We’re back withPart 3 of our Delphi25 stories. Thank you all so much for engaging with ourfirstand second posts, and for watching ourDelphi25thStoriesseries on YouTube. If you haven’t seen it yet, check out theinterviewwith Delphi’s creators and the playlist with Delphi stories from some of our fabulous MVPs and community…
Windows Development: A Delphi Developers Perspective
March 6, 2020
Windows Development: A Delphi Developers Perspective
As a software developer with over 30 years in the industry, 25 of those years invested in Microsoft Windows, the choice of development tools have been paramount. For us developers, the right tools can literally make or…
Supremo - Cool Apps Selection
March 4, 2020
Today’s CoolApps selection is Supremo, from Nanosystems S.r.l. Supremo is a utility that allows users to broadcast and share screens. It boasts a discreet, user-friendly interface and can be used across multiple platforms. It also happens to have been developed with Delphi…
When developers think about Delphi or C++Builder, the power of the Visual Component Library (VCL) is typically the first thing that comes to mind. If there is a factor that has been instrumental to the success of both Delphi and C++Builder, it is without a doubt the VCL.
The VCL is by far the best way to write desktop applications for Microsoft Windows. Regardless of language or company…
InterBase ISV Database Comparison
February 20, 2020
When it comes to choosing the right database to support your application it can feel like a daunting task. To make life easier, here are a few topics to consider helping you pick the right database for you and your customers.
Topic
Notes
Look at Total Cost of…
25 years of excellence
February 13, 2020
Trying to sum up what a programming language and software authoring system like Delphi represents, spanning 25 years no less, is almost insurmountable. Where should I begin? Groundbreaking object orientation? Event driven architecture? A thriving component market? Or perhaps…
I have been asked multiple times recently about connecting to a Azure databases with Delphi and C++Builder. So….I decided to make a video! Which even shows how to use the data directly at design time in the RAD Studio IDE.
The video follows the the 3 phases.
Creating an account
Creating a database
Connecting to the database from the RAD Studio IDE
Creating an Azure Account
The first…
Reg Organizer - Cool Apps Selection
January 14, 2020
Reg Organizer – Cool Apps Selection
Today’s CoolApps selection is Reg Organizer, by ChemTable Software. As the name suggests, it is a utility to help customers organize and optimize their system registry. Reg Organizer was developed in RAD Studio using C++Builder…
Developing client applications using RESTful master-detail data with TRESTResponseDataSetAdapter
December 24, 2019
This is part 3 in my series of developing an REST server and client application and will focus around using the TRESTResponseDataSetAdapter.
In my last two posts, we have created a REST server with a fully documented API using YAML, and exposed 3 datasets with master…
Sylt App für den Urlaub (App for Vacation) - Cool Apps Selection
December 17, 2019