Changes to Qt Licensing
Looking for clarity regarding the new licensing changes recently announced by the Qt Company? Check out our blog here!
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What's New in Qt 5.6.0: QVersionNumber
Got Qt 5.6.0? In this first blog within a series, read about what's new in Qt.
Qt Tips and Tricks - Part 2
In this blog post, we'll continue the series on Qt Tips and Tricks.
Qt Tips and Tricks - Part 1
Qt Tips and Tricks - Part I: Learn more about the lesser known tips within Qt that can make a big difference using Qt.
Mastering Qt File Selectors
Qt provides a nice facility to handle this in a more elegant way: file selectors. In this blog post. I'll look at what Qt provides, for both C++ and QML, and show a simple but complete program example.
Top 10 Scary Qt Mistakes
Inspired by Halloween, I'd like to present a list of ten "scary" mistakes using Qt. Based on the wide experience of ICS with Qt consulting projects.
Report from Qt World Summit 2015
I recently returned from the Qt World Summit conference and wanted to share a brief report on some of the highlights of the show.
An Introduction to Qt3D
Qt3D is a new Qt module that provides support for 2D and 3D rendering. It also provides a generic framework for supporting simulations that go beyond just rendering, and can include features like physics, audio, collision detection, artificial intelligence.
Using Qt with Alternative Programming Languages - Part 2
In Part I of this series, we looked at some of the programming languages other than C++ that could be used with the Qt framework. Let us continue our discussion, looking at some more languages.
Using Qt with Alternative Programming Languages - Part 1
Using Qt with Alternative Programming Languages.
Using OpenGL and Qt in a Scene Graph
This blog post presents a short example program that illustrates how to use OpenGL and Qt in a scene graph.
Some Lesser Known Qt Tools and Commands - Part 5
In this blog post, the last in the series, I'll cover the remaining Qt command line tools as there are only a few programs we have not already discussed.
Some Lesser Known Qt Tools and Commands - Part 4
In the next installment of this blog series on the lesser-known Qt commands, we'll look at the QML-related tools that come with Qt 5.
Some Lesser Known Qt Tools and Commands - Part 3
In this next installment of our blog series on lesser-known Qt commands, we'll look at four tools related to documentation: qdoc, qhelpgenerator, qcollectiongenerator and qhelpconverter.
Logging Events With BoostLog
In this post, we'll look at Boost::Log, a facility of the Boost C++ libraries that makes it easy to add logging to applications.
How Can Automakers Compete with the Rise of the Smartphone?
Automakers have long strived to make their in-car experiences unique and distinctive: not just in an effort to distinguish themselves from their co
Dynamic Language Selection in Qt
In this blog post, we will show an example of how to support dynamic language selection in an application using Qt.
It Was Twenty Years Ago Today...
20 years ago today, the first public version of Qt was uploaded to the ftp site sunsite.unc.edu on May 20, 1995. This was the first public release of Qt and was identified as version 0.90. It was announced six days later on the comp.os.linux.announce Usenet newsgroup.
Internet of Things: Connecting Intelligent Systems with MRAA
A recent project related to the Internet of Things gave us a chance to highlight some of ICS' capabilities.
Qt on the Raspberry Pi 2
The Raspberry Pi 2 computer, released in February 2015, is the latest generation of Raspberry Pi hardware.
Designing the Future of Automotive In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI)
Demand for connected devices in automobiles is accelerating as mobile ecosystems are maturing.
Some Lesser Known Qt Tools and Commands - Part 2
Continuing with our series of blog posts on some of the lesser known Qt commands, this time we will look at some tools related to Qt and D-Bus.
A QML Quick Reference
A QML Quick Reference
Some Lesser Known Qt Tools and Commands - Part 1
Every Qt developer should be familiar with the common tools like qmake, Qt Designer and Assistant, but looking in your Qt installation's bin directory will reveal a few more programs there. In this and future blogs, we'll look at some of the lesser known Qt development tools.
What Makes Medical Device Software Design and Development Different?
What Makes Medical Device Software Design and Development Different?
Using Google Analytics to Monitor Qt Applications - Part 2
Using Google Analytics to Monitor Qt Applications
Using Google Analytics to Monitor Qt Applications
Using Google Analytics to Monitor Qt Applications
2014 Year in Review
As the year draws to a close, I thought it would be good to take a look back at some of the major events of the Qt world in 2014.