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

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…
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Skill Sprint: Android Services for Background Execution

Author: Developer Skill Sprints New in Delphi and RAD Studio 10 Seattle is the ability to create Android services for background execution on Android, even when the app isn’t running. Register now for November 10th, 2015 This page will be updated with more information, resources and a replay after the Skill Sprint. Sample application using Location services in a Local Android Background…
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Connecting the Philips Hue Bridge to Wi-Fi

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

Author: Juan Antonio Ruzafa Embarcadero’s Quality Portalprovides 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 requests, view other members’ reports, and comment and vote on the reports most important to them.
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New Delphi Seattle MongoDB Sample

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

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…