This is a tutorial to learn KDE programming by examples. It aims towards KDE 4, however, some KDE 3 examples are in and flagged as KDE3. See KDE3To4 for changing information.

• Preparations
• Your lessons
• Suggested Readings

Preparations

• Basics

KDE is tied together with Qt. KDE classes mostly inherit Qt classes and specify them. KDE 4 is based on QT 4, KDE 3 is based on Qt. When this tutorial introduces Qt classes, this helps you learn KDE programming. Qt is based on C++.

• Know how you can get help

Whenever you have a KDE class and want the KDE documentation for it, point your konqueror to kde:KApplication (in case you want help for the class KApplication). For the Qt class QApplication, you can point your konqueror to qt:QApplication.

• Refresh your C++ knowledge

http://developer.kde.org/~wheeler/cpp-pitfalls.html
Thinking in C++

Your lessons

• Your first program
• KListView
• QTreeView/QTreeWidget/QListView/QListWidget/QTableView/QTableWidget
• OutPut
• CommandLine Options
• KDirWatcher
• WhatsThis-help
• A Parser
• How to write Makefile.am's
• KDE CMake Intro
• How to start your KDE 4 project
• A QTreeWidget template
• How to create a dbus interface
• How to use a kioslave/how to use imap
• How to fight memory leaks

Suggested Readings

http://edu.kde.org/development/tips.php