Part 1:

All Things Qt

Qt 5.7 Beta release candidate packages are available: http://download.qt.io/snapshots/qt/5.7/5.7.0-beta
and the bundles will become official Beta packages, if nothing serious is found.

Qt 5.6.1 snapshots are getting close, the target to release will be in early May.

Marco Benelli has been nominated for Approver status.

A look at an advanced feature in OpenGL -- render-to-texture.

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What's New in Qt?

The current top priority is to get a Qt 5.7 Beta released. Toward the end of the month, assuming the Beta is released by then, we expect to see a 5.6.1 release as well.

A large discussion/debate over replacing Qt Creator is in progress: https://www.mail-archive.com/interest@qt-project.org/msg20986.html

ICS is pleased to bring you this introductory 5 part webinar series that will introduce students to the Qt framework. Each webinar, one of our seasoned engineers will give an overview of a specific aspect of the Qt framework. A basic knowledge of the C++ programming language is required, but the webinar will include a short refresher on the required C++ and object-oriented concepts needed to use Qt. It is also recommended that those wishing to learn from this series, attend each webinar in succession.

In this blog post, we'll look at how the new features of Qt in version 5.6.0.

Qt Activities and Accomplishments

Qt 5.7 Beta: Binary snapshots are still being made, so a release of the Beta will be delayed (from last Thursday) until binary packages are available and there has been some testing on them.

April Fools:

In this blog post, we will show how to address some of the challenges when multiple users bring devices into the car. 

Qt Creator and Qt Quips

Qt Creator 4.0 Beta is now available: https://blog.qt.io/blog/2016/03/23/qt-creator-4-0-beta-released/

Here is an amusing article advocating auto in Qt: https://steveire.wordpress.com/2016/03/19/aaargh