C++ is one of the most powerful programming languages and it is being improved by every new C++ standard. The “Modern C++” term started with the release of the C++11 standards, and then the C++14, C++17, and C++20 standards followed. In the future C++23 is on the horizon already. Modern C++ consists of a lot of features of previous C++ standards too and, of course, those of the C Programming…
Hello C++ Developer, this week we have a new meeting about the latest C++ Builder 12 update, and we have 3 new posts to share with you. In these posts, we explain TViewport3D and TMesh components and we create a parametric torus function to draw different torus types in…
Last week, the US government released the report “Back To The Building Blocks: A Path Toward Secure And Measurable Software”. This report is part of the US Cybersecurity Strategy and focused on multiple areas, including memory safety vulnerabilities and quality…
How To Use The Firebase API To Add, Read, and Delete Data In A Realtime Document-Oriented Database
March 1, 2024
Currently, the use of a remote database for storing various types of data (such as product and user information for an online store, patient details in a clinic, etc.) is highly relevant. Also, more and more developers want to create cross platform apps to access the data on device targets such as Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android.
For this purpose, both traditional relational databases and…
Hello developers, I hope you are all happy and well. This week we have new C++ posts about modern random generators in modern programming today. Since C++11, in addition to rand() and std::rand(), we have new random number generators. These are called Mersenne Twister random…
Hello developers, I am really happy this year about the new version of RAD Studio 12, it has been released with a big impact of a lot of enhancements and quality improvements in C++ Builder 12 and Delphi 12. After this release, Embarcadero has restored the ability of the…
GetIt Update: RAD Studio 11 GetIt Online Installation along with Delphi and C++Builder Community Edition Are Now Available
February 20, 2024
Embarcadero has now restored RAD Studio 11.3, Delphi 11.3 and C++Builder 11.3 product installation through the online (GetIt-based) installer. This includes the ability to install Delphi Community Edition and C++Builder Community Edition. This is in addition to the RAD Studio 12 GetIt-based installation and add-on packages we restored recently.
The build we are making available today is a new…
It is with deep sadness that we bid farewell to our long-time colleague and friend Matthias Eißing, who passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on 14 February 2024 at the age of 53. We are were all extremely shocked by the news of his death. Matthias leaves behind his partner…
The Long and Winding Road To Today's Delphi - Happy 29th Birthday !
February 14, 2024
The Long and Winding Road To Delphi’s 29th Birthday
This blog post contains a quick look at 29+ years of development, innovation, community and fun with Delphi.
It Started with Pascal
In order to get to today’s 29th year of Delphi, we have to start back in 1970…
Well, that was a lot of fun! We just had an amazing “not your usual webinar” event where we celebrated the anniversary of 29 years since the release of Delphi. We covered all the sorts of things you would expect with a great presentation of the history of Delphi 1 by Marco Geuze of GDK Software as well as a look through some of the less usual things Developer Advocates like myself get…
