Asking Questions to Get Answers
March 9, 2018
Asking development and troubleshooting questions is a mix of art and science. Sites like Stack Overflow and other developer community forums will often reject questions that do not meet their standards. Even when you are sending a support request to our premium update…
Delphi Blogs of the Month #58
March 9, 2018
The last few months have been really a bit hectic, and I failed to find the time for my regular “notable Delphi blog posts” summary. I’ve also done very few blog posts in general. Here is one, with key entries only (or I’d be way too…
Next week I’ll be presenting at an event in London organized by our partner Grey Matter. You can find more information and the link to sign up onhttp://www.greymatter.com/corporate/events/to-delphinity-and-beyond-free-delphi-workshop/
Titled “To Delphinity and Beyond” the event is focused on a general update of where the product is today and where it is heading in the…
Delphi PodCast – Favorite Coding Books
March 3, 2018
Author: Craig Chapman
As many of you may already be aware, I am now a regular guest on Jim McKeeth’s Delphi podcast along side David Millington.
The pod-casts recently became video streamed, and have adopted a more structured “Themed Episode” format.
Catch us Live on…
Running a Delphi Linux Application on Google Cloud Shell
March 2, 2018
Google has made available to all Gmail users a Linux Shell called Google Cloud Shell for interacting with their Cloud Services. This shell is a free Debian 7 shell with a storage capacity of 5GB. It is not a VM that continues to run while you are disconnected, but rather a shell that allows you to perform tasks on a Linux box. When your session ends and you reconnect, a new machine is created for…
C++Builder supports Boost, a common and useful C++ library. Through the GetIt package manager, you can install a build of v1.55 for our Clang compilers, or if you are using the classic compiler, an older version of Boost, v1.39.
Theversion available on GetIt for…
Embarcadero Cool App for January: BeePOS
February 22, 2018
As more small and home businesses continue to enter the marketplace, point of sale (POS) technologies have become a critical part of modern economy. I’m excited to report that one of the real innovators in this market, BeePOS, is the winner of Embarcadero’s Cool App contest for January. The industry buzz around this company has been tremendous (obligatory bee reference, check!), and we’re…