GetIt is the package manager built into RAD Studio, Delphi, and C++Builder. It includes 214 packages in8 different categories.
38 Library packages
121 Component packages
53 Internet of Things components
60 Trials
4 Industry Templates
2 IDE Plugins
3 Styles
26 Sample projects
New and updated packages get added to GetIt all the time. Here are a few of the recent changes and the most popular…
As we start September, I want to provide some important updates around products and product packaging.
Earlier in the year, we simplified our SKUs by including the FireMonkey (FMX) Framework for developing Cross-Platform Apps into all Professional editions. These are also…
With this article the RAD Studio PM team is introducing an updated roadmap for Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio. This August 2018 roadmap includes plans for the second part of this year and the key focus areas for next year. Alongside, we have also published an August 2018…
Note: Community Edition cannot coexist with another edition of the same version on one machine.
UPGRADING FROM COMMUNITY EDITION TO PRO/ENTERPRISE/ARCHITECT
The following covers the steps required to install Delphi, C++Builder or RAD Studio Professional edition, Enterprise edition or Architect edition if you currently have Delphi or C++Builder Community Edition installed. The steps…
Years ago I worked at a company that maintained a Point of Sale (POS) system written in Delphi. I wasn’t involved in that project (I was developing a medication management system for an assisted living facility), but talking with some of the developers that were working on…
Microsoft’s June 4 announcement about its acquisition of Github for $7.5 billion has created great interest in the developer community. Hacker News showed mixed reactions, as did Reddit. Twitter has some contentious threads. Motherboard reports that Gitlab, an open source competitor, had an uptick of 50,000 projects migrated in a week. (Fitting an open source company, you…
Anyone who loves playing with deck of cards knows solitaire. And no matter how advanced the technology is, it will always be played. That is why I’m thrilled to see BVS Solitaire Collection by BVS Development as our May 2018 cool app winner. It is an award-winning…
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…
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…
