July 7, 2015
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Qt Introductions and Departures
QThreads: Are You Using Them Wrong?
There is ongoing confusion, and some contention, over the right way to use the QThread class. Part of the confusion comes from the uniqueness of QThread, which is significantly different from other threading classes. There are two valid patterns of QThread use, and each pattern is best suited for different use cases. Errors will arise when mixing these two patterns, or applying them inappropriately.
June 29, 2015
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THE WAIT IS OVER!
Qt 5.5 RC has been released: http://blog.qt.io/blog/2015/06/22/qt-5-5-release-candidate-available/
The 5.5 final release is expected to be available July 1.
June 22, 2015
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Qt Happenings
Qt 5.5.0 RC candidate packages are available: http://download.qt.io/snapshots/qt/5.5/5.5.0-rc/
These snapshots will become official RC early this week if no blockers are found.
There is a rather lengthy thread/dispute on the use of namespaces in Qt3D and whether that is a good thing.
Qt3D: http://lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/development/2015-June/021733.html
June 16, 2015
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Qt and QNX Views and News
A new Qt 5.5.0 RC snapshot is available: http://download.qt.io/snapshot
QNX 6.5.0 support will be deprecated in Qt 5.5.0 and removed in Qt 5.6.0.
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.
