title: C++/Qt vs Adobe AIR
body: <p>I have to choose a platform for our product. I have to decide between The Qt Framework and Adobe's AIR. I am well versed with Qt as I have worked for the last two years. I looked up at the Adobe's site but all the info about flex, flash, ability to coding in HTML/ActionScript is overwhelming and confusing. I cannot understand the following about the Adobe ecosystem.</p>
  
  <p>I have the following questions on Adobe AIR:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li><p>What language do I use for coding my application? (not just defining the looks of UI)<br>
  Like in Qt I use C++. Is it Actionscript?</p></li>
  <li><p>Can we say AIR is only for making UI's for apps.</p></li>
  <li><p>Where is the doc for the utility classes along with AIR?<br>
  e.g. <a href="http://qt-project.org/doc/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://qt-project.org/doc/</a> for Qt</p></li>
  <li><p>Qt ships with a huge set of premade widgets that one can use. Does Adobe ship with any such widget set and if so where can i see it as in url?</p></li>
  <li><p>I understand flex SDK is open source. Can I make commerical apps and ship them ? Does flex SDK ship everything (compiler, utility classes/widgets)</p></li>
  <li><p>How much does AIR cost in terms of licensing?</p></li>
  <li><p>Is there something in AIR that is equivalent to QGraphicsView of QT?</p></li>
  </ol>