The C++ Programming language is one of the most broadly used software programming languages. It can be downloaded easily and allows users to develop high quality professional applications for all sorts of different platforms for modern desktop and mobile devices. It’s hard to identify exactly whichC++ compileris the best for you, as this is mostly about what you want to achieve with…
Happy 27th Birthday Delphi and a Few Thoughts about Building the Future
February 14, 2022
My first Pascal, Turbo Pascal and Delphi Experiences
I wrote my first Pascal program in 1972 as a Computer Science student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. I knew from the beginning that Pascal would be part of my future career in some way. I first met Philippe Kahn at…
Bill Clinton was President, Windows 3.1 was king, and CompuServe was still a thing. The R&D team at Borland Software Corporation which included Anders Hejlsberg, Gary Whizin, Chuck Jazdzewski, Dave Scofield, Allen Bauer, Hank Cox, Marc Cousineau, and Ray Kaestner…
Developer environment tools improve the speed and quality of coding with features like auto-completion, debugging, and emulation. They influence factors like development time, and the need (or lack thereof) to make future updates and bug fixes. RAD Studio, for example, comes with code insight, an advanced debugger, code formatting, refactoring assistance, and keystroke macros.
When businesses…
Software development is an exciting journey. Choosing the best development tools can considerably save us from many troubles down the road. Although every developer has some considerations regarding native windows development, there might be some exciting points you may not…
While the idea of integrated development environments (IDE software) dates back to 1983 when Borland launched TurboPascal, the first-ever editor-compiler integration, many believe the IDE wave really started with Microsoft’s Visual Basic and Delphi in the 1990s. Long…
When someone writes as much code as you do, it is important to make sure you are getting the most productivity for your time. This webinar focuses on tools, tips, and techniques to supercharge your effectiveness. Get your work done quicker. It is up to you what you will do with your free time after that.
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Introducing InterBase for .NET - A Super-Secure Embedded Data Warehouse For .NET Users
November 3, 2021
Hello everyone and welcome to InterBase RDBMS! This is the first blog post of a series that introduces the InterBase multiplatform database to .NET developers. The idea is to present InterBase to the .NET community, ranging from an overview of what InterBase is, installation…
The application migration process can be easy or tedious, depending on the technology you are migrating. Moreover, migrating legacy projects to a new development environment might take a vast amount of time because of new software-from-scratch –…
RAD Studio Keyboard Shortcuts
The RAD Studio IDE has a great number of keyboard shortcuts that can save you from grabbing the mouse and help you code even faster. The RAD Studio keyboard shortcuts can help developer productivity during many of the regular jobs a developer does in the IDE including,
Navigating your project within the IDE
Writing code faster with code completion, code templates…
