C++ Coroutines, GitHub Actions for C++ & Qt, GammaRay 3.0.0, Training, Videos, Events

Welcome to our September Newsletter

We bring you Intro to C++ Coroutines: Concept followed by GitHub Actions for C++ and Qt, then the Release of GammaRay 3.0.0.

We also have a new video in our Qt Widgets and More series, the complete tutorials on GammaRay for Qt Widgets Applications, a word or two on Training, and Events – including KDAB at the Engineering Design Show coming up Oct 11th-12th and a focus on a November Week in Berlin with Qt you’ll want to get ready for.

Finally, some off-topic news we just couldn’t resist sharing with you: Raspberry Pi 5 is ready for pre-order now! Check it out.

Intro to C++ Coroutines: Concept

by Ilya Doroshenko

It seems the C++ committee followed the quote: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime”.

In this blog, Ilya introduces coroutines in all their complexity and what you need to understand before making your own coroutine.

Read the blog.

GitHub Actions for C++ and Qt

How to use GitHub Actions for C++ and Qt projects

by Milosz Kosobucki.

You may already be hosting your code on GitHub, but do you know that GitHub provides a built-in Continuous Integration solution called GitHub Actions that is very easy to set up and free for public repositories?

Milosz offers a crash course on what GitHub Actions are and how to use it for your C++ and Qt projects.

Read the blog.

GammaRay 3.0.0 is released

with Qt 6 support

GammaRay is a software introspection tool for Qt applications developed by KDAB.

This is a major release for this much used tool, with the most important addition being added support for Qt 6.

Get the full overview and links to the GitHub repository in this report.

See also the next section: GammaRay tutorials for Qt Widgets Applications.

KDAB Video Releases this month

Qt Widgets and More

First up is a new video from Jesper Pedersen: Code Coverage Using gcov – about dealing with dead code in a project. At the end, Jesper announces a whole new series, coming soon!

Access the series so far (125 videos to date).

GammaRay for Qt Widgets Applications

These two are the last in the series of seven quick tutorials, where David Faure takes us through debugging a Qt Widgets Application using GammaRay.

Access the complete Qt Widgets module.

See all our tutorials for GammaRay in one place.

Code Coverage Using gcov

Jesper investigates with the help of his friends.

Replaying the Drawing of a Qt Widget Step by Step

How to debug a painting issue with GammaRay.

Finding the Code Triggered by a QAction

David assures us this technique works even if you know nothing of the application code.

KDAB Training

You thought Jesper was ‘just’ that guy from the Qt Widgets and More series, didn’t you? In fact there’s a whole lot more to Jesper, who’s been with KDAB since the beginning and is the guiding light behind our world-class training, having himself authored most of the Qt course material.

Let Jesper tell you why KDAB training is so successful in this 5 minute video.

Check out our Training Schedule.

Talk to us about your specific needs.

Events where you can meet us this year

There’s a lot going on this Autumn (or Fall, if you’re American ;-)), and KDAB’s in the thick of it, with representatives at all the events described below. See you there!

CppCon, 1st – 6th October

Colorado and Online, with Keynotes from the crême de la crême in C++ world.

Find out more and how to find us there.

EDS, 11th – 12th October Coventry, UK. Check out KDAB’s demos including iDig – Interactive 3D embedded system for machine control.

Find out more and visit us in Booth J16!

Meeting C++, 12th-14th November

Kept as a hybrid event for the sake of the many folk who just can’t make it to Berlin, this high quality event is not to be missed for European C++ enthusiasts. Highlights include Keynotes from three remarkable people: Kevlin Henney, KDAB’s Ivan Čukić and KDE’s Lydia Pintscher. There’s also 44 Talks in 4 tracks, two of them on-site live, and the others a mix of live-streaming and pre-recorded.

Find out more and sign up.

SPS, 14th-16th November The Smart Productions Solutions (SPS) event is the industry highlight of the automation sector. We’ll be there, in Nuremberg, showing some of our latest demos. Meet us there & talk to our experts in Hall 6 Booth 123. Looking forward!

A Week in Berlin with Qt

“You know it makes sense”

KDAB Training Day, 27th November

Check out the 5 excellent one-day courses on offer and sign up now.

Venue: H4 Hotel Berlin Alexanderplatz

Qt World Summit, 28th – 29th November

We’re sponsoring, contributing a Keynote and a talk and demo-ing some of our latest innovations at our booth.

Find out more.

Come and meet us there!

Venue: bcc Alexanderplatz

Qt Contributor Summit, 30th November – December 1st

Qt is a free software project, with an open governance model. That means YOU can contribute. At the Qt Contributors’ Summit the developers of Qt will meet for two days to discuss Qt’s roadmap: missing features, current progress, the direction Qt should evolve etc. Scheduled sessions so far can be seen on Qt Project’s wiki. Anyone who’s interested in contributing – from development to community work – is very welcome. Check out the practical info and register.

Venue: Estrel Hotel Berlin.