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Overview of this book

This book is great for developers who are new to Qt and Qt Creator and who are interested in harnessing the power of Qt for cross-platform development. If you have basic experience programming in C++, you have what it takes to create engaging cross-platform applications using Qt and Qt Creator!
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A mobile software development primer

The key point to remember when developing software for any mobile platform, such as a cell phone or tablet, is that every resource is at a premium. The device is smaller, meaning:

  • Your user will pay less attention to your application and use it for shorter periods of time
  • The screen is smaller, so you can display less information on the display (don't be fooled by the high dot pitch of today's displays; reading a six-point font on a four-inch display is no fun, high pixel densities or not.)
  • The processor and graphics processing unit are slower
  • There's less RAM and less graphics memory
  • There's less persistent storage for your application's data
  • The network is slower, by as much as three orders of magnitude

Let's take a look at each of these in more detail.

User attention is at a premium

Can you walk and chew gum at the same time? I can't, but many people walk, chew gum, and use their mobile devices at the same time (worse, some...

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