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CAD with C++Builder, episode#0

Author: Seva Leonov Where Last year I had a course in programming with C++. They were 2nd year students, and they already got C# and Python. Then their dean called me and ask: “Look, Seva, I want to get them programming, not writing code. Can you?” That was a real challenge, so I gave the students a doubled course in C++ with a couple of last lectures on C++ and RAD principles. The…
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FireDAC & ODBC for Paradox and dBase tables.

I continue to get customer requests for options to migrate legacy RAD Studio, Delphi or C++ Builder applications using the Borland Database Engine (BDE) with Paradox and/or dBase files. With the current versions of RAD Studio…
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Understanding Automatic Reference Counting - ARC

Automatic Reference Counting is the memory management system used by Strings & Interfaces on all platforms, and all objects on Linux and Mobile. Unlike Garbage Collection, ARC is purely deterministic and keeps the developer in control. Join Delphi Product Manager Marco…
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May Cool App Winner: Ofertas do Dia

The cool app Winner for May comes from Brazil. It isOfertas do Dia, or “Daily Offers” for us English speakers. This cool mobile app runs on iOS, Android and Windows Desktop. It collects all the daily offers from the bigger brazilian online stores and…