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August 2011
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FinalBuilder/Delphi 64-bit Gotcha… Again !
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– As it turns out, simply importing all old 32-bit key values into the Wow6432Node isn’t the complete answer. If you are using Delphi Environment Variables (as we are) and loading those into the FinalBuilder environment, then those values need to be imported in the 64-bit registry after all ! ...
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FinalBuilder and Delphi: 64-Bit Registry Gotcha
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– Just a short post to share something I learned the hard way today when moving a FinalBuilder installation from a 32-bit Windows server to a shiny new 64-bit Windows 2008 server on our even shinier new HyperV platform: The 64-bit registry can catch you out. The registry on 64-bit Windows (as ...
July 2011
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Something for Delphi to be proud of… in Lion ?!
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– Some people often complain loudly and passionately that Delphi needs a garbage collector and that reference counting is not good enough, but if I read this correctly, in the new OS X release – ‘Lion’ – Apple seem to think that reference counting is an improvement over more ...
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Google+ Feature Suggestion: Rings/Spheres/Super-Circles
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– A tenuous link to Delphi I accept, but a Google+ suggestion occurred to me, arising from my Delphi-oriented use of it. A potential problem I am seeing already on Google+ is where I get a notification that “So-And-So” has added me to their circles. In some cases I don’t know this ...
February 2011
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Delphi [Non]Starter Edition: No VCL Source!
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– After an initial welcome (and purchase!) I find myself having to curb my initial enthusiasm. Most of the omissions from the Starter Edition, as compared to the Professional and higher editions, make perfect sense and are in fact pretty much what I myself described as appropriate for a ...
January 2011
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Bring Me Problems, Not Solutions
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– The most important lesson I ever learned in this business… Be cautious or even suspicious when a specification/question is provided in the form of a request for a specific technical solution. When someone presents a request in this form, the first thing you should do is obtain an ...
December 2010
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Making a case for Strings, the sane way
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– Lars Fosdal responded to my previous post suggesting a way of implementing string support in a case-like construct (but not actually a case statement) using generics and anonymous methods. All very clever, but way, way too complicated and – if you don’t mind me saying so – as ugly ...
November 2010
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The case for case[]
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– Eric Grange (resurrector of the increasingly interesting looking DWS project) recently posted about a new idea he has had for the DWS engine, which in turn gave me an idea, or rather, prompted me to come up with what I think may be a new spin on an old one. I briefly posted my idea to [...]
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Deploying without DBXDRIVERS.INI
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– As far as I can tell, as of Delphi 2010 at least it is impossible to deploy a DBExpress application without also deploying at least one dbxdrivers.ini. Furthermore, deciding where this ini file has to go is a minefield, and the DBExpress architecture smells very badly in this area. Sadly, this ...
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Product Activation: How To Lose Customers
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– Embarcadero clearly don’t want or need new customers. Their product activation system is not only a nuisance, but an active barrier to new customers, rendered unable even to access trial versions of their products. I am currently investigating PHP tools for a new project. I have already ...
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Class Helpers: Extending Classes for Context
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– I have long held the view that class helpers should not be viewed as a general purpose utility. They were designed for a very specific purpose and the authors of the technology themselves tell us how they are intended to be used. Using them in other ways is asking for trouble: they [...]
August 2010
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Sons of Kahn: The Apocrypha
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– I normally do not indulge in blog posts that merely link to other blog posts or articles, but I shall make an exception for the latest installment in the Homerian Epic: Sons of Kahn from Verity Stob. As ever, the Sons of Kahn theme provides much humour and hilarity, tinged imho with the faintest of ...
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How to Make Something Look Good…
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– Make the alternative look worse than it really is. In fact, go one better – don’t make it look worse, just describe it as being worse. Some may consider it unfair to pick on one specific post, but I am increasingly disappointed with how the SVN integration in the new RAD Studio XE is ...
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XE Roadmap Clarified
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– A quick post to let everyone know that Allen Bauer kindly answered my direct question in the Embarcadero forums asking for clarification of what “64-bit implementation” means in the XE “Pulsar” slide of the new Delphi roadmap. The question was ultimately boiled down to this: ...
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New Roadmap; and Be Careful When Choosing Testimonials…
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– It’s tempting (not to mention completely understandable) to selectively choose the positive comments and not at all surprising that there are no negative comments to be found among the list quoted. But you should be careful to avoid potentially embarrassing credibility gaps. First up and top ...
