Atanas Popov (General Manager of Embarcadero) and Marco Cantu (RAD Studio Product Manager at Embarcadero) have had a conversation about the role of VCL for Windows client development. This is an un-edited transcript of the recording of the chat.
Atanas: Hi Marco, I wanted to take this opportunity to ask you a couple of questions about VCL. As the interest in upgrading to Windows 10 grows and…
Cool Apps Get Even Cooler!
November 4, 2019
Everyone always talks about those other cool apps that are developed with Delphi or C++Builder. Sometimes it is publicly announced, other times companies want to keep it a secret weapon.As our community of developers continue to grow there is more and more value in the…
InterBase Change Views Patent Granted
October 30, 2019
I’m pleased to announce that Embarcadero has been granted a patent for “Tracking change data in a database” that matches the architectural and implementation work done to implement Change Views in InterBase. The patent request was originally filed in 2014, in…
Using IBM Watson and the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) from Delphi and/or C++Builder
October 23, 2019
Follow-up to the webinar on “Using IBM Watson and the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) from Delphi and/or C++Builder ” from Thursday, October 24, here are the resources, slides, and code examples used in the webinar:
Webinar Replay Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5FPQ96Q
Resources
How to create a freeIBM Cloud account:https://ibm.biz/BdjLxy
IBM…
As you may have read in Atanas Popov’s GM Update blog post last month, we’ve been working on exciting changes to our Enterprise and Architect edition SKUs.
We’re happy to announce that an Enterprise Connector (CData FireDAC Professional) 1 year subscription license (a…
New Tip: TBooleanHelper.ToString and TUseBoolStrs enumeration
October 7, 2019
Among the native type record helpers that were introduced in the Delphi RTL a few years back, there is one for the Boolean data type. It has a few methods you can apply to a Boolean variable, includingToString. This is the class helper definition:
If you…
Addressing iOS 13 and Android 64-bit with RAD Studio
September 23, 2019
The mobile landscape is constantly changing. iOS 13, which was released on September 19th, adds a system-wide Dark Theme.
Many software applications, including Delphi and C++Builder, now allow you to switch between a light and dark theme. Users who prefer to work at night or in low-light environments will benefit from dark themes.
When developing an app for iOS 13, developers can choose to support…
Deploying Windows 10 Apps Through the Microsoft Store
September 16, 2019
Before 10.3 Rio, creating an app to the Windows Store was only possible by creating an UWP (Universal Windows Platform) app and submitting it to the Windows Store. This was somewhat limiting because you had to know the technology and create a special new app using this…
Data Security in InterBase
September 13, 2019
Security is the first question I get when speaking with developers around InterBase. Ensuring that you can keep your users data secure and compliant is a necessity in the Cybersecurity world. Whether you have sensitive health data or even just names and phone numbers, you…
Windows 10 and New Key UX Principles for RAD Studio Developers
September 10, 2019
I recently did a webinar on Windows 10 and New Key UX Principles for RAD Studio developers. You can find the replay here.The webinar covered the following:
Windows 10 Landscape
Key RAD Studio Windows 10 Features Overview
Windows 10 VCL Controls Overview
Built-in and Custom Themes
Demos
RAD Studio provides extensive Windows 10 Support.With RAD Studio 10.3.2, you can…