Happy New Year to All Developers,
We had a great year, 2021 passed by full of new C++ posts inLearnCPlusPlus.orgwith great articles for professionals and beginners, most examples were compatible with different C++ IDE software and C++ compilers. In this year we published about 400 posts in 18 different categories including some special categories like Artificial Intelligence, Game…
FireDAC is a Universal Data Access library for developing applications for multiple devices, connected to enterprise databases. With its powerful universal architecture, FireDAC enables native high-speed direct access from Delphi and C++Builder to InterBase, SQLite, MySQL…
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin use enormous amounts of energy to secure their network. But why are cryptocurrencies so power-hungry and more importantly what are the alternatives? Much of the hardware used to perform the calculations uses highly specialized computers running…
So, you’ve heard a few things about processes and workflows getting automated here and there, and perhaps you’re wondering what it is, and why it’s receiving so much traction, or why does it even matter? You’re not alone. Many developers, who don’t particularly understand what automation is, resist adopting it as part of their development process, often not realizing that their IDE…
What is Ethereum and how is it different to Bitcoin?
Whether your focus is on native windows development or for mobile, cross platform targets, Ethereum is the community-run technology powering the cryptocurrency ether (ETH) and thousands of decentralized applications.
Have you ever wondered how web browsers can offer smart text options such as auto-fill and hover translate/definition? This is made possible through complex development tools, or IDE Software (Visual Studio, Vims, Eclipse, RAD Studio) tailoring features for each server…
The Impact of Log4j on Software Development with Delphi and C++Builder
December 22, 2021
Thoughts on the security issues of Log4j, what they imply for the developer community in general, and the specific effect on RAD Studio developers.
Unless you live on a remote island with no Internet connection, you’ve certainly heard about the Log4j issues that affected so many applications and internet services over the last 10 days. The coincidental discovery of this critical bug in the…
If you write apps, whether it be native Windows development, or perhaps targeting a broader market encompassing mobile devices, cryptocurrency is an area of incandescent growth and potential opportunity. Like the white-hot-topic of AI, cryptocurrency is a new frontier, and…
We have discussed Blockchain technology in our “Everything You Need To Know About Blockchain” article. In that article we have learned about:
ImmutabilityDistributionHow trust issues can be resolved with BlockchainBlockchain in the financial industryHigh…
What is build automation?
Despite the ever-increasing rise of mobile devices, desktop applications are still the backbone of enterprise environments. Typically, these enterprise solutions are made up from multiple discrete modules which are harnessed together to create an application suite. But even applications which are themselves monolithic there may exist multiple versions at any one time…
