDNYC said in How to build real template class?:

Not just no, but HELL no!

You are only figuring that out now? Right from the get go (some 20 years ago) I already heard that the "official" pronunciation is "cute". Haven't adapted it yet... (I also don't say "cu-tee" because I'm German and it sounds more like "koo-teh".)

Others have already played off this: There is a web toolkit for C++ heavily borrowing from Qt. It is called Wt (pronounced "witty").

J.Hilk

I'm never going to pronounce it cute, gun to my chest and all

FeRDNYC

@J-Hilk said in How to build real template class?:

I'm never going to pronounce it cute, gun to my chest and all

SRSLY.

I resisted 30-odd years ago when they tried to convince us that SCSI was pronounced "sexy" (in fairness, so did everyone else), and I shall be no less resolute against this affront! "Cue tee" is the hill I'm willing to die on.