Thursday, 29. July 2010
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Controls and glass
Delphi Haven
– Looking on Stack Overflow, I’ve just noticed a rather detailed question (really, set of questions) about Aero glass. As it currently stands, the question bears some misconceptions – for example, the questioner makes the false assertion that the VCL DoubleBuffered property ‘sets a window style bit ...
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CodePlex: choosing a license
The Wiert Corner
– One of the toughest parts on creating a new CodePlex project is choosing a license. As Jeff Attwood wrote a couple of years ago, choosing a license – any license – is important, because if you don’t, you declare an implicit copyright without explaining how others could use your ...
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Mouse Eyes - Fancy Delphi Application Contest Entry #4
About Delphi Programming
– in FDAC :: Argh! Where's my mouse? Ah look at the eyes .... there it is! ;)) Mouse Eyes is another mouse cursor follower. Mouse eyes idea is indicating which direction to look in to find your mouse cursor. This is the 4th entry to the Fancy Delphi Application Contest Read the full article to ...
Wednesday, 28. July 2010
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When is an interfaced object not an interfaced object?
Te Waka o Delphi
– Answer: When it is merely the container for an interface. After a long series of observation and opinion pieces, I thought it about time I posted something a little more technical, so here we go. I think it is a well known practice to store references to objects in the Tag, Data or Objects members ...
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All hail the “const” parameters!
DelphiTools
– Passing parameters as “const” is a classic Delphi optimization trick, but the mechanisms behind that “trick” go beyond cargo-cult recipes, and may actually stumble into the “good practice” territory. Why does it work? The most well known case is “const ...
Tuesday, 27. July 2010
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The Emperor’s New Clothes
The Programming Works
– I had a very disappointing discussion with Embarcadero employees on EDN forums recently on the subject already covered in CR blog or Deltics blog. I have no desire to give a link to the EDN thread – the thread is locked now, it does not bring honour to its participants. Instead I give a link ...
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EurekaLog 6.0.24 is out
EurekaLog Blog
– We are pleased to announce the availability of the new 6.0.24 version.
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Maze Creation and Solving Tool - Source Code Delphi Application
About Delphi Programming
– in Source Code Projects :: A maze (or labyrinth, even though not a synonim) is a complex structure with a series of interconnecting pathways - walls making dead ends. Maze is a very simple Delphi application designed to help you create mazes of almost any size. You an customize the way the maze is ...
Monday, 26. July 2010
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Free (Dutch) Delphi seminar in Helmond Brandevoort
Dr.Bob's Delphi Notes
– On Friday, September 3rd 2010, 12:30-16:00 Barnsten (the Embarcadero representative in The BeNeLux), Bob Swart Training & Consultancy and the Software Development Network organise a free Delphi Seminar (in Dutch) in Helmond Brandevoort, featuring Bob Swart as speaker.
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Morse Box - Fancy Delphi Application Contest Entry #1
About Delphi Programming
– in FDAC :: Morse code is a method of coding messages into long and short beeps, often transmitted using continuous wave. This is the first entry to the Fancy Delphi Application Contest This little fabulous ("useless") application will play Morse codes as you type character into a console-looking ...
Saturday, 24. July 2010
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Aim foot, shoot!
DelphiTools
– Hot on the heels of Nick Hodges being suddenly “let go“, Borcodero guys engaged in a bout of pathetic self-deprecating PR disaster. Apparently along with Nick, more than a Spirit of Delphi award winner may have left Embarcadero.
Friday, 23. July 2010
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So terribly sorry …
The Delphi Geek
– Writing code ain’t that hard a job. Writing correct code, well that’s a much harder venture. And what can I say about writing correct multithreaded code? Only that it’s close to impossible. That’s exactly why I started writing OmniThreadLibrary – I needed well-tested framework for multithreading ...
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Delphi, C++Builder, Delphi Prism and RAD Studio this week
Delphi Insider
– Lots of good things going on this past week with the RAD products. Here are some of them.On Wednesday we had a webinar with AutomatedQA on uncovering performance issues in Delphi applications. You can view a replay on-demand here.Everyone is getting excited about the Delphi ...
Thursday, 22. July 2010
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It’s Just My Opinion, Of Course…
Te Waka o Delphi
– Simon Kissel – of CrossKylix fame and Alternative Roadmap infamy – apparently recently re-appeared in the Delphi forums. I say apparently because Embarcadero or TeamB have seemingly been doing their best to maintain his status as a non-person. Can this be A Good Thing™? I don’t ...
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Perhaps not
Delphi Haven
– Oddly enough, I don’t think the following actually does the guy any favours:
