[KDE-India] Qt applications for a workshop

[Saurabh Sood]

Hi,
The workshop went pretty well, though the 'language barrier' limited
the scope a lot.
Thanks to all for the suggestions. :)

Regards,.
Saurabh

On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 7:40 AM, Saurabh Sood <saurabhsood91 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Vishesh for the reply. I will let the group know how it goes :)
>
> On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 8:50 PM, Vishesh Handa <me at vhanda.in> wrote:
>> Hey Saurabh
>>
>> Qt is a complex beast to tackle in a workshop these days mostly because it
>> is diverging quite a bit. There is the QML part and then the C++ part. Both
>> are quite important, but each requires a very different mindset. You'll need
>> to choose which one you want to target. QML is obviously simpler and you get
>> visual feedback quite soon, so it can be more interesting.
>>
>> When I've taught Qt a few times, I went for making a simple twitter client.
>> This typically involved both C++ and some QML code. It also involved hooking
>> up to OAuth which provided a nice framework for teaching them about 3rd
>> party libraries and how to use them.
>>
>> Also, have a look at the KDAB training videos. They are quite long and slow,
>> but they are still quite useful. Finally, you could also try to have a look
>> at Qt on Android. It might be more useful, but then you just have 2 hours.
>>
>> Good Luck, and let us know how it goes.
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 12, 2014 at 9:02 PM, Saurabh Sood <saurabhsood91 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I am going to take a workshop on Qt for a conference . The duration
>>> for the conference is only 2 hours. Could you suggest some
>>> applications that I could cover in the time frame? The target audience
>>> consists of mostly university students who would be having some
>>> experience in programming with C++.
>>>
>>> I was thinking on the lines of small widget applications demonstrating
>>> signals and slots and basic examples on extending QWidget to create
>>> interfaces, over full blown applications.
>>>
>>> Thanks :)
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards,.
>>> Saurabh Sood
>>>
>>> Have a lot of fun!
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>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Vishesh Handa
>
>
>
> --
> Regards,.
> Saurabh Sood
>
> Have a lot of fun!



-- 
Regards,.
Saurabh Sood

Have a lot of fun!