Devpost Build Session: Developing on QNX 8.0 with VS Code
See how to develop on a QNX 8.0 target from Visual Studio Code, using free tools.
QNX runs medical devices, factory floors, robots, and more than 275 million vehicles. QNX 8.0 is now free for non-commercial use through QNX Everywhere, and this live Devpost Build Session shows you how to start building on it.
John Hanam from QNX Developer Relations will walk through:
Running the QNX Developer Desktop in QEMU and on a Raspberry Pi for on-target development
Connecting that target to Visual Studio Code with the QNX Toolkit for VS Code
The other free resources worth knowing: QNX codelabs, training, documentation, and open-source packages
Level: Intermediate (basic familiarity assumed). All you need is free access to QNX Everywhere.
Want to follow along? These take a few minutes:
QNX Everywhere: https://qnx.software/en/developers/get-started/qnx-everywhere
QEMU getting started: https://www.qnx.com/developers/docs/qnxeverywhere/com.qnx.doc.target_images/topic/qsti_qemu/getting_started.html
Target images intro: https://www.qnx.com/developers/docs/qnxeverywhere/com.qnx.doc.target_images/topic/qsti/intro.html
QNX Toolkit for VS Code: https://www.qnx.com/developers/docs/8.0/com.qnx.doc.qnxtoolkit.user_guide/topic/about_this_guide.html
This session is part of the QNX Global Hackathon: $50,000 USD in prizes, and submissions close Dec 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET. Build something that runs on QNX 8.0, or a tool that helps others build for it: https://bit.ly/qnxglobal26w