Your December 2024 Newsletter

Are you ready for the holidays? We're almost there, so we decided to send out our newsletter a bit earlier this month to ensure you are well informed before the holidays arrive.

One of the December blogs that you might want to read is another one written by Nathan Collins, What’s the Right OS for Your Embedded Device?  Nicolas Guichard has also written one for you this month, Improvements to Mozilla’s Searchfox Code Browser.

When it comes to videos released in December, your queue is overflowing with options. You can choose between 8 new videos in the Intro to Qt Widgets series, two new videos in a new series about the CRA and Open Source, and the final episode of the Mixing C++ and Rust video series.  

We've got new 2025 training dates for you, for the training courses on Advanced QML, Introduction to C++ and Advanced Qt Widgets. If you're interested in learning about Rust, we have a few 2025 training dates listed below that you might want to consider. 

If you're going to Embedded World 2025 and Qt World Summit 2025, we will be at our booth and eager to meet you. It would be a pleasure. 

We hope that your holiday season has been great so far and will continue to be through the end of 2024! See you again next year!

What's the right OS for your Embedded Device? 

by Nathan Collins

Choosing the ideal software stack for your embedded device is a decision that influences both its performance and long-term value. With so many tools available, the burden of figuring out where to start can feel overwhelming. This blog aims to help you streamline your software selection, focusing primarily on the lowest level of the software stack: the operating system.

Improvements to Mozilla’s Searchfox Code Browser

How KDAB Helped with Java/Kotlin Support and C++ Macro Expansions

by Nicolas Guichard

Mozilla is the maker of the famous Firefox web browser and the birthplace of the likes of Rust and Servo. To simplify working with the Firefox code-base, Mozilla hosts an online code browser tailored for Firefox called Searchfox. Mozilla asked KDAB to help them with adding Java and Kotlin support to Searchfox and enhancing their C++ support with macro expansions.

KDAB Video Releases this Month

Introduction to Qt Widgets (Parts 38 - 45)

Part 38: Painting Basics

Part 40: Color Themes and Pallets

Part 39: Color Handling

Part 41: Painting Operations

Part 42: What is really drawn?

Part 44: Lab Bar Chart

Part 43: Coordinate Transformations

Part 45: Printing

The CRA and Open Source (Parts 1 & 2)

Part 1

The EU’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) boosts cyber security with stricter standards for digital products, focusing on infrastructure and the digital economy. KDAB CEO Matthias Kalle Dalheimer shares his take on its impact on open source software.

Part 2

KDAB CEO Matthias Kalle Dalheimer talks about his take on the impact of the EU’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) for consumers.

Mixing C++ and Rust: Visualizing Data with Rust and Qt

In last month's newsletter, you were introduced to episodes 1-3 of this video series. Episode 4 is also now available. This completes the series and you can now watch all of the videos of this series on our YouTube channel.

The dates for our 2025 scheduled training courses have been published on our website! The first three courses of 2025 are Advanced QML, Introduction to C++, and Advanced Qt Widgets. You can find more information on the three training courses below.

Advanced QML Training, Germany

(3 Days)

If you are a programmer with some some QML experience, you can take this training to learn advanced QML/C++ integration and QML Application Architecture.

• Jan 21-23 - Book

Introduction to C++, England

 (3 Days)

Learn C++ language essentials, with an emphasis on how to write modern, clean and correct C++ code, using facilities from the latest C++ standard editions.

• Feb 4-6 - Book

Advanced Qt Widgets, Germany (3 Days)

If you'd like to improve your Qt Widgets skills and boost your productivity at work, this course provides detailed knowledge about versatile frameworks for large application development and system integration.

• Feb 11-13 - Book

Join us for the KDAB Training Day!

The KDAB Training Day 2025 will take place in Munich on the 8th of May, right after the Qt World Summit on the 6th and 7th of May.

You can choose from the following topics:
* Effective Modern QML
* QML Application Architecture
* QML/C++ integration
* Integrating Rust into Qt applications
* Modern C++ Paradigms
* Integrating Custom 3D Renderers with Qt Applications

Read more about each course here: https://training.kdab.com/ktd25/

The training day only and combo QtWS Conference + KDAB Training Day tickets are on sale! Super early bird tickets are available now! 

Upcoming Online Rust Training Courses 2025
 

These online courses have been made available in collaboration with our partner, Ferrous Systems, a company that has been an integral member of the Rust community since before Rust 1.0.

Introduction To Rust (5 half days):
Feb 24-28 Register

Introduction + Embedded Rust Combo (8 half days):
Feb 24 - March 7 Register

Embedded Rust (3 half days)
Mar 5-7 Register

Check out the full schedule.

Events

Embedded Software Engineering Kongress was our last event for 2024! However, we are very much looking forward to 2025, as there will be several exciting events where you will get the opportunity to meet us and we would love to see you!

Embedded World 2025 - 11-13th March (Nürnberg, Germany)

Are you planning to visit Embedded World next year? Save the date! KDAB will present the latest software demos, customer showcases and service offerings in hall 4, booth 302. We look forward to talking to you about your embedded software project. 

Qt World Summit - 2025, Munich, May 6-7

At Qt World Summit in May, you'll have a few chances to hear from and even meet our experts. Till Adam will share the stage with Siemens' Dacian Messthaler for a lightning talk, Giuseppe D'Angelo will give a talk about GammaRay, and Leon Matthes and Andrew Hayzen together will share their talk about Rust and Qt. Check out the full agenda.