There are a huge number of Windows App Development tools available on the market. However, not all of them can boost productivity effectively. So, choosing the right one can be tricky. In this post, you will find 7 of my favorite desktop software development tools. They have enabled me to enhance my productivity significantly. Let’s take a look at them.
1. Delphi
Delphi is an advanced IDE…
Do you want to add enterprise-grade Wolfram Alpha features to your applications? You can easily use Wolfram Alpha in our C++ Software and Delphi applications by using Wolfram|Alpha API from the Wolfram Alpha with free 2000 requests monthly. It is a RESTful server and very…
RAD Server CRUD Procedures - Part 2
June 11, 2021
In this Part 2 post, we will discuss modifying the default generated CRUD (CREATE, READ, UPDATE, DELETE) procedure implementations from the RAD Server Package Wizard, to show one possible way to implement Get, GetItem, Post, PutItem and DeleteItem REST Endpoints.
In the Part…
RAD Server CRUD Procedures - Part 1
June 4, 2021
In this RAD Server CRUD Procedures – Part 1 post, we will discuss the the default generated CRUD procedure implementations from the RAD Server Package Wizard.
In the RAD Server CRUD Procedures – Part 2 post, we will discuss modifying the default generated CRUD procedure implementations from the RAD Server Package Wizard using both Delphi and C++ Builder, to show possible ways to…
Data ETL: Adding Custom LiveBindings To Your Apps
May 31, 2021
In the recent Data ETL focused TCoffeeAndCode episode there was some excellent discussion around the use of FireDAC to extract and manipulate data in various ways. In this article, you’ll get through what Data ETL is, what is LiveBindings, using Live Bindings with an IDE…
Extract, Transform, Load - The Magic Behind HeidiSQL
May 23, 2021
HeidiSQL is a wildly successful open source database management tool. Apart from being extremely useful in the management of MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and SQLite databases, it is also open-source and that source code is written in Delphi. Furthermore, if we integrate it…
Ruslan Gospodarencu started working with version 6 of Delphi. He submitted his software (E-Schimb) as a showcase entry at the Delphi 26th Showcase Challenge and we asked more about his adventures with Delphi. Visit his website at E-Schimb for more details about his software.
When did you start using RAD Studio/Delphi and have long have you been using it?
I’ve started to use Delphi…
Embarcadero has released a new InterBase ADO.NET driver for Visual Studio. The new driver, made available as a Nuget package and listed in the Visual Studio marketplace, will offer Visual Studio 2019 IDE integration and full support for ADO.NET and the Entity Framework.
The…
Developer Stories: Mehrdad Esmaeili Discusses About ParsLogo
April 22, 2021
Mehrdad Esmaeili started programming with Turbo Pascal 7. He has an application (ParsLogo) as showcase entry for Delphi 26th Showcase Challenge and we had a conversation with him to know all about his Delphi experiences. Go on over to ParsLogo to download the…
Learn To Use ExchangeRates API With REST In C++ Builder
April 17, 2021
Do you want to add live exchange rates features to your applications? You can easily get live exchange rates in our C++ Builder and Delphi applications by using ExchangeRates API from theexchangeratesapi.iothat is free for 250 requests monthly. It is very easy to set up and get data in JSON format, which means we can easily use the REST framework to connect this data.
If…