C++

The Case for C++ in the IoT World

The Internet of Things or IoT is an extremely popular field in technology right now. With all the new tech that fills so many different consumer demands, the wide variety of choices for programming languages are getting some serious attention and I decided to give a nod to C++. The Internet of Things is all about the connectivity between you and devices or sensors and the internet. IoT turns…
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C++’s Strengths Keep it Relevant in an Age of Code Bootcamps

Author: Rebekah D There is an interesting post on Medium aiming to inspire students why to learn C++. Its main point is that learning C++ teaches fundamental computer science concepts: memory management, compile-time vs run-time, polymorphism implementation, iterators and containers, and more. Unfortunately, it phrases itself in an exclusionary manner. C++ is not the only way to learn the…
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Speaking at Delphi Conferences in Italy and Poland in June

While most of the Delphi conferences in Europe happen in the fall (September and October are generally fairly crowded months), there are also a few regular events in the late spring timeframe. Delphi Day, Italy, June 7th The Delphi Day in Italy is a conference I helped…
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Desktop Development on Windows and Delphi VCL Library

Despite all the push for web and mobile development, which are certainly growing a lot, Windows desktop development is far from death. In fact, at the recent Build 2018 conference Microsoft reported that over the last year the developers using Visual Studio for building desktop applications has doubled. On our side, we know the the majority of the RAD Studio customers are still maintaining a lot…
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Delphi 10.2.3 RAD Server Linux Apache Patch Released

As you have probably seen, Embarcadero has released a few patches for 10.2.3. I wrote about them at http://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/2018-april-10-2-3-patches-recap.html and there was a new one for iOS covered by Sarina at https://community.embarcadero.com/blogs/entry/rad-studio-10-2-3-ios-11-3-patch-available. Yesterday, the compony released a patch that addresses a few critical issues when…
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