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I am going to make a new video game

Davide Coppola May 12, 2020 0 Comments

After almost 4 years of inactivity, I decided to go back to game development and to start to work on a new video game. In this post I will explain why I want to do it and what I am…
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Gamedev

announcement, concept, devdiary, devlog, game, gamedev, ideas, new, plan, project, video game

GUI unit testing with Qt Test – part 1 – introduction

Davide Coppola January 2, 2018 7 Comments

This tutorial is an introduction to GUI unit testing with Qt Test. A working example is discussed and analysed in detail. Full qmake project and C++ source code are provided.

Qt

C++, code, data driven, GUI, interface, project, Qt, Qt test, source, test, testing, unit test, unit testing, widgets

C++ unit testing with Qt Test – part 2 – advanced testing

Davide Coppola November 29, 2017 0 Comments

This tutorial explores more advanced topics in C++ unit testing with Qt Test. A working example is discussed and analysed in detail. Full qmake project and C++ source code are provided.

C++, Qt

C++, code, cpp, data driven, project, Qt, Qt Creator, Qt test, source, testing, unit test, unit testing

C++ unit testing with Qt Test – part 1 – introduction

Davide Coppola November 22, 2017 6 Comments

This tutorial is an introduction to C++ unit testing with Qt Test. A working example is discussed and analysed in detail. Full qmake project and C++ source code are provided.

C++, Qt

C++, code, cpp, example, introduction, project, qmake, Qt, Qt Creator, Qt test, source, testing, unit test, unit testing

Released cpu-stat: command line CPU usage statistics for Linux

Davide Coppola December 28, 2016 0 Comments

I have released the first public version of cpu-stat, a command line program which provides CPU usage statistics for Linux systems. Source code is open and available on GitHub.

Linux, Projects

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Qt Network and JSON example: a simple Hacker News reader

Davide Coppola November 22, 2016 4 Comments

This tutorial will show you how to use Qt Network and JSON to create a simple Hacker News

Qt

API, C++, code, example, guide, Hacker News, http, JSON, network, networking, news, project, Qt, reader, REST, source, stories, tutorial

How to contribute to an open source project on GitHub

Davide Coppola November 5, 2016 22 Comments

A step by step guide that

Git

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How to create git submodule from repository subdirectory

Davide Coppola February 18, 2015 4 Comments

This tutorial explains how to extract a subdirectory of a git repository and how to make it a submodule or an independent git repository in 8 easy steps.

Git

create, directory, git, howto, project, repo, repository, subdirectory, subfolder, submodule, tutorial

How to set up a SDL 2 project for iOS in Xcode 5

Davide Coppola June 24, 2014 0 Comments

SDL 2, a cross-platform library for multimedia applications, now offers projects and templates for many platforms, including a XCode project template for iOS which, in theory, should allow you to start to work on your app without wasting any time…
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Libraries and Frameworks

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