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KDAB News | Qt 6.8 LTS Release

Welcome to the KDAB News Flash, the update for developers working with desktop and embedded software such as Qt, C++, Rust and Linux.

KDAB has been contributing to Qt since its early days. In 2024, KDAB has contributed 859 patches to Qt.

In this edition, we have:

0:00 Introduction
0:18 Qt 6.8 LTS
2:40 Announcements

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Here you find all the links mentioned in the News Flash:

Qt 6.8 LTS Release Blog
https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-6.8-released

Qt 6.8 LTS Documentation
https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/whatsnew68.html

Announcements

Meeting C++ 2024
https://meetingcpp.com/2024/

Embedded Software Engineering Kongress / ESE Kongress
https://ese-kongress.de/frontend/index.php

KDAB Training Schedule
https://training.kdab.com/scheduled-training/

About KDAB:
Trusted software excellence across embedded and desktop platforms

The KDAB Group is a globally recognized provider for software consulting, development and training, specializing in embedded devices and complex cross-platform desktop applications. In addition to being leading experts in Qt, C++ and 3D technologies for over two decades, KDAB provides deep expertise across the stack, including Linux, Rust and modern UI frameworks. https://www.kdab.com/software-services.

KDAB experts regularly take time out to deliver KDAB’s world class training, in-house or at open enrollment courses around the world. We are the market leaders for training in Qt, OpenGL, and C++. https://training.kdab.com/

With 100+ employees from 20 countries and offices in Sweden, Germany, USA, France and UK, we serve clients around the world. https://www.kdab.com/about/contact/

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KDAB News 03/2024 - Servo with Qt; Qt 6.7; Hotspot 1.5; Embedded World Impressions; Oxidize and more

Welcome to KDAB News, the monthly update for developers working with Qt, C++ and 3D technologies.

In this edition, we have:

0:48 Servo for Qt - Interview with Andrew Hayzen and Magnus Groß
5:54 Qt 6.7 released
6:55 Hotspot 1.5 released
7:50 Embedded World 2024 Impressions
11:49 Tip of the month - ConnectionEvaluator in KDBindings
12:41 Announcements

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Here you find all the links mentioned in the news:

Oxidize 2024
https://oxidizeconf.com/

Servo with Qt

Blog post:
https://www.kdab.com/embedding-servo-in-qt/

CXX-Qt Servo webview GitHub:
https://github.com/KDABLabs/cxx-qt-servo-webview

Qt 6.7 released
https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-6.7-released

Hotspot 1.5 released
https://www.kdab.com/hotspot-v1-5-0-released/

Embedded World 2024 impressions

KDAB at Embedded World 2024
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6CJYn40gN6gkep9s1ldikEFNS4FTd4iv

KDAB at previous Embedded Worlds
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6CJYn40gN6hdOVE4eSKnZ4vv7333xmDP

Toradex
https://www.toradex.com/

How to get early access to the i.MX 95 Verdin evaluation kit
https://www.toradex.com/computer-on-modules/verdin-arm-family/nxp-imx95-evaluation-kit

Embedded World 2025
https://www.embedded-world.de/de-de

Tip of the month - ConnectionEvaluator in KDBindings

Blog post
https://www.kdab.com/introducing-the-connectionevaluator-in-kdbindings/

KDBindings
https://github.com/KDAB/KDBindings

Announcements

Oxidize 2024
https://oxidizeconf.com/

KDE Akademy 2024
https://akademy.kde.org/2024/

Qt Contributor Summit 2024
https://www.qt.io/blog/qtcs24-sep-5-6-save-the-date

Meeting C++ 2024
https://meetingcpp.com/2024/

ISO C++ Meeting Conference 2024
https://isocpp.org/files/papers/N4974.pdf

RustLab 2024
https://rustlab.it/

About KDAB:

KDAB offers experienced software experts to help you deliver functional, high-performing, and innovative software across embedded, mobile, and desktop platforms for projects using C++, Qt, QML/Qt Quick, OpenGL, Qt 3D, and more. https://www.kdab.com/software-services

KDAB experts regularly take time out to deliver KDAB’s world class training, in-house or at open enrollment courses around the world. We are the market leaders for training in Qt, OpenGL, and C++.

Contact us to find out more at training@kdab.com or visit our website: https://www.kdab.com/software-services/scheduled-training/

We are 100+ people, located all around the world. Our Head Office is in Sweden and we have other offices in Germany, France, the UK, and the USA. https://www.kdab.com/about/contact/

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KDAB News 02/2024 - KDE Plasma 6 Release; KDAB at EWN24, New codebrowser Libraries; Oxidize and more

Welcome to KDAB News, the monthly update for developers working with Qt, C++ and 3D technologies.

