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42/*!
43 \page how-to-learn-qt.html
44 \brief Links to guides and resources for learning Qt.
45 \title How to Learn Qt
46 \ingroup howto
47
48 We assume that you already know C++ and will be using it for Qt
49 development. See the \l{Qt website} for more information about
50 using other programming languages with Qt.
51
52 The best way to learn Qt is to read the official Qt book,
53 \l{http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0132354160/ref=ase_trolltech/}{C++
54 GUI Programming with Qt 4, Second Edition} (ISBN 0-13-235416-0). This book
55 provides comprehensive coverage of Qt programming all the way
56 from "Hello Qt" to advanced features such as multithreading, 2D and
57 3D graphics, networking, item view classes, and XML. (The first edition,
58 which is based on Qt 4.1, is available
59 \l{http://www.qtrac.eu/C++-GUI-Programming-with-Qt-4-1st-ed.zip}{online}.)
60
61 If you want to program purely in C++, designing your interfaces
62 in code without the aid of any design tools, take a look at the
63 \l{Tutorials}. These are designed to get you into Qt programming,
64 with an emphasis on working code rather than being a tour of features.
65
66 If you want to design your user interfaces using a design tool, then
67 read at least the first few chapters of the \l{Qt Designer manual}.