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A few weeks ago, we released an “Apple platforms patch” focused on improving our support for the latest versions of macOS and iOS. While the patch solves issues with Apple SDKs import and with debugging on devices, there were still some problems with binding specific libraries (like the ClientDataSet one) and for C++ iOS development.
We have now released an updated…
AMD Ryzen 9 5950x Powerhouse Compiles Three Fourths Of A Million Lines Of Delphi Code In 12 Seconds
December 17, 2020
Some of the latest hardware out on the market in late 2020 is the AMD Ryzen 9 5950x CPU and at the time of this writing has the fastest single thread CPU available according to PassMark benchmarks. Additionally, it also features 16 cores and 32 threads. I wanted to try…
Packt is a publisher of programming books and video courses and there are quite a few Delphi books published through their platform. They are running a sale right now where you can get each e-book (and video course) for $5 each. There are at least 9 books (most of them…
TwineCompile is an addon for C++Builder that is currently in GetIt for free to update subscription customers, for all editions, including Pro. Let’s see how well it works with real-world projects.
TwineCompile speeds up C++Builder compile time significantly. To test this, we got two large open source C++ libraries which build with C++Builder: Xerces and SDL 2. Xerces is an XML library, and…
Advanced code editor markup, call stack UI, and multithreaded debugging tools — in a new plugin for RAD Studio now freely available.
We’re very pleased to announce a new IDE extension available today for RAD Studio 10.4.1, created by the same author as the popular…
Get Your Own Visually Stunning Icon Pack With More Than 64,000 Free Icons
December 9, 2020
When you start developing applications, you start to think about making a great user experience with a great and stunning user interface. With this Icons8 icon pack, you can get visually stunning icons for free.
With more than 64,800 free icons your applications…
Boost Productivity With Useful Bookmarks IDE Plugin To Bookmark And Navigate Code In Delphi And C++Builder
December 3, 2020
Many know how to use BookMark in your code editor using the RAD Studio IDE. You can mark a location in your code with a bookmark and jump directly to it from anywhere in the file. Bookmarks are preserved when you save the file and available when you reopen the file in the Code Editor. These existing IDE Bookmark features can be replaced with a flexible IDE Plugin Bookmarks 1.6.2. This post will…
Today’s proliferation of tools to enhance software development is a cause for celebration. Many amazing people work daily to build and distribute utilities, plug-ins, and IDEs that make our development easier! However, the other side of the proliferation coin describes a…
Quickly Log Python Script Output To The Delphi Debug Log In Your Windows Apps
November 30, 2020
Sometimes developers need to log the output messages in Delphi for debugging purposes. You might aware this can be achieved by the windows API OutputDebugStringA. How about direct your python output messages to the Delphi Events Log Window? Yes, Python4Delphi has a…
We have just released a new patch focused on improving RAD Studio 10.4.1 support for XCode 12, iOS 14 and macOS 11 Big Sur (Intel): these are operating systems and tools which were not available when 10.4.1 shipped.
Specifically, the patch offers fixes for a Delphi exception issue on macOS 11 Big Sur Intel (which was also affecting PAServer when running on that platform, meaning this patch…
