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Want more…Platforms

Platform is one the most overloaded terms in computer technology. When someone talks about supporting a platform they might be referring to an operating system platform, hardware platform, mobile platform, database platform, graphics hardware and software platform, service based platform, application based platform, a framework, or an architecture.  Operating system platforms in use today include [...]

Want more…Exploration

The Space Shuttle Atlantis landed this morning on Runway 15 at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida at 5:57am EDT.  The landing marked the end of 30 years of the Space Shuttle program.  I want more explorations both robotic and manned spacecraft.  In Star Trek we were told over and over again "To boldly [...]

Want more…Sugar

Julie Andrews, as Mary Poppins, sang "Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down." The "Spoonful of Sugar" song starts "In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and snap the job’s a game".  When I am programming, I am having fun.  Yes, it [...]

Want more…Languages

I recently re-watched "The Lord of the Rings" (LOTR) movie trilogy. Remember the LOTR phrase, "One Ring To Rule Them All"?  Could there ever be "One Programming Language To Rule Them All" (OPLTRTA)?  In the early years of our industry there were loads of new languages appearing each year (History of Programming Languages).  There were also attempts to create best of [...]

Developer Christmas Countdown - December 9 - T minus 16 days

December 9: Quality and Testing, JCP Java SE 7 and Java SE 8 roadmaps approved
I woke up early this morning thinking about how much work I have to complete before I take a few days off during the holiday time. No matter how I plan, it always seems like there is more to do, more [...]

Developer Christmas Countdown - December 3 - T minus 22 days

December 3: Magazines, Books, Blogs and WebSites for Delphi, C++Builder, Delphi Prism and RadPHP
There is a worldwide ecosystem supporting our Embarcadero developer tools and technologies. Here are just a few of the resources available to you:

Pascal Gamer Magazine - now available for purchase on lulu.com
Bob Swart’s Delphi XE Development Essentials
Marco Cantu’s books on Amazon
C++Builder Developer’s Journal
Jose [...]

25 years here - today - development tools are even better

On June 18, 1985 I joined Borland International in Scotts Valley California.  It was great to come to a developer tools and software company.  It is a special treat to be able to work on developer tools and be a developer.  25 years have passed and they have all been great years.   There have been [...]

Buy One/Get One offer ends this Thursday! David I live online Wednesday/Thursday…

You can save several thousand dollars on an additional tool of your choosing. But you must act by September 24th!
Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to upgrade your existing tools or increase the number of tools in your toolchest – for less than you might expect. But, you only have until September 24, 2009  [...]

CodeRage 4 - Day 3 - Thursday, Two more days of serious Technical Fun

It’s early Thursday morning in Scotts Valley California.  Today is CodeRage 4 Day 3 with even more totally technical sessions.  Two streaming rooms of presentations, live Q&A, chat rooms for networking with other developers and the speakers, and a virtual exhibit hall.
Today’s schedule goes from 5am to 8pm Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7).  Even if you [...]

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 [...]

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