If you know your way around C#, you can try Vala, it is very similar:
http://live.gnome.org/Vala/QuickIntr...arpProgrammers

For instance I code in Monodevelop and have several scripts which i've set up to compile the app in scratchbox, then copy the binary to the device through ssh and run it there.

Unfortunately there are no QT bindings currently, only GTK+.