Hands-On GUI Programming with C++ and Qt5: Build stunning cross-platform applications and widgets with the most powerful GUI framework Kindle Edition

Since Qt documentation lacks explanations beyond basics, I figured this book would help me get started writing my first Qt application by providing a hands-on approach, as claimed by its title. What a mistake!This book is for development novices wishing to keep things simple but definitely not for C++ professionals who want to use Qt for their application GUIs. It is sparse and superficial to a fault, worse even than the official Qt documentation.I've read it twice in order to memorize its contents but can't use it to find answers to basic questions raised by first-time development issues, such as "how to add a layout to a tab widget" or "how to set widget values in a dialog window".Luckily the site stackoverflow.com provides all needed answers, as long as you frame your questions correctly. I check it on average ten to twenty times a day with success, whereas this book doesn't start addressing such fundamental issues. I thought it would help me save time but in fact it's been nothing but a waste of time and money.My advice to C++ pros wishing to dab into Qt: don't buy this book, it's 99% useless. Rating should be 1/10 of a star.

Lots of errors in this book. It makes it hard to follow some chapters.

IT is correct

Didn't have enough detail for me. Found information I needed by watching YouTube videos.

You get very introductory walk through over various Qt functions. "Hands on" here means, you are been told on which button to click, what is SQL, what SQL select does... you get very basic overview over ... well everything. So in the end, you know very little about everything.I bought the book to get Qt in detail and was very disappointed. What I learn from the book could be written on half on A4 page.But it can be OK for you if you, if very very light walk through over few demo projects, is exactly what you want.

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