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Delphi Haven: Delphi (and C++Builder) XE5 mobile add-on pack currently being...
I’ve just noticed the ‘mobile add-on pack’ for Delphi (and C++Builder) XE5 Professional is currently selling for half price on Embarcadero’s online store (link). If you’re tempted, then it’s probably...
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The Podcast at Delphi.org: Delphi Unit Testing Tools
Recently I was discussing with some friends if everyone should learn to code and one friend said “I think everyone should learn to write unit tests.” I was reading Nick Hodges’ Coding In Delphi book...
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TPersistent: Another Broken Link in the Wall
Chris Rolliston recently blogged that the Mobile Pack for Delphi Pro is being discounted 50% until the end of March, so I thought I would check it out. A percentage doesn’t tell you anything because...
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From Zero To One: Patch free Multi-touch iOS support for XE5
In my last post I wrote about the Multi-touch support for Android and iOS under Delphi XE5. The article received more attention then I anticipated, so I was surprised as it seems that this is something...
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Firebird News: Firebird backend for Django 1.6.x is updated
Here are a few fixes for v1.6.1 Release Candidate 1 commited into master ————————– Fixed missing SQLDateTimeCompiler. #19 Fixed BigIntegerField is not supported in introspection. #18 Fixed BinaryField...
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The Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff: jpluimers
Just as a few small notes as a reminder to myself:bash profile shortcuts to the right PAServer or paserverPAServer command-line optionsexample output of PAServer commandsLets get started:1. bash...
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Firebird News: Active Record Firebird Adapter updated to version 0.8.6 with...
Active Record Firebird Adapter 0.8.6 now supports pluck for efficiently retrieving a single column of a result set in an array. Another change is : Handle cases where sql does not return a result set.
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The Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff: jpluimers
Do not forget to register for the RAD-in-Action Webinar Unit Testing in Delphi featuring Nick Hodges.If you cannot watch it live: register anyway, as that will give you the URL for the replay...
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The road to Delphi: A new way to select and apply a VCL Style in Runtime
Typically we use a combobox or listbox to allow to the final user select and appy a VCL Style, Today I will show you a new way using the system menu of the form.First you need to use the GetSystemMenu...
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The Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff: jpluimers
Don’t forget to register: RAD-in-Action Webinar Unit Testing in Delphi featuring Nick Hodges « The Wiert Corner – irregular stream of stuff.Here is the Q&A part for the “Mid” one (I will edit...
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The Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff: jpluimers
Summary: Always try to avoid sharing .DCU files between projects.I see a lot of projects at clients that do not have their individual DCU directories set (therefore having the DCU files in the same...
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Firebird News: Active Record Firebird Adapter for #rails updated to version...
Active Record Firebird Adapter 0.8.7 updated Fixes regression affecting delayed_job usage : When a result set is not returned, exec_query still needs to return the number of rows affected.
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Žarko Gajić: Preserving Set Type Values in INI Files (/Databases)
A quick look at the todo list revealed: today is the day to add the following new functionality to my Delphi application: allow the user to change the visibility of some user interface elements on a...
View Articletwm’s blog: Accessing legacy operating systems remotely via Virtual Box
In the process of moving forward to Windows 7 we found, that there were still some computers running Windows 2000. The original plan was to get rid of them in the process because they are (and have...
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Firebird News: How can we increase passion in Firebird users/developers
There is long thread on increasing the passion in Firebird users (Or how can we improve the project). Alternate threaded view is on gmane. I liked this response about the long Firebird 3.0 release...
View ArticleBehind the connection: The most interesting topics...
Maybe you'll be interested by the topics mostly read on my blog. The number in front of the titles are the number of hits: 9007 Delphi XE5 to develop Android applications 5509 Automate Microsoft Office...
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The Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff: jpluimers
Very interesting: Install AndroVM in VMware Player/Workstation – YouTube.The successor is Genymotion “the faster Android emulator”, and seems to have an easier installation path: Run Android on Your...
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DelphiTools.info: Pascal vs Archetypal Enemy
Once upon a time, there was a war (in the developer meaning), between Pascal, and another language whose name begin with the V and B initials. Well that war is over. Pascal won, sometimes in 2010. As...
View ArticleDelphi Code Monkey: Happy Nineteenth Birthday, Delphi!
Next year on this day Delphi will be 20 years old (Feb 14, 2015). Time to think about what to do for the big Delphi is 20 birthday bash.This year, Delphi is of legal drinking age in my home area...
View Articleהבייט הלבן: מתכנתים ברמה נמוכה
סיפורנו מתחיל במתכנת אמריקני מסוים, בואו נקרא לו נ', שאני מכיר (לא אישית) דרך הרשת. מ' הוא מקצוען כבד בשפת Object Pascal וגם, עד כמה שאני יכול לשפוט, בעל הבנה מעמיקה בכל מה שקשור להנדסת תוכנה, ניהול...
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