goldendict-ng/website/docs/developer.md

Developing GoldenDict is not hard.

If you know some C++ and optionally some Qt, you can start to modify GoldenDict right now:

• Install Qt and QtCreator
• (On Linux, install dependencies)
• Load goldendict.pro
• Modify some code
• Hit the Run.

A CMake build script is also provided CMakeLists.txt is provided which can be used directly in other IDEs like CLion or Visual Studio 2022.

Coding Standards

Please follow C++ Core Guidelines and write modern C++ code.

Commit messages should follow Conventional Commits

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