Ubuntu's development tool, Quickly, to receive numerous improvements in Ubuntu 12.04 (UDS-P)

Quickly is a serious Ubuntu project designed with easy-to-use in mind, nevertheless, presenting automated actions that are to facilitate a piece-of-cake programing experience.

Quickly uses templates generated via command line, consequently, reducing the time spent on building apps and introducing developers in an already made infrastructure.

Installing Quickly is as simple as

sudo apt-get install quickly quickly-ubuntu-template

Diving into a desired app is as simple as

quickly create ubuntu-application mycustomapp
cd mycustomapp

A folder mycustomapp is created in your home folder, waiting other predefined commands

quickly edit

quickly design

Along with bash completion support, also comes the ability to publish packages to launchpad, letting other users to enjoy, contribute and have fun with the just created app.

Although Quickly is a strong tool at the moment, there are plans to be addressed and strengthened in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, plans talked and sketched at UDS-P:

• port to PyGI/Gtk+3/Python 3
• updated commnads
• possible acceptance of Qt Quick template
• updated tutorials, improved wiki "coverage", enhanced template documentation, spreading the word

If you are interested in Quickly's development of applications, visit the wiki page (lots of Youtube videos, too).