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May 2012
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FireMonkey information links/info
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– I checked out today’s webinar on FireMonkey and collated a bunch of links and facts that came up during the presentation. Anyone looking at FireMonkey and wanting to get some background and foundation on the subject should check these out: FireMonkey marketing page FireMonkey blog FireMonkey ...
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Getting Started with FireMonkey eLearning Series
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– Over and above the Developer Direct series of weekly 2 hour webinars I posted about yesterday, I’ve also just bumped into a weekly series of training sessions on FireMonkey with David Intersimone. The format is a weekly half hour training session followed by 15 minutes Q&A, each Thursday, ...
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Embarcadero Developer Webinar series
Brian Long
– I'm not sure why I didn't notice this series of free webinars starting, but i found out eventually, so that’s the main thing. Embarcadero have started a weekly series of 2 hour webinars on developing using their current RAD Studio toolset, RAD Studio XE2. You can see the list of webinars and also ...
January 2012
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Native Android development for Delphi programmers
Brian Long
– As you may know, and indeed as I have written about, Mono for Android has taken a bit of a hiatus. While it is still expected to be a viable development tool, and still a very convenient option for .NET developers, I thought it would be prudent to look up other options and ensure I covered various ...
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Verity Stob is back with tales of the Sons of Kahn
Brian Long
– Over the last 16 years verity Stob has brought forth occasional Old Testament stories about the Sons of Kahn – wryly observant treatises on the comings and goings of those who were at Borland and work with the Delphi compiler. It’s with delight I’ve learned that she’s back with the eighth ...
December 2011
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Oxygene for Java takes Delphi programmers to the Java and Android platforms
Brian Long
– At the end of November 2011, RemObjects released Oxygene for Java, previously known as Project “Cooper” as per this official blog post and, for that matter, the press release. Anyone familiar with Delphi Prism, which is RemObjects’ .NET compiler (also known as Oxygene for .NET) will know it is a ...
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VCL to FireMonkey converter
Brian Long
– Those of you getting to grips with Delphi XE2 and its portable and powerful FireMonkey component library will perhaps have wondered at the effort in porting VCL code to this new framework. manual conversion is very achievable but rather time-consuming and very laborious. So it was with interest ...
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Delphi and Windows 8
Brian Long
– As many of you will be aware, the upcoming version of Windows, Windows 8, will be based around the Metro user interface, currently used by Windows Phone 7.x. This major UI change heralds a new programming challenge for Delphi developers, as Metro uses Xaml controls and requires use of a new Windows ...
October 2011
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In-depth Delphi programming articles/posts
Brian Long
– I’ve just bumped into a great list of resources for Delphi programmers using a version from Delphi 2005 onwards. It’s a directory called TIndex and has been put together by Lachlan Gemmell.It’s not your usual ‘how to get started’ type resources. It covers much more in-depth and advanced topics, such ...
September 2011
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Delphi and OS X
Brian Long
– There are more posts and articles coming out illustrating how to work with cross-platform native aspects (OS X and iOS). Accessing special folders both on Windows and on OS X are looked at by Malcolm Groves in ‘Cross-platform special folders in FireMonkey’ Looking at how to convert from an NSString ...
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Update 1 released for Delphi XE2, C++Builder XE2 and RAD Studio XE2
Brian Long
– Over 120 fixes are made in the recently released Update 1 for the XE2 product range from Embarcadero. There’s also an important licensing issue remedied in it. Full details are at http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/41650.
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Delphi Roadmap
Brian Long
– Whilst Delphi and RAD Studio users await the next release of the official roadmap, JT (aka John-Ray Thomas) has posted a list of technology areas where work is actively on-going in the Embarcadero labs. Frequent and regular FireMonkey updates A Next Generation Delphi Compiler with multiple ...
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Delphi XE2 and RAD Studio XE2 have arrived
Brian Long
– There’s been quite a bit of noise about it of late, and if you have any interest in Delphi you will almost certainly have heard that the new version has come along and has a lot to offer. RAD Studio XE2 is the product that includes Delphi, C++Builder, Delphi Prism (Oxygene for .NET) and RadPHP, ...
June 2011
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Delphi Certification is back
Brian Long
– It's been a long time, but Delphi certification has returned for those who want to prove their prowess over the Win32 development tool.If keen, your main port of call should be the Embarcadero Certification Center. Here you'll find information about the two levels of certification on offer.Firstly ...
April 2011
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Delphi 64-bit On The Horizon
Brian Long
– When you want to build native Windows applications, Delphi is still a major tour de force in the world of development tools. But currently it can only generate 32-bit executables and so cannot take advantage of all the memory space available when running 64-bit versions of Windows. That will be ...
