# C++ Tutorials for UMG?

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/c-tutorials-for-umg/12633>\
**Category:** C++\
**Tags:** unreal-engine\
**Created:** [October 5, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/c-tutorials-for-umg/12633 "2014-10-05T15:00:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_500268bd](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_500268bd](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_500268bd)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/c-tutorials-for-umg/12633/1 "2014-10-05T15:00:40Z")

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Speaking as a web UI dev, I think I’d be more comfortable learning C++ properly than trying to maintain non-trivial UI with Blueprints. Is there even an API in place for this yet or is it just too messy to try to do it with code currently?

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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_64c55f0b](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_64c55f0b](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_64c55f0b)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/c-tutorials-for-umg/12633/2 "2014-10-05T15:42:51Z")

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C++ UMG is called Slate, that should be enough to get you where you need. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Rama](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/rama/32/882413_2.png) [@Rama](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Rama)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 4:29am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/c-tutorials-for-umg/12633/3 "2014-10-06T04:29:22Z")

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**My C++ Slate Wiki Tutorials**

Here are my Slate tutorials, these are all pure C++

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