Delphi Runtime Library is one of the foundations of the product, as the UI libraries such as VCL and FireMonkey and also database access libraries and many third party components reply on the core RTL. That is why changes to the RTL are particularly relevant, as they tend to affect all developers. Here are some key changesthat are now available.
Bit Counting Standard Functions
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Open for Business with 10.4!
The world is cautiously opening up for business. The pandemic has devastated economies and businesses throughout the world, but the IT sector is one of the best positioned to endure and prosper in the future. Developers will be busy as companies…
Open source is a very important part of software development. As a creator of developer tools that makes open source important to us too. There is a huge variety of open source projects created with Delphi and C++Builder, both for the benefit of our developer community, and…
RAD Studio 10.4 brings support for working with web content through a new Chromium-based Edge browser control in VCL applications. The new TEdgeBrowser component wraps the Microsoft WebView2 component. TEdgeBrowser supersedes TWebBrowser, which uses the Internet Explorer web browser control. However, TWebBrowser remains in the VCL and FMX component sets, with some notable changes &…
In this post, you’ll learn how to install OpenJDK, which is required for using the Windows IDE for Android development. Continue reading to learn why you should use the OpenJDK and how it can help your development journey.
You might not realize it, but Java…
One of our customers, BS Software Development, is a leading manufacturer in networking in the medical field.Laboratories, clinics and resident doctors, and specialists are networked via the software solutions from BS Software (document exchange, laboratory results…
This month has seen an ever-changing global situation with the outbreak of the coronavirus. The first timethat I can remember I had to radically change / cancel a live event due to circumstances out of our control.
At the start of March we were keeping an eye on the news to see how the spread of the coronavirus had impacted Denmark. With only 2 cases in Denmark, the advice at the time was…
TIOBEis one of manyprogramming language popularity indexes. Their methodology involves doing a search across various search engines with the name of a programming language followed by the word programming. So they look for “Delphi Programming” as an…
Writing Software for Multiple Platforms and Architectures with FireMonkey
March 3, 2020
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…
Recently, here at Embarcadero we’ve been celebrating a historic birthday, Delphi’s 25th birthday (Feb 14, 1995.) There have been some great blog posts, stories, andpeople sharing on twitter, not to mention an amazing Delphi 1 celebration websiteand an interview with Anders Hejlsberg and Chuck Jazdzewski.
However,two years after Delphi was released was another product…
