--- product_id: 8497877 title: "C++ GUI Programming with Qt 4 (2nd Edition) (Prentice Hall Open Source Software Development Series)" price: "₹ 6947" currency: INR in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.in/products/8497877-c-gui-programming-with-qt-4-2nd-edition-prentice-hall store_origin: IN region: India --- # C++ GUI Programming with Qt 4 (2nd Edition) (Prentice Hall Open Source Software Development Series) **Price:** ₹ 6947 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** C++ GUI Programming with Qt 4 (2nd Edition) (Prentice Hall Open Source Software Development Series) - **How much does it cost?** ₹ 6947 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.in](https://www.desertcart.in/products/8497877-c-gui-programming-with-qt-4-2nd-edition-prentice-hall) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: C++ GUI Programming with Qt 4 (2nd Edition) (Prentice Hall Open Source Software Development Series): 9780132354165: Blanchette, Jasmin, Summerfield, Mark: Books Review: Nails it! - This book is the model that all others should emulate. I haven't read every single page of it, nor do I expected to, nor do I expect to _have_ to. Long before I could read every word or try every example, I will _understand_ Qt and will be confident and expert enough to dive into it on my own. Here's what makes this book amazing: every single example works exactly as printed. Every single example includes a description, and every single description exactly matches and illuminates what the example code is doing. Every single chapter introduces an area of Qt to a sufficient depth to get real, production code up and running (in my case, in XP, Vista64, and MacOS). Will you still need to read the on-line docs? Sure. And when you do, you'll understand them better because of the introduction the book provided. I have well over 100 programming books accumulated over a 25 year academic and professional career, and this is among the best in accomplishing what it's supposed to. If you want to learn Qt, get it. 'nuff said. Review: Great Jump Start - I've recently had a need to create some cross-platform applications and decided to look at Qt. While the Qt web site provides a great deal of information, I found this text to be a very readable way to quickly come up to speed on creating applications with Qt. Summerfield's prose moves the reader quickly from point to point with a series of short example programs and detailed breakdowns of hows and whys. I also own copies of other Summerfield books, and I've quite enjoyed the rapid learning experience they provide. The Python books (Learning Python / Programming Python / Programming in Python 3) provide more than enough detail for the experienced developer and gently take the novice forward as well. I'm looking forward to the upcoming Advanced Qt Programming book to continue to dive deeper into Qt development. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | 0132354160 | | Best Sellers Rank | #2,696,970 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #495 in C++ Programming Language #3,255 in Software Development (Books) #4,940 in Computer Graphics & Design | | Customer Reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (119) | | Dimensions | 7 x 1.5 x 9.5 inches | | Edition | 2nd | | ISBN-10 | 9780132354165 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0132354165 | | Item Weight | 2.8 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 718 pages | | Publication date | January 1, 2008 | | Publisher | Prentice Hall | ## Images ![C++ GUI Programming with Qt 4 (2nd Edition) (Prentice Hall Open Source Software Development Series) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Cek29rZGL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nails it! *by D***C on June 8, 2011* This book is the model that all others should emulate. I haven't read every single page of it, nor do I expected to, nor do I expect to _have_ to. Long before I could read every word or try every example, I will _understand_ Qt and will be confident and expert enough to dive into it on my own. Here's what makes this book amazing: every single example works exactly as printed. Every single example includes a description, and every single description exactly matches and illuminates what the example code is doing. Every single chapter introduces an area of Qt to a sufficient depth to get real, production code up and running (in my case, in XP, Vista64, and MacOS). Will you still need to read the on-line docs? Sure. And when you do, you'll understand them better because of the introduction the book provided. I have well over 100 programming books accumulated over a 25 year academic and professional career, and this is among the best in accomplishing what it's supposed to. If you want to learn Qt, get it. 'nuff said. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Jump Start *by T***T on December 22, 2009* I've recently had a need to create some cross-platform applications and decided to look at Qt. While the Qt web site provides a great deal of information, I found this text to be a very readable way to quickly come up to speed on creating applications with Qt. Summerfield's prose moves the reader quickly from point to point with a series of short example programs and detailed breakdowns of hows and whys. I also own copies of other Summerfield books, and I've quite enjoyed the rapid learning experience they provide. The Python books (Learning Python / Programming Python / Programming in Python 3) provide more than enough detail for the experienced developer and gently take the novice forward as well. I'm looking forward to the upcoming Advanced Qt Programming book to continue to dive deeper into Qt development. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Simply Required Reading *by D***Y on April 2, 2012* While this text is now out of date in terms of the many important `minor' improvements and the IDE in the last ~2 years, it remains the very best place to start things I have found. It's advanced brother (also available here) covers few more pragmatic programming techniques, but is also a bit dated. Of course on top of all that is the announcement in 2011 by Nokia that they will be using a Windows approach for future phones which has many people questioning the Qt future itself. I presume you are reading this because you decided (in spite of that) to try Qt for a project of you own. This book is fairly dense but technically quite precise. I find myself re-reading the first ~four chapters to grasp the key terminology and I continue to find Qt more elegant than Mac or Windows who each have decades of baggage at this point. The authors know their stuff. Once you have the basics, the remaining 2/3rd cover the normal collection of programming tasks in a direct way. Qt is much more then just the GUI part. Unless your tasks are very diverse, you will likely only read what you need. The only `missing' content to my mind is a deeper review of debugging methods when things go amiss. If you are not moderately up on GUIs and the concepts of event driven programming in general, you might be overwhelmed a bit. But if you are, then you will not have your time wasted on such things. Rather, the text simply states how Qt does what it does with a bit more perspective on the design approach then the on-line documents have. That's was what I needed to fit it into my world view. It is not to my mind a restatement of the man pages as another reviewed stated, rather it is more like the style found in the 1984 classic "Inside Macintosh " manuals. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.in/products/8497877-c-gui-programming-with-qt-4-2nd-edition-prentice-hall](https://www.desertcart.in/products/8497877-c-gui-programming-with-qt-4-2nd-edition-prentice-hall) --- *Product available on Desertcart India* *Store origin: IN* *Last updated: 2026-05-04*