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HTTP Protocol Related Improvements in Delphi 10.2.2

The new features for the HTTP client library offer more flexibility and options in terms of protocol and standards support. Better Secure Protocols Support The first change is the improved support for security protocols. In the pastit wasn’t possible to specify the required security protocols (TLS1.1, TLS1.2, etc.) for an HTTP request. We have added a new…
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Law of the Instrument and Curse of the Programmer

If you aren’t familiar with the Law of the Instrument, otherwise known asMaslow’s hammer/gavel, or the golden hammer it is often expressed as If your only tool is a hammer, you treat everything like a nail. My understanding is that the law of the instrument means…
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Merry Christmas from Embarcadero Technologies

I wanted to create a holiday card for all of you, and I decided to create it in code was the best way. I used Sketch App to design the card and then converted it to Delphi code with Petra. You can download the code Gist. It is a FireMonkey TControl that you can either install into your IDE or instantiate in code. You can instantiate it in one line of code in your Show event handler: procedure…
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New in 10.2.2: installer enhancements

In RAD Studio 10.2.2, we havemade some changes to the installer that should make installation a much nicer experience. License Manager When installing RAD Studio (or just Delphi or C++Builder),unless you are upgrading you will often be asked to enter a…
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New VCL Panels in Delphi 10.2.2

With the need to supportmore screen resolutions, while creating nice looking user interfaces and pleasant user experiences, we think it is important tooffer additional ways to build the UI of your VCL applications. This is why in 10.2.2 we introduced two new VCL panel controls. These are controlcontainers with specific way to manage the layout and position of their child…
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New in 10.2.2: Dark IDE Theme!

In Delphi and C++Builder 10.2.2, we’ve added acommonly requested and exciting new feature: a dark IDE theme. Many productivity tools, or tools that areused for many hours in a row – and RAD Studio certainly falls into that category – offer a…
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VCL Migration and RAD Server Delphi Webinars in December

Author: Pawe Gowacki There will be many interesting Embarcadero webinars before the end of the year! This week, on Dec 7th, Marc Gusmano, Sencha Solutions Architect, will be presenting “Best Practices for Building Universal Web Applications” with Sencha Ext JS framework and Delphi RAD Server REST API backends. On Dec 14th, Embarcadero Product Managers will present “RAD Studio…
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