C++ Builder provides three levels of development:1. Components (VCL and FMX)2. Common Libraries (RTL).3. Platform APIs (iOS, Android, Mac OS)In this post we will discuss the Common Libraries (RTL).C++ Builder has several hundred functions, macros, and classes that you call from within your C and C++ programs to perform a wide variety of tasks, including low- and high-level I/O, string and file…
Don’t Underestimate Desktop Applications
August 28, 2020
Desktop applications have been undervalued for a long time. All attention was reserved for web and mobile. While both Microsoft and Apple made strides to evolve the desktop, there has been far less energy and economic momentum behind that platform. Today the maturity of web…
by Jonathan Benedicto of JomiTech, the makers of TwineCompile
TwineCompile is our solution to slow C++ compile times. Integrating directly into the C++Builder IDE, it dramatically reduces the compile/make/build times by employing techniques such as multithreading…
Unoffical Forums Around Delphi, C++Builder, And InterBase
August 20, 2020
There are a number of unofficial forums which are based around Embarcadero products such as Delphi, C++Builder, and InterBase. The unofficial forums can be a great way to interact with your peers, get help with issues, and promote your own projects. Here is a list of some of those unofficial forums around the work sorted by language. If you know of some that are not on the list post them in the…
August 2020 GM Blog
August 19, 2020
This summer and the whole year are indeed strange. Our lives have changed in many ways, and many of those changes are here to stay. The importance of technology and the need to build reliable solutions fast is growing. Embarcadero is succeeding due to the strength of its…
Enterprise Component Pack 2020 Details
August 18, 2020
Embarcadero has teamed up with some of our top Technology Partners to make an amazing Enterprise Component Pack for everyone upgrading to 10.4 Enterprise for a limited time. Upgrade today before time runs out.
IPWorks WebSockets – IntraWeb 15 Personal –…
C++Builder support for ISO C++ in version 10.4 Sydney
August 17, 2020
There have been several questions on forums and Stack Overflow about ISO C++ language support in the most recent release of C++Builder. This post includes links and information about C++Builder compilers that are built on top of the Clang open source compilers.
Learn more about one of the main features of C++ Builder 11.1 which is the Clangd compiler in this article.
The ISO C++, 10.4 Sydney…
Using C++17 Algorithms Library Parallel Sorting with C++Builder 10.4 Sydney for Win32 and Win64
August 17, 2020
C++Builder 10.4 Sydney supports the ISO C++17 standard in the Clang based compilers for Win32 and Win64. Part of the C++17 standard includes the Algorithms library that provides execution policies to support parallel operations. Below you will find a simple VCL example…
The C++Builder linker will warn you when you mix object files linked with classic and clang together, helping you avoid linker or runtime errors.
Today in 2020, we recommend using the modern Clang compilers, especially with the work we’ve been doing for Win64…
Before RAD Studio 10.4, the default of transaction isolation option for FireDAc connections wasread committed. That is TFDConnection.TxOptions.Isolation was xiReadCommitted. This was the value set for the component, and being the default it wasn’t send to the database. FireDAC just assumed the default value in its configuration was the default of the database and it did not explicitly…