Lee Zhi Eng - Application Development with Qt Creator: Build cross-platform applications and GUIs using Qt 5 and C++, 3rd Edition

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Lee Zhi Eng is a self-taught programmer who worked as an artist and programmer at several game studios before becoming a part-time lecturer for 2 years at a university, teaching game development subjects related to Unity and Unreal Engine.

He has not only taken part in various projects related to games, interactive apps, and virtual reality but has also participated in multiple projects that are more oriented toward software and system development. When he is not writing code, he enjoys traveling, photography, and exploring new technologies.

Ray Rischpater is an engineer with over 20 years of experience in writing about and developing for mobile computing platforms. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of California and is a member of the IEEE, ACM, and ARRL. He has participated in the development of internet technologies and custom applications.

Currently, he's employed as a technical program manager at Google. In his free time, he enjoys hiking and photography with his family and friends. He provides public service through amateur radio at the licensed station KF6GPE and also irregularly blogs. He has authored this book's previous editions as well as several other books.

Marthala Vishnu Vardhan Reddy is an enthusiastic software engineer who works predominantly on a machine tool manufacturing platform developed with C++/Qt. His current focus is on the digitization of metal cutting tool data in the direction of Industry 4.1. He completed his masters at the University of Stuttgart, Germany, and has also written an IEEE paper publication on the 5G network. He has been a reviewer for several other Qt books such as Learn Qt 5. In addition to this, he is a public speaker and has given many guest lectures at prestigious universities. Vishnu loves to do lots of nature-related activities such as skiing, rock climbing, and hiking. At home, he enjoys streaming games.

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This latest version of this Qt Creator book provides an in-depth understanding of Qt's massive library and its functionality. Qt is a powerful development framework that serves as a complete toolset for building cross-platform applications, helping you to reduce development time and improve productivity.

This Qt programming book takes you through Qt Creator's latest features, such as Qt Quick Controls 2, enhanced CMake support, a new graphical editor for SCXML, and a model editor. You'll start by designing a user interface, work with multimedia and sensors using Qt Quick, and finally develop applications for mobile, IoT, and embedded devices using Qt Creator. After reading through, you will be able to build a solid foundation in Qt by learning about its core features and create your own cross-platform applications from scratch using Qt Creator and the C++ programming language.

This book is for beginners and experienced programmers alike who want to dive into GUI programming using the powerful Qt development tools and libraries. This book is suitable for hardcore programmers who are used to object-oriented programming in the C++ language, as well as those who are design-oriented and just trying to learn how to create beautiful and intuitive GUI using Qt Quick.

, Getting Started with Qt Creator , covers everything you need in order to get started downloading Qt Creator for Linux, macOS X, and Windows. We will also see how to ensure that your basic configuration is running and take a quick look at a simple QtGui application as well as a Qt Quick application.