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Hands-On Embedded Programming with Qt

By : John Werner
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Hands-On Embedded Programming with Qt

By: John Werner

Overview of this book

Qt is an open source toolkit suitable for cross-platform and embedded application development. This book uses inductive teaching to help you learn how to create applications for embedded and Internet of Things (IoT) devices with Qt 5. You’ll start by learning to develop your very first application with Qt. Next, you’ll build on the first application by understanding new concepts through hands-on projects and written text. Each project will introduce new features that will help you transform your basic first project into a connected IoT application running on embedded hardware. In addition to gaining practical experience in developing an embedded Qt project, you will also gain valuable insights into best practices for Qt development and explore advanced techniques for testing, debugging, and monitoring the performance of Qt applications. The examples and projects covered throughout the book can be run both locally and on an embedded platform. By the end of this book, you will have the skills you need to use Qt 5 to confidently develop modern embedded applications.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Section 1: Getting Started with Embedded Qt
5
Section 2: Working with Embedded Qt
10
Section 3: Deep Dive into Embedded Qt
14
Section 4: Advanced Techniques and Best Practices
Appendix A: BigProject Requirements

Summary

Choosing the right tool for a job is always important. You have now had a chance to see many of the tools and options available when working with Qt. You understand when and why you might choose a commercial versus an open-source version of Qt. You have also been exposed to some of the advanced tools, technologies, and even certifications Qt can provide.

Using this information, you are now in a good position to determine what options will work best for you own Qt embedded project.

It is important to determine the type of licensing you need for Qt very early in the development of your project. You need to be developing with the license you will ship with. The Qt Company frowns on customers doing all of the development work with the free LGPL version and then, at the very last minute, purchasing a commercial license in the belief that they are complying with the terms.

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