Delphi

Learn to Program with Delphi Community Edition: Part 1 - Introduction and Installation

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July 17, 2018
This blog post is the beginning of the “Learn to Program in Delphi” series. We are expecting that you have some previous experience in programming, but not in Delphi. In this five part series we are going to take you through the process of building a simple “calculator” application. This series has a counterpart in C++ using the same example project, so head over here if…
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RAD Server 10.2.3 Performance Patch

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July 16, 2018
Embarcadero has just released a performance patch for the RAD Studio 10.2.3 version of RAD Server, our REST-basedweb service hosting architecture. Getting The RAD Server Optimization Patch This patch is available athttp://cc.embarcadero.com/item/30838 and…
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Updated IBLite 2017 GetIt Package With License File

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July 16, 2018
IBLite is the localversion of the InterBase database you canembed in your mobile and desktop applications. RAD Studio has full deployment support, so you can easily deploy the required file with your app, both for debug and for store deployment (see image below).
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Embarcadero's June 2018 Cool App Winner is MalyKangurek POS

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July 11, 2018
Years ago I worked at a company that maintained a Point of Sale (POS) system written in Delphi. I wasn’t involved in that project (I was developing a medication management system for an assisted living facility), but talking with some of the developers that were working on it I learned that Delphi is very popular in many different vertical markets, specifically Point of Sale systems. So I’m…
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Get Kids Coding with IoT

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June 18, 2018
Get Kids Coding with IoT Across all industries, coding is quickly becoming a crucial skill for the 21st-century workplace. Finding ways to teach kids how to program without becoming bored can be a challenge for parents. That’s where the Internet of Things (IoT) comes…
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The Case for C++ in the IoT World

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June 14, 2018
The Internet of Things or IoT is an extremely popular field in technology right now. With all the new tech that fills so many different consumer demands, the wide variety of choices for programming languages are getting some serious attention and I decided to give a nod to C++. The Internet of Things is all about the connectivity between you and devices or sensors and the internet. IoT turns…
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Desktop Development on Windows and Delphi VCL Library

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May 25, 2018
Despite all the push for web and mobile development, which are certainly growing a lot, Windows desktop development is far from death. In fact, at the recent Build 2018 conference Microsoft reported that over the last year the developers using Visual Studio for building…
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A new mutlti-threading library for Delphi. (darkThreading)

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May 23, 2018
Author: Craig Chapman My regular readers may be aware that over the past two or three months, I’ve been working on building a new video game engine for Delphi. I’ve also had many other demands on my time, which has meant that I’ve not posted in a while. Today however, I got to the point in the game development project that I’m able to release another of it’s sub-components as an open…
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