C++

New in C++Builder 10.4: A New Debugger for Win64 C++

In 10.4, we have a completely new debugger for C++Builder for Windows 64-bit, with greatly improved inspection of the contents of STL and other types, as well as stability. A New Debugger Before digging into the details, here is whatwe’ve includedin 10.4: a new debugger for C++ Win64 based on modern LLDB and with support for evaluating complex STL and other types. This support…
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Delphi

Aircraft Tracking Dashboard - Cool Apps Selection

The Cool Apps awards are not just for consumer applications, they are also awarded when someone uses Delphi to help them do really cool things, and today’s selection is one of those. Today, we’re featuring a Balloon-based Aircraft Tracker from David Akerman. David…
C++

Getting Started with InterBase for RAD Users

Most, if not all, of your applications will connect to some database backend.  For Delphi and C++Builder users, most have either used it previously or have heard of it. InterBase is a zero admin, small footprint database engine that offers enterprise grade database…
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GetIt Package Manager Enhancements Coming in RAD Studio 10.4

RAD Studio has a light weight package manager, a mechanism for downloading additional product features, add-on libraries and components, demos, VCL and FMX styles and more. Some of the content is provided by Embarcadero, but a lot comes from our community of developers and third-party vendors. Now in the coming 10.4 release of Delphi and C++Builder, the GetIt Package manager is going to see…
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VCL Per-Control Styles - New in RAD Studio 10.4

In the past, the VCL library allowed a developer to select one style (or no style) for the entire application. In 10.4 the VCL library allows you to use multiple VCL styles at the same time in different forms of your applications, or even different controls of the same…
Delphi

New VCL TEdgeBrowser Component in RAD Studio 10.4

RAD Studio 10.4 brings support for working with web content through a new Chromium-based Edge browser control in VCL applications. The new TEdgeBrowser component wraps the Microsoft WebView2 component. TEdgeBrowser supersedes TWebBrowser, which uses the Internet Explorer web…
Delphi

Adopting the OpenJDK for Delphi Android Development

In this post, you’ll learn how to install OpenJDK, which is required for using the Windows IDE for Android development. Continue reading to learn why you should use the OpenJDK and how it can help your development journey. You might not realize it, but Java comes in a variety of flavors and parts. Oracle became the official owner of the Java trademark and the main…
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Delphi

Beyond Compare - Cool Apps Selection

Today’s Cool Apps selection is Beyond Compare, from Scooter Software. Beyond Compare is a data management utility that allows users to compare and reconcile documents, files, folders, and even whole system drives quickly and easily. It’s a deeply useful resource, and it…
Delphi

Custom Managed Records New in Delphi 10.4 Sydney

RAD Studio and Delphi 10.4 Sydney are available now! What is a Managed Record in Delphi? Records in Delphi can have fields of any data type. When a record has plain (non-managed) fields, like numeric or other enumerated values there isn’t much to do for the compiler.