April 2026 Newsletter: Qt 6.11 is out, and Jesper Pedersen tours its highlights with The Qt Group, including QCanvasPainter, QRangeModelAdapter, and the new TaskTree.

This edition also offers: how to build reusable Slint UI libraries with Rust crates, new video episodes in the CLion series, training updates - including the addition of Advanced Qt Widgets to the schedule, and event news.

This episode will tell you how to configure keybindings and how to tell what function is on a given key.

Should helper functions go in C++ files rather than as private member functions? Peppe provides a thorough answer beyond yes/no, explaining why you should use anonymous namespaces and static keywords for such functions. He also demonstrates an interesting bug that occurs when classes declared in cpp files aren't placed in anonymous namespaces, illustrating the practical importance of proper scoping.

With the release of Qt 6.11, Jesper Pedersen meets with Qt Group's Maycon Stamboroski to talk, among other things, about improvements including QCanvasPainter in Qt Quick, QRangeModelAdapter in QRangeModel and the benefits of the new TaskTree. What we can expect in Qt 6:12 is also discussed.

CLion comes with its own code formatter: Should you use that or clang-format?

And if you chose clang-format, how do you set that up?

Disclaimer:

This reflects CLion at the time of recording. New versions might be different.

For Qt Creator users accustomed to kits, CLion's toolchains and CMake profiles can feel opaque. Jesper Pedersen explains how CLion discovers Qt via qmake in PATH, how to define separate toolchains loading environment settings from setup files for each Qt version, and how to create CMake profiles like "Debug-6.9" to switch Qt versions like Qt Creator kits - including disabling unused profiles to avoid constant rebuilds.

Qt Designer integration in CLion is nowhere near as smooth as in Qt Creator, but you can still make working with .ui files reasonably convenient.

In this episode, Jesper Pedersen shows how to configure an External Tool for Qt Designer that always opens the matching .ui file next to your current .cpp, and then bind it to the familiar Shift+F4 shortcut so you can jump from code into the form editor with a single keystroke – plus a quick bonus on re‑binding “Open tab in new window” to Ctrl+E,4 to better mimic Qt Creator’s window handling.

Practical engineering challenges across C++, Qt, and Rust - a close look at Rust/C++ interop approaches and those of Zngur and CXX, QML Synchronization, reports and demos from Embedded World 2026, Hotspot 1.6 and Qt Creator 19 released, a new Qt Widgets video and a series on using CLion. Plus the latest on training and events.

In this short episode, Jesper Pedersen shows Qt Creator users how to feel at home in CLion by re‑creating their beloved Ctrl+K locator workflow. You’ll learn how CLion’s “Search Everywhere” (Shift+Shift) works, how to quickly jump between symbols, files, actions and text, and how to bind it to Ctrl+K so you stop accidentally typing into the current editor instead of switching files.

We’re back from Nuremberg! This 2-minute recap offers a quick look at the diverse range of customer-driven demos we featured at Embedded World 2026.Everything you see here is built on real-world customer success. From intuitive user interfaces to robust system integrations, see how we’re solving complex embedded challenges across various industries.

Switching IDEs is challenging - muscle memory and familiar workflows are hard to overcome. Jesper Pedersen explores JetBrains' CLion after a decade with Qt Creator, demonstrating what works well for Qt/CMake projects and what feels rough for Qt Creator users. This intro covers trying CLion safely, switching to Qt Creator keymaps, configuring existing projects, creating Qt Widgets projects, and exploring debugging and Git integration.

February 2026 Newsletter: Spix GUI Automation, Windows CE Migration Whitepaper, Oxidize 2026 CfP, Embedded World 2026, Meeting C++, QML Videos, Training & Events

QRangeModel was introduced in Qt 6.10. Finally, we do no longer need to subclass to be able to provide data to a view - or do we? In this episode, Jesper show how to work with this new class, and discusses when it is a good idea to use, and when it is less so.

In this video Christoph Sterz shows Spix, a tool that allows you to automatically click and interact in Qt Applications avoiding those annoying multiple repeat logins every time you make a change.

Spix can be used for testing and debugging. Christoph explains how Spix can be installed, and how the different functions can be used for increased developer performance.