Monday, November 23, 2020 - 10:05
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By Jeff Tranter
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RTOS, Embedded
Explore key features, supported platforms, licensing and cost of FreeRTOS, a real-time operating system for microcontrollers and small microprocessors.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2020 - 09:47
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By Jeff Tranter
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Qt
Qt 6.0.0 will be available soon. Should you make the move? Try the latest pre-release, available from Qt's online installer.
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Friday, March 20, 2020 - 14:39
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By Jeff Tranter
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Qt
This handy new feature in Qt will make your desktop application more user friendly.
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Monday, February 3, 2020 - 16:45
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By Jeff Tranter
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Qt
Qt 5.14's new class, QCalendar, provides functionality for localization of dates.
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Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - 12:53
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By Jeff Tranter
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Qt, Embedded
Qt developers making the transition from desktop or mobile to embedded have a host of challenges to overcome.
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Friday, July 19, 2019 - 12:51
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By Jeff Tranter
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C++, Linux
Under a standard Linux-based system you can do soft real-time programming, such as reading buttons and driving LEDs.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2018 - 14:55
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By Jeff Tranter
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C++, Qt
Modern C++ leads to code that's easier to understand, easier to maintain and better performing.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2018 - 14:33
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By Jeff Tranter
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Qt
Here's a look at the Qt ecosystem and some of the significant events and milestones from 2018.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2018 - 10:20
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By Jeff Tranter
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Qt
Here's a look at some of the other timer classes provided by Qt that may be unfamiliar if you've only used a simple QTimer.
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Monday, November 5, 2018 - 16:04
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By Jeff Tranter
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Qt
Last week's sold-out Qt World Summit in Boston brought together developers from coast to coast to explore product development using Qt.
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Tuesday, September 18, 2018 - 10:24
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By Jeff Tranter
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Qt
Developing widget-based apps? You can generate user interfaces dynamically with Qt Designer UI files.
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Wednesday, September 5, 2018 - 14:47
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By Jeff Tranter
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Qt
QCompleter provides completions for user entry based on an item model, and is supported by QLineEdit and QComboBox widgets.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2018 - 12:19
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By Jeff Tranter
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Qt, Python
Can Python and PyQt be used effectively to develop large, complex (typically desktop) applications? Find out.
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Monday, June 4, 2018 - 10:28
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By Jeff Tranter
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QML
Your QML-based applications can follow UX design best practices using these features.
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Monday, June 4, 2018 - 10:25
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By Jeff Tranter
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Widgets, Qt
In the two-part Qt Basics, we'll look at Qt's support for input masks and validators. Today we explore support from widgets. In a future installment we'll look at how these features are supported from QML.
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Thursday, May 24, 2018 - 12:18
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By Jeff Tranter
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Qt, C++, QML
Common development solutions, anti-patterns generate negative consequences. Here are several you should be familiar with so you can avoid.
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Friday, May 18, 2018 - 07:26
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By Jeff Tranter
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Qt, Python
In today's digital world, sometimes it's nice to unplug. Go old school with a printed volume while expanding your knowledge of Qt.
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