Introduction to Design Patterns in C++ with Qt4

2009-12-01T11:48:00.000-08:00

C++ is taught “The Qt way”, with an emphasis on design patterns, and re-use of open source libraries and tools. By the end of the book, the reader should have a deep understanding of both the language and libraries, as well the design patterns used in developing software with them.

C++ had been in use for many years before it was standardized in 1989, which makes it a relatively mature language compared to others that are in popular use today. It is a very important language for building fast, efficient, mission-critical systems. C++ is also one of the most flexible languages around, giving developers many choices of programming styles for use in high-level GUI code as well as low-level device drivers.

For a few years in the early 90s, C++ was the most popular object oriented (OO) language in use, and many computer science (CS) students were introduced to object-oriented programming (OOP) via C++. This was because C++ provided a relatively easy transition to OOP for C programmers, and many CS professors had been teaching C previously.

Starting around 1996, Java gained favor over C++ as the first OO language for students to learn. There are a number of reasons that Java gained so much popularity.

The language itself is simpler than C++.
The language has built-in garbage collection, so programmers do not need to concern themselves with memory de-allocation.
A standard set of GUI classes is included in the development kit.
The built-in String class supports Unicode.
Multithreading is built into the language.
It is easier to build and “plug in” Java Archives (JARs) than it is to recompile and relink libraries.
Many Web servers provide Java APIs for easy integration.
Java programs are platform independent (Wintel, Solaris, MacOS, Linux, *nix, etc.).

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