Instant Messaging

One important feature of corporate software is the ability to communicate with staff. Thus, an internal instant messaging system is a crucial part of the software. By incorporating the networking module in Qt, we can easily create a chat system out of it.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

• Qt networking module
• Creating an instant messaging server
• Creating an instant messaging client

Creating an instant messaging system using Qt is a lot easier than you think. Let's get started!