RAD Studio 11 saw the introduction of the TRESTRequestDataSetAdapter, a component that can read data from a TDataSet and convert it to JSON ready to send back to a remote RESTful API. Before I talk more about how to use it, I want to recap how REST URL/APIs work.
REST APIs and VERBS
REST APIs are typically created to use the different HTML verbs (POST, GET, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE) to define the…
How to Use Azure Cognitive Services
July 30, 2021
It’s been around 6 years since I last wrote about the Azure Translator Services. Since 2015, the API has been updated from XML to JSON and re-organised under the Cognitive Services branding. Additionally, functionality has been broken down into different resources to…
Market trend data clearly shows that mobile is now the dominant platform for end-user engagement, with Android being the market’s largest platform today. As a result, having a mobile strategy in place as part of a comprehensive software vision is more important than…
RADStudio IDE Keyboard Shortcuts Guide
March 22, 2021
RAD Studio Keyboard Shortcuts
The RAD Studio IDE has a great number of keyboard shortcuts that can save you from grabbing the mouse and help you code even faster. The RAD Studio keyboard shortcuts can help developer productivity during many of the regular jobs a developer does in the IDE including,
Navigating your project within the IDE
Writing code faster with code completion, code templates…
TCoffeeAndCode Developer Chats in March 2021
March 11, 2021
TCoffeeAndCode is back – register now!!
TCoffeeAndCode is returning back for 3 more sessions in March, moving to a new time of 1pm GMT (2pm CET) to enable a lunchtime break, and also enable some of our American friends to join us for a breakfast bru!
Tue – 16th…
How to Speed Up Remote Desktop Applications
March 9, 2021
One feature update to RAD Studio 10.4.2, driven by analysis showing an increase in the number of developers using remote desktop to development during Covid, has been a speed up to the IDE rendering over Remote Desktop.
The main issues focused on were the IDE freezing…
What Are The Best Options For Mobile App Development?
March 4, 2021
Mobile app development can be categorized into the creation of 3 main types of applications. Native apps, web-based mobile apps, and hybrid apps.
What are the differences between native, hybrid, and web applications?
The simplest way to describe the difference between native, hybrid, and web apps is:
Native apps are compiled binaries that run on the device. They are the fastest and most secure of…
Join TCoffee and Code Week - 1st to 5th Feb
January 22, 2021
Join us for “TCoffee and Code”
Join us every day between the 1st & 5th of February for TCoffeeAndCode as we have a virtual coffee break at 11am GMT each day.
With Covid still keeping many developers away from the office and the rest of their teams, we decided…
Enterprise or Architect Edition?
If you are a developer, and wondering if you should look at the Enterprise or Architect Edition, (What extra do you get? Is it useful? What more can you do with Architect? How to use it to speed up your development?) well.. this webinar is…
How ISV’s Drive Innovation with InterBase
November 24, 2020
I recently ran a webinar, alongside Mary Kelly, discussing how InterBase ISV’s are innovating faster while improving profitability and return on investment through using InterBase. Following up on that webinar, I wanted to summarise some of the points discussed.
Why ISV’s Choose InterBase?
To put it simply – Trust – ISV’s trust InterBase to lower their business risks, and cut out…