FireMonkey allows you to create complex and sophisticated cross-platform applications. From business applications to games, there is something for everyone. Dozens of sample applications are available on the GetIt portal. Today we’ll look at the classic arcade game Mars Rocket. The player must collect points and land the rocket without crashing in this game. Three stars are randomly placed…
Easily Cutout An Image With A Pixel Shader On Windows
February 28, 2021
In the previous example on Shader programming with Delphi FireMonkey, we created a texture feature to show images. So the material source manages the image bitmap.
In this sample, you will create this:
We can do this by adjusting the texture itself and setting all…
When I started programming with Delphi 7, my applications were stunning because of the wide variety of VCL styles. I liked the idea of just loading the style file and you are good to go. At this moment, creating dark and light mode for the applications is crazy. But, if you…
Intouch Is An Incredible Retail Management System Built With Delphi
February 24, 2021
Intouch is a point of sale, multi stock location, customer and suppliers management system used by over a 100 South African retailers. While the main application is Delphi VCL based, there are a number of mobile apps developed with Firemonkey that integrate with the application. According to the developer the solutions feature “RETAIL MANAGEMENT: High performing solutions for high demanding…
Announcing the Availability of RAD Studio 10.4.2 Sydney Release 2
February 24, 2021
Embarcadero is pleased to announce the release of Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio 10.4.2. With new features and much improved quality, the new release builds on the work done in 10.4 Sydney and the 10.4.1 quality release.
RAD Studio 10.4.2 continues expanding some of the…
BridgeMonkey Is A Fun Bridge Game Software Created with Delphi
February 17, 2021
The BridgeMonkey program helps people teach the card game bridge and it is developed with Delphi. According to the developer, “It is meant for use by teachers and coaches to help them arrange tournaments featuring special aspects of bidding and playing or defense. It…
Threadripper 3990X vs. 5950X: 1 BILLION Lines Of Object Pascal Code For #Delphi26th
February 16, 2021
Celebrating Delphi’s 26th Anniversary with some modern hardware! Two of the fastest CPUs on the market right now are the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and the AMD Threadripper 3990X. The 5950X features 16 cores and a higher clock speed while the Threadripper 3990X features 64 cores and a higher overall PassMark score (80923). In previous posts one billion lines of Object Pascal was compiled on the AMD…
26 Years... of Delphi
February 15, 2021
Today is Delphi 26th anniversary. A very long time… Many things have changed, some more than others. Here’s my 26 picks!
On February 14th 1995, Borland introduced a new tool for developers, one that sparked a lot of enthusiasm and over 26 years has been used to…
SiteZilla: An Astounding Onsite Delivery App Is Produced In Delphi
February 15, 2021
SiteZilla is a modern way to manage on-site materials delivery and it is built in Delphi FireMonkey. According to the developer, “Users order items by selecting the plot, then the items and quantity they require. Items can have a minimum or maximum allowable quantity…
Itaocara is an app built in Delphi which shows companies in Itaocara RJ, Brazil opened or closed status because of COVID 19 and it is built with Delphi. It lists companies in the city of Itaocara RJ, Brazil, affected by decree that determined their closure. With the app the user gets in direct contact with the company by phone or whatsapp and can place his order and receive it by delivery. It is…