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Think of Qt (pronounced "cute") as a toolkit. In fact, according to Wikipedia, Qt is "a cross-platform application development framework, widely used for the development of GUI programs (in which case it is known as a Widget toolkit), and also used for developing non-GUI programs such as console tools and servers. Qt is most notably used in KDE, the web browser Opera, Google Earth, Skype, Qtopia, Photoshop Elements and OPIE". I suppose if you needed that definition to tell you what Qt is, then maybe this book isn't for you.
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This book is as much (or more) about the Qt 4 framework as it is about C++ programming and in fact, may appeal to those who are or are about to become biased towards Qt. Development frameworks can have followers much like political parties or Linux desktops (Gnome or KDE, anyone?). For some, it's a matter of philosophy or even emotion and for some, there are specific, technical reasons for preferring one "toolkit" over another. To quote the book's Foreword, "Qt is different, For one thing, Qt makes sense. And for another, Qt is fun. Qt lets you concentrate on tasks..." Ok, enough of that. We get the idea. Qt is the preferred development platform for the authors. Otherwise, why would they write this textbook (and it is a "textbook" specifically...it has a hardcover to prove it)? Full Story |
