Nibedit Dey - Cross-Platform Development with Qt 6 and Modern C++: Design and build applications with modern graphical user interfaces without worrying about platform dependency

Design and build applications with modern graphical user interfaces without worrying about platform dependency

Nibedit Dey

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To my mother for believing in my dreams and to my father for his sacrifices and supporting me through my ups and downs.

To my childhood English teacher Mr. Harendra Das, who laid the foundation and honed my English communication skills, and my Science teacher Mr. Jayanta Kumar Das, who introduced me to computer and used to say You will write a book one day!

Nibedit Dey

Nibedit Dey is a software engineer turned serial entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in building complex software-based products with amazing user interfaces. Before starting his entrepreneurial journey, he worked for Larsen & Toubro and Tektronix in different R&D roles. He holds a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering and a master's degree in digital design and embedded systems. Specializing in Qt and embedded technologies, his current role involves end-to-end ownership of products right from architecture to delivery. Currently, he manages two technology-driven product start-ups named ibrum technologies and AIDIA Health. He is a tech-savvy developer who is passionate about embracing new technologies.

Andrey Gavrilin is a senior software engineer in an international company that provides treasury management cloud solutions. He has an MSc degree in engineering (industrial automation) and has worked in different areas such as accounting and staffing, road data banks, web and Linux distribution development, and fintech. His interests include mathematics, electronics, embedded systems, full-stack web development, retro gaming, and retro programming.

Syed Aftab has a bachelor's degree in engineering with a focus on electronics and communications. He has around 16 years of experience in software product development. Syed is skilled in software development using C and C++ technologies on various platforms such as Unix, Linux, Windows, and embedded platforms.

Programming, sharing his programming experience, and mentoring juniors are his passions. You can get in touch with him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/syed-aftab-a06a1943/