In a recent survey of 65 000 developers, StackOverflow finds that Windows is still the most used application development platform. This, in part, is because Windows app development meets the four requirements users must consider before choosing a platform — reach, simplicity, speed, and future proof. This is quite reiterated in Microsoft’s Windows 11 launch publicity which focuses a lot on…
How To Make 64bit Components, Convert u16strings And More C++ App Tricks
April 25, 2022
Hello C++ Developers,
In these C++ post picks of this week, you can learn to create a new 64bits FMX component, you can learn about using reinterpret_cast, and you can learn to convert u16string to wstring. We also list reasons why we think C++ Builder is the best C++ IDE…
Businesses are growing, and new challenges are rising. On the other hand, there is pressure to reduce costs by automating the tasks. The best solution is to lean on custom applications, but it takes a lot of time and is not affordable for most businesses. But do not make up…
Inevitably, during any the lifecycle of any app development there can be a lot of projects that were written or maintained during the period of the Delphi 5/6/7 popularity or even earlier. Many of them have been already migrated to newer versions of the programming language. But some of them are still being developed in old IDEs. Usually, they use a huge range of external components. Some of them…
Hello C++ Developers,
In today’s collection of posts, we will learn to call DOS commands from your C++ app. We also learn about the built-in shape components of C++ Builder with easy examples. More deeply we will learn to solve more complex engineering problems in…
Python is one of the most popular programming languages in the world. Everyone loves to use it. Python has a very simple syntax, which makes it a great choice for beginners. That’s why most universities teach Python as an introductory language. However, there are some…
What is the Low-Code, No-Code Movement?
As a programmer/developer or an engineer it’s not long now before you will see advertising and articles about no-code or low code development technologies or micro-services available in the market. A quick web search for “low-code development tools” and you will discover hundreds of different micro-tools that can help you build a whole…
C++ is subjectively the World’s most powerful programming language and consistently one of top four most popular programming languages. Thanks to its huge range of ready-made variables, functions, methods, namespaces, and libraries it’s the do-anything toolkit that can…
Hello C++ Developers,
The great thing about using a modern, professional C++ IDE is all the helpful things it can do to really inject some cool coder energy into your software developer process and help you work smarter, not harder. It’s not just the great things…
Alvin Toffler once wrote: “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.” Ironically, we are in the 21st century, and Windows software development is not an exception. This perpetual process of learning and unlearning can be tedious without proper resources. Fortunately, tons of free and premium…
