Archive
Tuesday, 2. September 2014
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First look at XE7
TURBU Tech
– So XE7 came out today. I downloaded it and installed it, curious about some of the stuff I’d heard. So first, the installation experience. I really have no idea why it’s so needlessly complicated, but in order to install Delphi with the Android support, you need to do the whole thing ...
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System.ByteStrings support for XE7
Andy's Blog
– The unit System.ByteStrings reintroduces the following String types for the mobile compilers: ShortString AnsiString AnsiChar PAnsiChar PPAnsiChar UTF8String PUTF8String RawByteString PRawByteString Usage: Add the System.ByteStrings.dcu’s path to the compiler’s search path and add the ...
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Delphi XE7 has been released
Delphi Code Monkey
– As Embarcadero mentioned a few hours back, Delphi XE7, and C++ Builder XE7, known collectively as "RAD Studio XE7", have been released.After I get it installed, I'll be posting some thoughts on what's new and notable.The Parallel Computing Library, and some memory-use improvements when ...
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Operator precedence changes
DelphiTools
– Here is a summary of recent DWScript changes, the major one is a change in operator precedence to something similar to Delphi and FreePascal. Other changes are related to sets and bug fixes. The precedence of operators has been changed to be inline with Delphi & FreePascal, this means that AND, ...
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Announcing NEW RAD Studio XE7! With Introductory Offer
Delphi Insider
– This is a copy of the RAD Studio XE7 announcement email for North America. You may receive a different email if you are on Maintenance, an XE6 user eligible to recharge to XE7, or if you are outside the US and Canada. RAD Studio, Delphi and C++Builder XE7 are available today!Get the must- ...
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RAD Studio XE7 Released Today
Marco's Tech Blog
– Delphi XE7, C++Builder XE7, and the combined RAD Studio XE7 have been released today by Embarcadero Technologies. You can read the official press release at www.embarcadero.com/press-releases/embarcadero-launches-rad-studio-xe7. You can refer to the web site and other online ...
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RAD Studio XE7, Delphi XE7 and C++Builder XE7 available today!
Delphi Insider
– RAD Studio, Delphi and C++Builder XE7 are available today! Get the must-have upgrade of the award winning, multi-device development solution for connected apps on Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, gadgets and wearables. PLUS! Keep building, evolving, and extending your Windows applications using the ...
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Some great reads from Barry Kelly
The Wiert Corner
– Barry Kelly (Twitter, HN, SO, G+, Blog) was one of the Delphi compiler engineers. He wrote a great number of insightful blog posts, some of which are in chronological order: Entropy Overload: Fun with asynchronous methods and scalability. Entropy Overload: Closure variable capture in Ruby and C#, ...
