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31 C++Builder XE3 videos in January - Jan 6 - Your first Dataset C++ FireMonkey application using ClientDataSet

During each day of January 2013, I am creating a new video showing you how to use the new C++Builder XE3 compilers for Win32, Win64 and OSX to create multi-platform, database, multi-tier, HD and 3D applications.  In the sixth video you will learn how to build your first C++ FireMonkey application that connects to a [...]

31 C++Builder XE3 videos in January - Jan 2 - Using C++ FireMonkey Anchors and Layouts

During each day of January 2013, I am creating a new video showing you how to use the new C++Builder XE3 compilers for Win32, Win64 and OSX to create multi-platform, database, multi-tier, HD and 3D applications.  In the second video you will learn how to use the Anchors properties and Layout components (TScaledLayout, TFlowLayout and [...]

Embarcadero Blog Posts - translated from Russian….

To read some of the wonderful Russian language FireMonkey and programming blog posts by our Embarcadero Russia R&D and Sales team membeers, you can use the Google translation facility.  Here are some of the recent blog posts you can read in English using Google translate:
Part 1. The development of components for FMX 2.0. Overview of [...]

Embarcadero’s continuing commitment to C, C99 and C++

With the upcoming release of our new C++Builder compiler for 64-bit Windows (will have C++11 standard support), Embarcadero Technologies continues our commitment for the C, C99 and C++ languages that started on May 13, 1987 with the first release of Turbo C version 1.0.  The C++Builder 64-bit Windows compiler is coming soon.
For the past 25+ [...]

Capturing audio with a Delphi XE3 FireMonkey 2 application

FireMonkey version 2 (FM2) now supports playing and capturing audio files.  The following is a simple Delphi XE3 application unit (my form had one TButton on it) that uses the TAudioCaptureDevice to record audio coming in from the default audio input (in my case, the built-in microphone on my notebook computer).
unit AudioUnit;
interface
uses
System.SysUtils, System.Types, [...]

What developers think…

In today’s Dr. Dobbs Update (delieverd to your email box if you request it), Jon Erickson (DDJ editor) mentiones an article with the summary results of a survey DDJ did in cooperation with Forrester Research. The survey was created to understand how tools and technologies are affecting developers.
In the article, What Developers Think, written by Jeffrey Hammond, Research [...]

DBArtisan now supports Microsoft SQL Azure databases

Today, at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC’09) in Los Angeles, Embarcadero Technologies announced DBArtisan for the SQL Azure database from Microsoft. The special edition of DBArtisan helps organizations expedite the deployment and simplify the management of cloud-based databases and applications.
DBArtisan for SQL Azure provides for basic database administration at the schema level, including object management [...]

The Computer Science major is cool again!

For mysef, Computer Science has always been hot and cool!  I thank my lucky stars every day for having moved from Aeronautical Engineering to Computer Science when I was a freshman at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.  I have completely enjoyed my degree or my career.
According to the results of a recent Taulbee Survey put out by [...]

Delphi 2009 Productivity Tour - Thank you Salt Lake City, Columbus, and Toronto

I am back from the first week of the Delphi 2009 Productivity Tour of Salt Lake City, Columbus, and Toronto.  I want to personally thank everyone who braved the cold, the rain, the snow, and the ice to come and spend some time at the first three stops on the tour.  This is just the start of [...]

The Delphi 2009 Productivity Tour - on the road in the US, Canada, and the world with David I.

It’s that time.  It’s way overdue.  We are hitting the road in the US, Canada, and around the world over the next 5 months to visit with you!
Last year, we did some city stops, workshops, and user group meetings and a load of online webinars, launches, and CodeRage III.  It was great to have the [...]

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