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Delphi Haven: Native Android controls for XE5
Just a quick post to say Babak Yaghoobi – he of the open source native iOS control set– is coming up with the goods for Android too. The project – ‘D.P.F Delphi Android Native Components’ – is on...
View ArticleBehind the connection: FireMonkey, Android, Windows and PostMessage
FireMonkey framework (FMX for short) is definitely able to use custom [Windows] messages much like we have always done with the VCL. And this is also true when using FireMonkey to build Android...
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DelphiTools.info: MapFileStats v1.5 – Improved DCU Statistics
My small utility that gives binary size statistics from the Map file just got updated to version 1.5 This updates improves statistics gathered and reported for DCU file sizes, and introduces a small...
View ArticleThe Podcast at Delphi.org: A Tale of Two Grids
If you buy RAD Studio XE5, Delphi XE5 or C++Builder XE5 between now and the end of the year, then you get both the InfoPower XE5 VCL Grid and components, as well as the InfoPower XE4 FireMonkey grid!...
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Firebird News: Ștefan Suciu’s patch to implement support for Firebird in...
His patch to implement support for Firebird in Sqitch (a database change management application) has reached a milestone – is merged.
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Firebird News: Debian: 7.3 stable is released with Firebird security fixes
The Debian project is pleased to announce the third update of its stable distribution Debian 7 (codename wheezy). This update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the stable release, along...
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DelphiTools.info: Setting up SSL for DWScript Web Server
Setting up an SSL with DWScript Web Server (and other http.sys services like mORMot) is simple, and it’s cheap, free even thanks to StartCOM. Encryption is also pretty darn fast on recent Windows...
View ArticleBehind the connection: Coding in Delphi ebook
Coding in Delphi ebook by Nick Hodges. Available to registered users of Delphi XE5, RAD Studio XE5, and Embarcadero All-Access XE. This promotional item is available as a special promotion through...
View ArticleDr.Bob's Delphi Notes: X-Mas Wish List: Delphi XE5 Enterprise Upgrade +...
My recommended X-mas Shopping List would contain one main item: a Delphi XE5 Enterprise Upgrade + Subscription. Clarification: right now, you can upgrade from any old version of Delphi to the latest...
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Firebird News: New German translation for Firebird Cache document
Martin Köditz completed the German translation of the Firebird Cache document. For everybody interested in it, please visit the HTML version. The PDF can be found here.
View ArticleBehind the connection: Mandelbrot Explorer for Android and Windows
Using Delphi XE5, I rewrote my Mandelbrot fractal explorer with the FireMonkey component framework. The result is a working application for Android and Windows. To generate Windows or Android version,...
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The Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff: jpluimers
Almost a year ago, a thread on “premature Delphi optimization” came by on G+ about this code: procedure ExchangeInteger(var AValue1, AValue2: Integer); begin AValue1 := AValue1 xor AValue2; AValue2 :=...
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The Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff: jpluimers
Another episode in the Missed Schedule series that was originally scheduled for 20131201:Until I read the comments at Monitoring the Monitor, I only knew the early days of Matt Pietrek‘s work at NuMega...
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Firebird News: TurboBird 0.9.12 is released with new version for win64
TurboBird 0.9.12 is released Changelog Add auto completion in Query window. Releasing Windows 64-bit version of Turbo Bird.
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The Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff: jpluimers
Even when not using Visual Live Binding, Delphi generates empty .VLB files in both Delphi XE3 (virtually always) and Delphi XE4 (most of the time).Visual Live Binding is one way of binding data to UI...
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Firebird News: Devart XMas Promotion
Devart Team is glad to announce the beginning of Christmas season. All products are now available at the discounted rate. Be ready to receive up to 35% off on all products. We wish you a Merry...
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The Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff: jpluimers
Just around the start of the Delphi XE5 end-of-year special offer (more details below), Delphi XE5 Update 2 was released. It adds C++ Builder for iOS support, and fixes many bugs.What I like most is...
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Delphi Code Monkey: Five Code Upgrade Snares and How to Avoid Them
Here are five upgrade snares that have slowed progress or even stalled attempts by well meaning competent developers who have tried to migrate large code-bases up to new Delphi versions. 1. The "I...
View ArticleDelphi Code Monkey: Book Review: "Coding in Delphi" : A new Delphi book by...
Right now you can only get it by buying Delphi XE5. I just finished reading it, and I love it. I think that the title needs to be understood with the word "Modern" put in there somewhere. Maybe...
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Delphi Haven: If you write database applications in Delphi
… you may want to contribute to the following thread on the Embarcadero forums:https://forums.embarcadero.com/thread.jspa?messageID=620961&tstart=0#620961Quote:Hello AllAt moment the DB RTL team is...
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