GetIt Newsletter – June 2020 Edition
RAD Studio 10.4 Sydney is out now, and with that comes a host of new and updated content from the GetIt Package Manager. Here’s a rundown of what’s new and what’s hot from GetIt.
Featured Package for 10.4 –EdgeView2 SDK
The new Microsoft Edge browser provides users with a faster, more user-friendly experience than…
We are very excited to announce the release of Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio 10.4 Sydney. RAD Studio 10.4 delivers significant improvements for Windows 10 VCL desktop development, Delphi multi-device development, and developer productivity that optimize application…
Open for Business with 10.4!
The world is cautiously opening up for business. The pandemic has devastated economies and businesses throughout the world, but the IT sector is one of the best positioned to endure and prosper in the future. Developers will be busy as companies…
Open source is a very important part of software development. As a creator of developer tools that makes open source important to us too. There is a huge variety of open source projects created with Delphi and C++Builder, both for the benefit of our developer community, and beyond.
A few examples of popular Delphi powered open source projects:
HeidiSQL is an incredibly popularclient…
The Cool Apps awards are not just for consumer applications, they are also awarded when someone uses Delphi to help them do really cool things, and today’s selection is one of those. Today, we’re featuring a Balloon-based Aircraft Tracker from David Akerman. David…
In this post, you’ll learn how to install OpenJDK, which is required for using the Windows IDE for Android development. Continue reading to learn why you should use the OpenJDK and how it can help your development journey.
You might not realize it, but Java…
Today’s Cool Apps selection is Beyond Compare, from Scooter Software. Beyond Compare is a data management utility that allows users to compare and reconcile documents, files, folders, and even whole system drives quickly and easily. It’s a deeply useful resource, and it is built and powered by Delphi. The Scooter Software team has put together a great intro video to showcase Beyond Compare…
RAD Studio and Delphi 10.4 Sydney are available now!
What is a Managed Record in Delphi?
Records in Delphi can have fields of any data type. When a record has plain (non-managed) fields, like numeric or other enumerated values there isn’t much to do for the compiler.
Today’s Cool Apps selection is AlignMix, from Cozmix, Inc. AlignMix is a sales territory designer that allows users to manage and leverage a tremendous amount of data in a user-friendly, visually appealing package. AlignMixhas been built in Delphi from the beginning…
Today’s Cool Apps selection is CEF32 Emulator Framework, from Alan Conroy. CEF32 is a framework that allows users to emulate hardware configurations, and create their own emulators as well. Delphi and the VCL were key to its development, and Alan did a great job with the application.
Alan had three goals in mind when he made CEF32. 1) Strike the right balance between accuracy of emulation and…
