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Implementing network support with C++ in QtCreator [closed]

I've started using QtCreator to write and develop some code for desktop applications and now I want to include network support with it to link to REST API's with DropBox or some other stuff like that. ...
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I want to check if the process is open or not? [closed]

I want from that function to check if the process is open or not but it give me error I use Qt and c++ : bool matchProcessName( DWORD processID, std::string processName) { TCHAR ...
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QT-C++ vs Generic C++ and STL

Been brushing up on my C++ lately, on Ubuntu QQ. I love the Qt framework for everything, especially building GUI's. I became quite familiar with it when using PyQt over the last few years. When ...
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C++ Typecasting VS performance

Let's say we're designing a video game. We have some sprites on the map and we want to call some method of the particular sprite at some particular position. We are using one broadly-known C++ ...
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How to structure unit testing of huge libraries?

I am writing unit tests for a library written in Qt/C++. The library is rather big, with lots of functionalities. I have a separate unitTest folder which I have my UnitTest.cpp in there. Having all ...
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Programming C++ using Qt4 [closed]

Hey guys I am really new to the C++ programing I have a little knowledge in C and a bit more in C++, but I do not know them enough to call myself a programmer. I am working as a PHP Web Developer I ...
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JavaFX 2.0 vs Qt for cross platform stand-alone application [closed]

I need a bit of advice from you developers who deal with cross-platform applications (specifically programs with a GUI). I will be creating an application soon that needs to be cross-platform and so ...
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Cross-platform desktop programming: C++ vs. Python [closed]

Alright, to start off, I have experience as an amateur Obj-C/Cocoa and Ruby w/Rails programmer. These are great, but they aren't really helpful for writing cross-platform applications (hopefully ...
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How can I get more programming experience [closed]

I am going to be a third year computer science student and I have read Head first Java, Head First C, and I am currently reading C++ which is the language that I like the most since it has a good ...
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1answer
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Qt Certification Exams

I'm wondering about doing a Qt Certification Exam this year, but I'm not 100% sure the investment is worth. I'm considering it because I think it could be a nice + on my resume, and as you know, I'm ...
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2answers
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Is Multithreading Appropriate for Setting up Multiple Windows in the Same Application?

I am currently working with a Qt Application which tries to use multi threading to accomplish two task To Prevent the Main Thread's Event Loop from being blocked To increase computation efficiency ...
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Is Learning C++ Through The Qt Framework Really Learning C++

The problem I have, is that most of the C++ books I read spend almost forever on syntax and the basics of the language, e.g. for and loops while, arrays, lists, pointers, etc. But they never seem to ...
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How is C++ in QT different from the standard C++ libraries?

I want my app to be able to manipulate images and create watermarks and also needs to run on both windows and mac. Hence I've been investigating QT. Does QT ship with all the libraries I will need to ...
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How big a problem is Qt's cross-platform GUI? [closed]

I read something on this site saying that Qt's GUI being a big problem that stop programmers from using Qt. They say the problem is that the GUI don't look native, and they are inconsistent. I ...
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Current C++ IDE options:

Last time I used C++ - in the late 90's, Borland CPP Dev studio 5 was the dominant product for Win 32's. Obviously the landscape has changed a great deal since then. I have been using Delphi and ...
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GUI-Development with QT for OpenGL/C++/MAC

I am a complete newbie considering QT. Would you say it is recommendable to use. I would like to build a GUI for my programm. I need about 10 buttons.(Maybe more) It would also be nice to have a ...
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Product demo and .net

I have question about using .Net 3.5 or 4.0 I know that .Net is more productive then Qt but i am afraid of problems when my client leave my product because he cant run e.g demo of my app with lack of ...
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5answers
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Senior project environment selection

My 2 friends and I are preparing our senior project idea for next year. I need some of different ideas while deciding the base environment of the project, especially from software developers/engineers ...
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Open source projects, how to choose?

I would like to join an open source project since I think I am good enough at programming to progress onto reading others code and to modify it. But the proble mis, how would I choose an open source ...
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Comparing Qt vs. MFC [closed]

For C++ (Win) devs, what is your case for preferring Qt vs. MFC (or vice versa) for UI development on Windows?