Coins, wallets and the tale of very big numbers
It’s hard to miss the tidal wave of stories about cryptocurrency. The inexorable rise of BitCoin, Ethereum, and a whole stable of others, and the volatility where fortunes are made – and lost – has ensured it is the hot technical topic of the day. You can even apparently soon pay for a Tesla with cryptocurrency. In this…
Dmitry Sidorkin started programming with Delphi in 1995. His application (CST CAD Navigator) was one of the submissions for the Delphi 26th Showcase Challenge and we interviewed him for some insights toward his accumulated Delphi knowledge throughout the years. More…
Hello fellow C++ Builder Developers,
We have a great new “Introduction to C++” post series for beginners and posts for professionals on our LearnCPlusPlus.org website. We will continue to release the basics of C++ over the next few weeks.
If you are a…
RAD Studio 10.4.2 General Patch and Delphi Compiler Patch
April 30, 2021
Embarcadero has just released two patches for RAD Studio, Delphi, and C++Builder 10.4.2. The patches address a few critical issues in the most recent releases and are available to active update subscription customers in the GetIt Package manager. A matching alert shows up in the IDE Welcome page.
The patches are delivered as deferred installation packages, which means they are installed after you…
See How SongShow Mobile Control Flexes Its Real-Time Power
April 29, 2021
SongShow Plus demonstrates how a well-written application can breeze through seemingly difficult tasks like real-time streaming. On the face of it SongShow Plus – which is now on version 8 – is portrayed as a remote control and aid for live presentations and…
Machine Learning: 5 Ways To Use ML in your Windows Apps
April 27, 2021
How do I start using Machine Learning in Windows?
Machine learning isn’t just for the cloud, or run locally in a web browser or command prompt. Microsoft is bringing it to PCs in the latest Windows 10 release. For example, Microsoft provides Python’s WinRT to create…
Powerful FileOptimizer Windows Tool Is Built With Delphi
April 25, 2021
FileOptimizer is an advanced file optimizer featuring a lossless (no quality loss) file size reduction that supports an absolutely staggering array of file formats. I counted at least thirty formats but the application supports many more than that and also includes a plug-in mechanism that can enhance the app’s capabilities even more.
What does FileOptimizer do?
FileOptimizer…
Giuseppe Massimo Pinto has been programming for about four years now. His application (Metrodrummer 2) was one of the Delphi 26th Showcase Challenge entries and we asked for his insights on programming with Delphi. Download Metrodrummer 2 to experience the…
Easily Deploy Powerful AI Vision Tools On Windows And Mobile
April 22, 2021
The AI Vision API from Google Cloud provides powerful pre-trained machine learning models that you can easily use in your desktop and mobile applications via REST or RPC API method calls. Assume you want your app to detect objects, locations, activities, animal species, and…
What can the Google Audio Transcription API do for our applications?
Google’s Audio Transcription API allows your program to use all the power of Google’s huge computing resources to accurately transcribe speech found in audio files into text.
As Google’s documentation says:
Transcribe your content in real time or from stored filesDeliver a better user experience in…