I was looking through the “What’s New in version 11 Alexandria” and found a cool tidbit about small changes in the RTL for “Platform Identifiers“. Using these platform identifiers can help in your cross platform development projects. Ensuring that all of the platform related identifiers use a consistent naming pattern will also help in your programming efforts.
The…
In today’s economy, efficiency, speed, and productivity is key to prolonged success. However, many businesses still waste precious time and resources running manual processes that can be automated. Knowing when it’s time to automate specific manual processes can be…
Let’s face it; we humans can be drawn to exaggerate and over-generalize when it comes to modern technology, especially during its early-adoption, nascent phases. This is understandable, many major tech introductions have the potential to change the way the world works…
As part of my recent DelphiCon 2021 session, Multi-Platform Explorations using Delphi, FMX, Feeds, REST and More, my example code needed to use IFDEFs for some of the uses statements, variable definitions and code. This blog post contains an example of the use of defines when compiling for Windows (Win32/Win64), macOS, iOS and Android platforms. I also include screen shots of the sample output on…
Hello. This article is part of a series where we speak with professional software developers, ask them what it’s like to write code for a living, and perhaps gain a few insights into the software development industry along the way.
Our guest today is a Delphi MVP and…
Hello. This article is part of a series where we speak with professional software developers, ask them what it’s like to write code for a living, and perhaps gain a few insights into the software development industry along the way.
Our guest today is a Delphi and C++…
ZXing.Delphi (Zebra Crossing) Tested with RAD 11 for Android and iOS
November 16, 2021
ZXing.Delphi (Zebra Crossing)
In order to help a customer, I’ve successfully compiled a small demo app using the ZXing port for Delphi with Delphi 11 (current version). Such demo app is using the latest version of ZXing (3.92) and was tested on Android 11 and iOS 15.1.
Useful links:
ZXing for Delphi Repository
https://github.com/Spelt/ZXing.Delphi
ZXing Demo App Tested on Android 11 and…
Practically every developer, even a newcomer in programming, can create and destroy objects correctly. A classic construction that is used in the majority of programs looks the following way:
MyObject:= TMyClass.Create();
try
{some code…}
finally
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A popular aesthetic in recent years is vaporwave and synthwave which is a blend of futurism and nostalgia rolled into one. We commissioned an artist in Brazil to try and capture some vaporwave aesthetic for RAD Studio, Delphi, and C++Builder. What better way to celebrate…
DelphiCon 2021 is coming up soon and in order to get in the spirit we created this desktop wallpaper that captures the essence of DelphiCon. DelphiCon 2021is the best way to learn all about yourfavorite programming language. Sessions are planned around the latest features, as well as general best practices, and emerging technologies that apply to all versions. There are also sessions…
