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CodeRage 4 - Day 2 starts in 15 minutes….

We completed the first day of CodeRage last night at 8pm Pacific Daylight time. It was great to see all of the developers online throughout the day learning about the new Delphi 2010, C++Builder 2010, RAD Studio 2010, and Delphi Prism 2010. We also had technical sessions for Embarcadero All-Access, ER/Studio, Change Manager, Aspect Oriented programming, Designing [...]

CodeRage 4 is happening now - LIVE!

As of 5am Pacific Time (UTC -7) this morning we are live with CodeRage 4. There are two session rooms running at the same time. Anders Ohlsson is hosting in room #1, and I am running room #2.
It’s not too late to register and attend!!!
This morning at 7am Pacific Time - Michael Rozlog will present the [...]

2009 09 08 David Intersimone All-Access
C++
CodeGear
CodeRage
Components
DB Optimizer
Database
Delphi
Delphi Prism
EDN
Education
Embarcadero
Events
GUI
InterBase
J Optimizer
Optimization
Pascal
Products
Programming
RAD Studio
Webinar
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Less than one week until CodeRage 4 starts - come join us

CodeRage 4, our deep dive technical virtual conference, starts next Tuesday. More than 90 sessions covering the latest technologies included in Delphi 2010, C++Builder 2010 along with techncial sessions for Delphi Prism, InterBase, and our database tools.
When: Tuesday to Friday, September 8-11
Where: Online - Register Today
Join in the sessions with the top speakers from inside [...]

2009 09 01 David Intersimone .NET
C++
CodeGear
CodeRage
Components
DB Optimizer
Database
DatabaseGear
Delphi
Delphi Prism
Embarcadero
Events
GUI
InterBase
J Optimizer
Java
Pascal
Patterns
Performance
Programming
RAD Studio
SQL
SQL Server
Sybase
Training
Unicode
Webinar
Windows
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Some of the developer/technology feeds I follow…

There is an ocean of developer and technology information on the Internet. I use feeds as one of the ways to try and "Sip" from the firehose of content.
EDN - http://edn.embarcadero.com/rss
DelphiFeeds.com - http://feeds.delphifeeds.com/delphifeeds?format=xml
Dr.Dobb’s - All Articles - http://feeds.pheedo.com/drdobbs_all_articles
DDJ CodeTalk Blog Entries - http://www.dobbscodetalk.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&task=rss
O’Reilly Radar - Insight, analysis, and research about emerging technologies - http://feeds.feedburner.com/oreilly/radar/atom
Slashdot: Developers [...]

2009 06 30 David Intersimone CodeRage
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Delphi Prism
EDN
Embarcadero
Events
Internet
News
Programming
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24 years of software development work in Scotts Valley…

I just got back from two weeks in Europe visiting with great customers, partners, and press in Moscow, Milan (Piacenza), Hamburg, Frankfurt, Brussels, London, and Maidenhead. I arrived back in time to celebrate my 24 years, today, here in Scotts Valley working for Embarcadero (Borland International, Inprise, Borland Software Corporation, DevCo, and CodeGear). Twenty-Four years focused [...]

2009 06 17 David Intersimone CodeGear
Database
DatabaseGear
Delphi
EDN
Embarcadero
History
Pascal
Programming
S/W Engineering
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Old-school programming techniques you probably don’t miss

"…and today can blissfully forget" by Esther Schindler, ComputerWorld Developer
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=Development&articleId=9132061&taxonomyId=11&pageNumber=1
Esther has written a wonderful article on Computerworld’s Development site. She highlights 11 programming techniques that developers sent her after she posted a request on FaceBook and otehr sites asking developers to send in their thoughts. The article also lists some "honorable mention" techniques in each area.
The [...]

2009 05 02 David Intersimone History
Programming
Random Thoughts
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Where in the world has David I been the last three weeks?

Hello from Beijing. I am at the last stop on a three week application development and database development tour and vacation trip in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and China. While on the trip I have visited with many developers, customers, community leaders, and even a university (Hohai University in Nanjing). Loads of excitement about the developer tools [...]

2009 04 16 David Intersimone .NET
C++
Database
DatabaseGear
Delphi
Delphi Prism
Eclipse
Education
Embedded
Java
PHP
Pascal
People
Products
Programming
RIAs
S/W Engineering
Unicode
Windows
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Bjarne Stroustrup on educating software developers

I am a huge fan of Bjarne Stroustrup. He has made many important contributions to our world of programming programming languages, our programming world, and to Computer Science. As a researcher, teacher, and speaker, Bjarne continues to help improve the world of software development just as our Embarcadero Developer Network strives to help software developers improve their skills, [...]

2009 01 22 David Intersimone C++
People
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What programming and domain specific languages do you use every day?

In the course of a typical day I use a range of programming and domain specific languages in the programs I build, the demos I create, and the presentations I give. If we were just talking about the most used programming language for any one developer, each of us might mention C, C++, C#, Java, Delphi, [...]

2008 12 17 David Intersimone Programming
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CodeRage III - Day 4 - Thursday, 5am to 8pm (Pacific Time)

It’s the fourth (of five) day of CodeRage III. It’s Thursday and now there are only 1.5 days left for CodeRage III.
This morning, in room #1, it’s the Al Mannarino JBuilder and Java show. Al is one of Embarcadero’s Software Consultants in the US. He is giving back to back to back technical sessions starting at 5am [...]

2008 12 04 David Intersimone CodeRage
Database
Education
Embarcadero
Events
Modeling
Products
Programming
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