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RAD Server single site deployment license included in RAD Studio 10.2.2 Tokyo Edition and FireMonkey Quick Edit IDE Support

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January 4, 2018
RAD Studio 10.2.2includes aRAD Server single site deployment license in Enterprise and Architect editions and adds newFireMonkey Quick Edit support, plus many additional features and benefits as described in What’s New in RAD Studio 10.2.2. Let’s take a look at how we can use the newFireMonkey Quick Edit support to add a…
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Migrating is easier than you think!

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December 26, 2017
As an Embarcadero Software Consultant, I’m often asked to help migrate legacy Delphi and C++ Builder code to the current versions. Developers have commented that their migrations were easier than they thought! Here are two recent Code Rage Sessions showing Migrating your…
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RAD Studio 10.2: Windows 10 VCL UWP/WinRT Support

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September 29, 2017
Windows 10 VCL Universal Windows Platform (UWP)/WinRT Services and Components has been added to the Run Time Library (RTL). For example, the Windows 10 Notifications Componentand Windows 10 Sharing/Contract Component, for both Object Pascal and C++ is included in RAD…
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C++ Builder Header Dependencies

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August 30, 2017
Why should you care about header dependencies in C++? One reason is header dependencies can have an impact on building, refactoring, testing and on the structure of your software. And reducing header dependencies in C++ also reduces compile time dependencies – the dependencies between files and libraries at compile time. One way to reduce header dependencies in C++ is to avoid including…
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FireDAC & ODBC for Paradox and dBase tables.

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June 9, 2017
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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FireDAC and Microsoft Azure SQL Database

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April 28, 2017
I’ve started to get requests to use FireDAC with Cloud Databases, like SQL Azure. The question whether or not to put your business data in the cloud is getting easier and easier these days and a lot of that is thanks to Microsoft’s investment in Microsoft Azure. Microsoft’sstrategy to create an infrastructure, like Microsoft Azure SQL Database, that can manage…
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Migrating Delphi - Case Studies Webinar

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September 30, 2016
On this webinar we learned how to migrate from older editions of Delphi with some stories of what to look for and how to update your code (including tools and resources to help you along the way) This webinar focused on these three areas for migrating legacy Delphi to the…