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27.03.2018 No comments

Intro to Qt What to look at when considering Qt as a new development framework

This paper outlines everything you need to take into account when considering Qt as a new framework, so you can decide for yourself if this cross-platform tool is the right choice. It covers: learning curves and initial configurations where to find experts and mentors, or source compatible components which platforms are targeted support for embedded ability […]

27.03.2018 7 comments

New in Qt 5.10: Texture Based Animations in Qt 3D Or how to blow things up

Many new features were added to Qt 3D in the 5.10 release. One of them is the support for sprite sheets, contributed by KDAB, as provided by QSpriteGrid and QSpriteSheet and their respective QML items. One way of animating things is to switch between many different versions of the same object at different points in time, like […]

23.03.2018 No comments

Certifiably Qt Qt and software certification

Expanding your team’s software development capacity is something that most managers will encounter at some point in their careers. There are several ways to do this – three of the most common options are hiring new employees, using a service company, or incorporating onsite contractors. Regardless of which route you choose to go, software certifications […]

21.03.2018 No comments

KDSoap 1.7.0 is released - the web service access package for Qt applications

KDSoap is a tool for creating client applications for web services without the need for any further component such as a dedicated web server. KDSoap lets you interact with applications which have APIs that can be exported as SOAP objects. The web service then provides a machine-accessible interface to its functionality via HTTP. Changes in […]

27.02.2018 2 comments

Clazy An open source Clang plugin allowing it to understand Qt semantics

Clazy is a Clang plugin which extends the compiler with over 50 warnings related to Qt best practices ranging from unneeded memory allocations to API misuse. It’s an opensource project spawned by KDAB’s R&D efforts for better C++ tooling. At KDAB, we have a pretty cool Continuous Integration infrastructure to take care of our customers’ […]

21.02.2018 No comments

KDAB’s City Lights Display with Qt 3D Qt 3D put to novel use to implement a deferred rendering pipeline

The City Lights demo is an example of Qt 3D being put to novel use to implement a deferred rendering pipeline. With OpenGL, the number of lights you can show on a screen, also affecting objects in a scene, is limited by the need to use a forward renderer. Using Qt 3D, the geometry considerations […]