Jeff Tranter
Jeff Tranter is a Qt Consulting Manager at ICS. He oversees the architectural and high-level design of software systems for clients. Jeff’s leadership organizes global teams of developers on desktop and embedded applications. He has been published in Electronic Design magazine.
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Still on Qt 5? Time is Running Out!
Friday, March 28, 2025 - 11:58 "> • By Jeff Tranter • Qt
Standard support for Qt 5 will end in May. Time is running out to port your code!
Recent Initiatives to Improve C and C++ Memory Safety
Friday, January 3, 2025 - 11:59 "> • By Jeff Tranter • Software Development
Memory safety is key to preventing software bugs and security risks. C and C++ offer performance but lack safeguards. Efforts to improve this are underway.
2024 Raspberry Pi Year-End Roundup
Thursday, December 5, 2024 - 12:34 "> • By Jeff Tranter • Raspberry Pi, embedded systems
Here's a look at some of the key releases and events in the Raspberry Pi ecosystem this year.
Open-Source Tools for C++ Static Analysis
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 - 12:48 "> • By Jeff Tranter • C++
C++ programmers must design their code to be safe. Static analysis can uncover software defects, such as programming errors and security vulnerabilities.
Raspberry Pi Retrospective: A Look Back at 2023
Friday, December 8, 2023 - 12:58 "> • By Jeff Tranter • Raspberry Pi
2024 is poised to be another exciting year in the Raspberry Pi ecosystem, with more new releases expected.
A Comparison of Embedded UI Frameworks
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 - 11:27 "> • By Jeff Tranter • building a UI
UPDATED! Here's a handy resource that compares popular GUI frameworks to aid in your decision making around embedded development.
What's New in Qt 6.5?
Thursday, March 23, 2023 - 09:48 "> • By Jeff Tranter • Qt
Explore the latest tools and modules in the new Qt 6.5.0 LTS release.
Get Ready for C++23
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 - 15:05 "> • By Jeff Tranter • C++
Slated for release in December, C++23 will include incremental improvements, clarifications, and removal of previously deprecated features.
How to Configure and Use the Qt Creator-GitLab Integration
Monday, August 8, 2022 - 12:29 "> • By Jeff Tranter • Qt, Qt Creator
Qt Creator IDE has a helpful but not well-documented plugin that allows you to browse and clone projects from a GitLab server.
It's Baaack! Qt Speech Returns for Qt 6.4.0 Release
Friday, July 15, 2022 - 13:18 "> • By Jeff Tranter • Qt, Voice Recognition
Introduced in Qt 5.8.0 and later eliminated, QtSpeech will return for Qt 6.4.0.
A Deeper Look at ARM Assembly Language
Tuesday, April 26, 2022 - 13:05 "> • By Jeff Tranter • Raspberry Pi, ARM
Continuing our look at Assembly language, we explore basic ARM machine language instructions.
Get to Know ARM Assembly Language
Tuesday, April 26, 2022 - 13:03 "> • By Jeff Tranter • Raspberry Pi, ARM
Though writing software in high-level languages is the norm, there are times when it's helpful to know assembler code.
Get Ready to Port Your Code to Qt 6 in 2022
Tuesday, December 7, 2021 - 12:08 "> • By Jeff Tranter • Qt
Qt 6 is almost fully source-code compatible with Qt 5.15 if you don't use deprecated classes and methods.
What Made News in the Raspberry Pi Ecosystem in 2021
Tuesday, October 5, 2021 - 12:51 "> • By Jeff Tranter • Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi Pico MCU made a splash and allowed the Raspberry Pi Foundation to enter new markets.
How to Build Qt 6.4.0 from Source on Ubuntu Linux
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 - 13:29 "> • By Jeff Tranter • Qt
The ability to build Qt 6 from source is a useful skill. Here's a brief lesson.
Rust Might be the Right Replacement for C++
Friday, May 7, 2021 - 10:06 "> • By Jeff Tranter • Qt, development tools
Up-and-coming programming language Rust is designed for memory safety without sacrificing performance.
MicroPython Optimizes Python for Microcontrollers
Wednesday, April 7, 2021 - 14:21 "> • By Jeff Tranter • Python, IoT
Write clean Python code without complicated languages like C++.
What is RISC-V and Why is it Important?
Friday, March 26, 2021 - 14:33 "> • By Jeff Tranter • development tools
RISC-V allows smaller device manufacturers to build hardware without paying royalties, and encourages innovation.
10 Surprising Things About the New Raspberry Pi Pico
Monday, March 15, 2021 - 16:31 "> • By Jeff Tranter • IoT, Raspberry Pi
Check out this new offering combining the Raspberry Pi and microcontrollers.
GPIO Programming: Exploring the libgpiod Library
Wednesday, January 6, 2021 - 14:05 "> • By Jeff Tranter • embedded systems, Linux
Here's a look at a GPIO library available on Linux that has become more widely supported on platforms like the Raspberry Pi.
How to Use FreeRTOS on a Variety of Platforms
Monday, November 23, 2020 - 10:10 "> • By Jeff Tranter • RTOS, embedded systems
Embedded systems are increasingly using MCUs, even to drive a user interface. Knowing how to develop for these platforms is an in-demand skill.
A Closer Look at FreeRTOS
Monday, November 23, 2020 - 10:05 "> • By Jeff Tranter • RTOS, Embedded
Explore key features, supported platforms, licensing and cost of FreeRTOS, a real-time operating system for microcontrollers and small microprocessors.
Get Familiar with FreeRTOS
Monday, November 23, 2020 - 10:00 "> • By Jeff Tranter • RTOS, embedded systems
FreeRTOS is a real-time operating system kernel for embedded devices primarily targeted at microcontrollers.
Are You Ready for Qt 6?
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 - 09:47 "> • By Jeff Tranter • 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.
Here's What's Up in the Raspberry Pi Ecosystem
Wednesday, July 8, 2020 - 16:26 "> • By Jeff Tranter • Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi's popularity continues to grow, with 30 million units shipped by the end of 2019.
New in Qt 5.15: Moving Files to the Trash in a Portable Way
Friday, March 20, 2020 - 14:39 "> • By Jeff Tranter • Qt
This handy new feature in Qt will make your desktop application more user friendly.
What's New in Qt 5.14: QCalendar
Monday, February 3, 2020 - 16:45 "> • By Jeff Tranter • Qt
Qt 5.14's new class, QCalendar, provides functionality for localization of dates.
Highlights from Qt World Summit 2019 in Berlin
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 - 15:51 "> • By Jeff Tranter • Qt, Embedded
Microcontrollers, Digital Twins and Qt 6 were the talk of QtWS 2019.