11.12.2023 
We’re happy to announce KDDockWidgets version 2.0, a major milestone that brings many improvements and architectural enhancements to our powerful docking library. KDDockWidgets is a versatile framework for custom-tailored docking systems in Qt written by KDAB’s Sérgio Martins. For more information about its rich set of features, take a gander at its GitHub repository. What […]
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CXX-Qt 0.6 Release
We just released CXX-Qt version 0.6! CXX-Qt is a set of Rust crates for creating bidirectional Rust ⇄ C++ bindings with Qt. It can be used to integrate Rust into C++ applications using CMake or build Rust applications with Cargo. CXX-Qt provides tools for implementing QObject subclasses in Rust that can be used from C++, […]
Supercharging VS Code with C++ Extensions
In a previous blog we demonstrated the most straightforward method to optimize Visual Studio Code for a Qt / C++ environment: simply let the tools do all the work! The example GitHub project we discussed automatically installs both the Microsoft C/C++ and clangd extensions into VS Code. You might wonder why you need both C++ […]
Qt for VS Code, the TL;DR version Using VS Code IDE to work on Qt project
Our colleague Alessandro Ambrosano created a series of blogs (parts 1, 2, and 3) that explain how to get Visual Studio Code configured for Qt development. In that series, Alessandro covers all the details you need to get your VS Code environment configured exactly the way you want it. But there’s a lot there to […]
KDAB at Meeting C++ in Berlin November 12th - 14th
KDAB is proud to be a Silver Sponsor at this year’s Meeting C++, a highly recommended 3-day hybrid event for the European C++ community, offering 44 Talks in 4 tracks, November 12th – 14th. While this is also an in-person event, there is a substantial concurrent online program, so that high-class international speakers can easily […]
KDAB at Meeting C++ in Berlin November 12th - 14th, 2023
KDAB is proud to be a Silver Sponsor at this year’s Meeting C++, a highly recommended 3-day hybrid event for the European C++ community, offering 44 Talks in 4 tracks, November 12th – 14th. While this is also an in-person event, there is a substantial concurrent online program, so that high-class international speakers can easily […]
PSA: QPointer has a terrible name
Today’s blog post is about a small utility class in Qt with a… questionable name: QPointer. If you’re new to Qt, maybe don’t check out QPointer’s documentation just yet, and try to guess what the class does based on its name alone. I’ve seen countless users being very confused by it. Some end up using […]
Heaptrack v1.5.0 released includes about 70 changes since the v1.4.0 release
I’m happy to announce the immediate availability of Heaptrack v1.5.0. Heaptrack is a heap memory profiler targeting mainly Linux, as well as FreeBSD. To learn more, please visit the project website. Version 1.5.0 incorporates about 70 changes since the v1.4.0 release from June last year. The highlights include: – Elfutils is now used for symbolizing […]
GammaRay 3.0.0 is released with support for Qt 6
KDAB has released GammaRay 3.0.0. GammaRay is a software introspection tool for Qt applications developed by KDAB for internal use, and now shared with the developer community on GitHub. This release is a special one, as we have now added Qt 6 support. An overview of changes since the last release Things we have added […]
KDAB at CppCon October 1-6th
CppCon is the annual, week-long face-to-face gathering for the entire C++ community – the biggest C++ event in the world. This year, CppCon takes place in Aurora, Colorado, near the Denver airport, and including multiple diverse tracks, the conference will appeal to anyone from C++ novices to experts. At CppCon, you can expect lots of […]