In this edition, we have:

0:25 KDE Plasma 6 Release - Interview with Nicolas Fella
6:04 Tip of the month - Reducing Visual Studio Installations with Toolchains
6:47 KDAB at Embedded World 2024
7:14 ACCU Conference Schedule
7:38 Oxidize Conference
8:02 New codebrowser.de Libraries
8:25 KDAB Training Schedule

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Here you find all the links mentioned in the news:

KDE Plasma 6 Release

About Nicolas Fella:
Nicolas has contributed to KDE for almost 10 years and works as Software Platform Engineer for KDE e.V., the non-profit organization behind the KDE Community. In this role he takes care of KDE's foundational libraries and building blocks

https://kde.org/

https://kde.org/de/announcements/megarelease/6/

Tip of the Month

Reducing Visual Studio Installations with Toolchains

https://www.kdab.com/reducing-visual-studio-installations-with-toolchains/

Announcements

KDAB at Embedded World 2024

https://www.embedded-world.de/en

https://www.kdab.com/kdab-at-embedded-world-2024/

ACCU Conference Schedule

https://accuconference.org/2024/schedule

Oxidize Conference

https://oxidizeconf.com/

codebrowser.dev Libraries

Rust https://codebrowser.dev/rust/

Slint https://codebrowser.dev/slint/

Flutter https://codebrowser.dev/flutter/

KDAB Training Schedule

http://training.kdab.com/

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KDAB News 01/2024 - Cyber Resilience Act; Mixing C++ and Rust; Jesper Awarded Qt Champion and more

Welcome to KDAB News, the monthly update for developers working with Qt, C++ and 3D technologies.

In this edition, we have:

0:24 What is the Cyber Resilience Act?
4:20 Tip of the Month - Mixing C++ and Rust: Part 2
5:45 Announcements
6:12 KDAB Training Schedule
6:36 Qt Champions

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Here you find all the links mentioned in the news:

Cyber Resilience Act 

Official EU Website 
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/cyber-resilience-act

Non-Official Website
https://www.cyberresilienceact.eu/the-cyber-resilience-act-annex-eu/

Tip of the month - Mixing C++ and Rust

Mixing C++ and Rust (Part 1)
https://www.kdab.com/mixing-c-and-rust-for-fun-and-profit-part-1/

Mixing C++ and Rust (Part 2)
https://www.kdab.com/mixing-c-and-rust-for-fun-and-profit-part-2/

Announcements

Embedded World 2024
https://akademy-dev.kde.org/2024/

KDE Akademy 2024
https://akademy-dev.kde.org/2024/

KDAB Training Schedule
https://training.kdab.com/

Jesper Being a Qt Champion

Announcement
https://www.qt.io/blog/congratulations-to-our-2024-qt-champions

Jesper's Qt Video Series

Introduction to Qt Widgets Module 2
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6CJYn40gN6j_c41CFMprvg9EiWz0WdSy

Introduction to Qt Widgets all episodes released so far
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6CJYn40gN6iFcTyItvnE5nOmJR8qk_7o

Qt Widgets and More
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6CJYn40gN6gf-G-o6syFwGrtq3kItEqI

Introduction to QML
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6CJYn40gN6hdNC1IGQZfVI707dh9DPRc

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KDAB News 10/2023 - KDDockWidgets 2.0; Mixing C++ and Rust; New KDAB Whitepaper and more

Welcome to KDAB News, the monthly update for developers working with Qt, C++ and 3D technologies.

In this edition, we have:

0:37 KDDockWidgets 2.0 - Interview with KDAB's Sérgio Martins
6:49 Tip of the month - Mixing C++ and Rust
7:45 KDAB Whitepaper - Building Hybrid Rust and C/C++ Applications
8:16 Meeting C++ 2023 Recordings
8:45 Bloopers

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Here you find all the links mentioned in the news:

KDDockWidgets 2.0

GitHub
https://github.com/KDAB/KDDockWidgets

Manual
https://docs.kdab.com/kddockwidgets-manual/2.0.0/

Release Blog
https://www.kdab.com/introducing-kddockwidgets-2-0/

Tip of the month - Mixing C++ and Rust

Blog Post
https://www.kdab.com/mixing-c-and-rust-for-fun-and-profit-part-1/

Reaction Video to the Blog by @ThePrimeTimeagen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLJCSpOrb9s

Resources

KDAB’s Software Development Best Practices: Building Hybrid Rust and C/C++ Applications
https://www.kdab.com/publications/bestpractices/best-practices-hybrid-rust-cpp-apps.html

Meeting C++
https://meetingcpp.com/

Recordings of Meeting C++ 2023
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRyNF2Y6sca0KMWJXADniEDufnFdIJz7l

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