Embarcadero has just published on the docwiki site an updated version of the language style guide. The document has been updated to cover modern Delphi language features and some changes to the coding style
Over the last few months I drove an effort to publish a new Object Pascal style guide for today’s Delphi language. From the preface:
“This document is an updated version of the…
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You may know C or C++ from college and want to develop apps, games and AI applications, but are unsure if what you learned suffices to help you reach your goal. How can you shift from “classroom” C++ to Modern C++?
Today, coding in any programming language is an…
Partner Collaboration to Drive Innovation (Interview with TMS Software)
April 22, 2021
About a month ago we published a short blog post about the importance of our partner ecosystem and interviewed DevExpress. Our partners not only build much needed functional capabilities for RAD Studio developers, but also deliver exciting innovation. One partner that is particularly active on the innovation front is TMS Software. They not only provide valuable suites of components for both…
A customer recently inquired whether FireDAC could be used to connect to a database via an SSH tunnel. Of course, the short answer is yes. But first, let’s define an SSH tunnel and how it can be easily accomplished with Delphi and FireDAC.
SSH Tunnels
Secure Shell…
We are continuing the popular TCoffeeAndCode series. We kick off the Spring Time series for the Central Time zone with our 2 hour Q&A conversations. If you aren’t familiar with TCoffeeAndCode, it is a weekly “coffee shop” conversation with developers…
Just recently there have been some great webinars and posts on how to modernize your applications. We’ve gathered together a collection of the most recent ones which focus on Microsoft’s gorgeous Fluent Design System.
First: What Is The Fluent Design System And How Can It Help Modernize Your Applications?
Visitors to the Desktop First Conference were able to hear directly from…
Stephen Ball is a Chartered IT Professional and Embarcadero MVP who has led development teams for over 15 years within the UK, Europe and beyond, working with a range of blue-chip companies. He originally spent six years at Embarcadero as Senior Technical Pre-Sales Engineer…
It’s 50 years of the Pascal language and Delphi is its heir, empowering Pascal developers in today’s complex scenarios, despite being ignored by the Pascal language inventor
Niklaus Wirth published the paper “The programming language Pascal” in March 1971…
Delphi Provides Better Enterprise Source Code Protection Than WPF And Electron
March 26, 2021
How do Delphi, WPF .NET Framework, and Electron perform compared to each other, and what’s the best way to make an objective comparison? Embarcadero commissioned a whitepaper to investigate the differences between Delphi, WPF .NET Framework and Electron for building Windows desktop applications. The benchmark application – a Windows 10 Calculator clone – was recreated in each framework…
