Delphi

Deep Space Rocks Runtime Customizable Mobile Arcade Game For Delphi 10.2 Tokyo

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September 9, 2017
Embarcadero has four mobile arcade game projects for Delphi in Object Pascal available for free over on GitHub. All of the projects run on Android, IOS, OSX, and Windows. One of the projects is called Space Rocks and I modified this project to allow the player to customize the game at runtime (for more info about Space Rocks check out this blog post). The modified game is called Deep Space Rocks.
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Delphi

Easy Add Custom Component Icons in Delphi

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August 3, 2017
Author: Pawe Gowacki I have just recently discovered a super easy way of adding custom icons to Delphi components. Traditionally you had to start from a rectangular bitmap of a specific size and color depth and then use Image Editor. This is documented in many places including Stackoverflow. After a little bit of googling I have come across another Stackoverflow post that inspired my to give…
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Delphi

My "Expert Delphi" book published!

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July 23, 2017
Author: Pawe Gowacki My “Expert Delphi” book has been published by PACKT Publishing and is currently available for a limited time for just $10at https://www.packtpub.com/application-development/expert-delphi.The book is about how to become developer…
C++

New CData FireDAC drivers

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June 22, 2017
Author: Pawe Gowacki It is very exciting time for Delphi and C++Builder developers! Embarcadero just announced partnership with CData to provide the whole suite of new FireDAC drivers that provide connectivity to major APIs and web services. The list of new FireDAC drivers…
C++

Save Time With This Quick LiveBindings Trick For Delphi And C++Builder

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June 13, 2017
LiveBindings is a great technology built into Delphi and C++Builder for bypassing most of the code involved in aCRUD data cycle (Create, Read, Update and Delete Cycle). Itcan keep you out of massive amounts of technical debt. However, sometimes the standard LiveBindings method of binding some controls can be overly complex. You can easily simplify your LiveBindings by using an…
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C++

FireDAC & ODBC for Paradox and dBase tables.

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June 9, 2017
I continue to get customer requests for options to migrate legacy RAD Studio, Delphi or C++ Builder applications using the Borland Database Engine (BDE) with Paradox and/or dBase files. With the current versions of RAD Studio…
C++

May 2017 Roadmap Commentary from Product Management

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May 17, 2017
We just published the May 2017 Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio roadmap which we’re really excited about. In our roadmap, you can find the key features that we planned for calendar year 2017/2018. The plans are aligned with Embarcadero’s fiscal year which starts April…
Delphi

Custom Fonts on Android with Delphi 10.2 Tokyo

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May 12, 2017
Author: Landerson Gomes See in this post a quick video on how to distribute your App with custom fonts on the Android and provide even more attractive user interface customization. Video Subscribe to my YouTube channel: youtube.com/landersongomes6 Click the link and go to the full post: http://landersongomes.com.br/android/fontes-customizadas-delphi-android  Do you want to build an Android…
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