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Skill Sprint: Unlocking the Windows Runtime (WinRT) and Universal Windows Platform (UWP) on Windows 10

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November 24, 2015
Author: Marleon   What is the Windows Runtime (WinRT)? Introduced in Windows 8 Default program interface Object Oriented API Native Code API Does not replace Win32 Not part of .NET Not managed code Not a tablet version of Windows (WindowsRT) Only way to access some features of Windows 10 Asynchronous Non blocking > 50ms Read more about the new world’s C++/WinRT and how it can help your…
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Migrating legacy C++ Builder Apps to C++ Builder 10 Seattle

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November 10, 2015
  Migration Considerations – Unicode For the most part, your older C++ Builder source code and forms will import, compile, link and execute in current C++ Builder 10 Seattle, but you may need to make Unicode changes, and re-build 3rd party libraries, if these apply: Any…
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Connecting the Philips Hue Bridge to Wi-Fi

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October 22, 2015
Author: Rogerio GB I needed to connect my Philips Hue Bridge to Wi-Fi to use it for a presentation at a conference in Brazil. Most public Wi-Fi networks segments each connection preventing communication between devices, besides the fact the Hue Bridge is Ethernet only (Not…
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Rad Studio Quality Portal user guide

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October 22, 2015
Author: Juan Antonio Ruzafa Embarcadero’s Quality Portal provides a community process for resolving, clarifying, and tracking quality issues regarding Embarcadero’s products and services. Embarcadero Developer Network (EDN) members can create bug reports and feature…
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New Delphi Seattle MongoDB Sample

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October 15, 2015
I created some more Delphi 10 Seattle samples to show off MongoDB and FireDAC functionality: LocalSQL, Indexing & Geospatial. The first one queries some data from MongoDB allowing you to specify the match, sort and projection, then it stores the results in a DataSet. At…
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Installing InterBase XE7 on Linux

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October 13, 2015
Author: Jacobus O51432 These are the steps to download and install InterBase XE7 on Linux and start the InterBase XE7 Server. In this example I will install the 32 bit version on an Ubuntu 64 bit machine. These steps will be identical for 32 bit and 64 bit InterBase Server…