Among the many databases FireDAC supports, one commonly used by our customers isFirebird(the open source spin-off of InterBase). FireDAC used to have a single driver for Firebird and InterBase, given they still have a significant degree of compatibility after many years, but more recently the R&D team split it in two separate drivers, with more specific configuration settings and…
The new RAD Server Console UI in10.3.1is an additional download from GetIt and it sits side by side with the older console. We’ll integrate it more deeply in the future, but you can start using it easily today.
1. Download from GetIt
The new web…
I’m always getting requests for these badges so people can show off their love of the best development tools. There are three variations of each “Built with,” “Built for,” and “Powered…
In RAD Studio 10.3 we’ve made an interesting very low-level change that affects both Delphi and C++. This is a change in the how method parameters are passed when a method is invoked.
For the vast majority of customers, this issue won’t affect you — or if it does…
We have just released ahotfixfor RAD Studio 10.3, which addresses a number of issues in the C++compiler and RTL. This is an important hotfix if you rely on compiler version numbers (for example, for version-specific behaviour in your code, especially useful…
Author: Rebekah D
If you completed any of the String exercises from the past day, you probably already have a handle on what functions are and how they are used. You should skip this lesson and work on a challenge of your choice.
Prerequisites:
You should…
Author: Rebekah D
In this installment of the #CodingResolutions series, let’s take a look at Strings and how to manipulate them. While today still has a fair amount of reading, we’ll finish off by playing with a sample application that demonstrates String…
Author: Rebekah D
So far in the #CodingResolutions series, we’ve worked a lot in the visual design framework to demonstrate how easy it is to create low-code apps. It’s instant gratification to see our apps come to life! However, there’s a lot more to…
Author: Rebekah D
Welcome back to the #CodingResolutions series! In this post, we’re going to make sure we have our developer environment set up for Android Development, and then create our first Android app in either C++ or…
2019 #CodingResolutions: Your First Windows App (In C++ or Delphi)
January 10, 2019
Author: Rebekah D
Skipping Past “Hello, World!”
Ready to create your first app? Most introduction to programming classes will start with the quintessential “Hello World!” program that outputs that greeting phrase to the console and it looks like this…
