Programming languages have evolved well thanks to the development of the technologies, the availability of education in the technical sciences, and the continuing curiosity of the human mind about searching for and creating new things. Some of the most cutting-edge evolutions and changes to the way we structure and abstract our code were originally made in the C++ language. Since the late 1970s…
Are you looking for a Windows 10 apps development tutorial for beginners? There are numerous reasons why you might need to develop a desktop application. You might want to organize the data for your business so that everything is easily accessible. Perhaps you have an idea…
Ada Lovelace published the first computer program in 1843. Since then, programmers have been trying to simplify the art of programming. Although the low code movement is gaining in popularity and increasing adoption as a methodology, its essence is not new. If we define…
Alvin Toffler once wrote: “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.” Ironically, we are in the 21st century, and Windows software development is not an exception. This perpetual process of learning and unlearning can be tedious without proper resources. Fortunately, tons of free and premium…
Today is an exciting and dynamic time to be a developer. Technology advances seem to have accelerated and, with this, our software projects seem to paradoxically expand and shrink simultaneously. They expand because more devices and environments are becoming available to…
The C++Builder 25th Anniversary: Visual Development, the Power of the C++ Language and 2.5 decades of Continuing Excellence
February 26, 2022
Delphi version 1 was launched at the Software Development Conference in San Francisco on February 14, 1995. I and other team members would travel around the world giving demonstrations of the IDE, Object Pascal language, VCL components, and database connectivity. When Delphi…
Bill Clinton was President, Windows 3.1 was king, and CompuServe was still a thing. The R&D team at Borland Software Corporation which included Anders Hejlsberg, Gary Whizin, Chuck Jazdzewski, Dave Scofield, Allen Bauer, Hank Cox, Marc Cousineau, and Ray Kaestner released Delphi and changed the software development world forever.
In 1995 Delphi was lauded as the next generation Windows…
I was discussing VCL Styles and the Bitmap Style Designer recently and came across a few webinars that I thought would be great to revisit.
VCL Styles are a fast and easy way to give your VCL application a modern UI. RAD Studio, Delphi, and C++Builder ship with 39 VCL…
Software development is an exciting journey. Choosing the best development tools can considerably save us from many troubles down the road. Although every developer has some considerations regarding native windows development, there might be some exciting points you may not…
Hello C++ App Developers,
Professional applications have greatIconsandSplash Screens. They catch the user’s eye and help add to an overall impression of quality and attention to detail. Today we link to a couple of really great articles on how to create and add icons and splash screens to give that extra polish to your work.
Static librariesare a good way to…
