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Web 2.0 programming with Object Pascal
Leonardo's blog
– I'm sure you experience the same feeling as me, when a "web developer" looks at your computer screen saying "wow! you program in Delphi, I used to use it before programming web applications". When I hear that, I want to start telling them that Delphi (Object Pascal) can help you get better results ...
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Vancouver Olympic Rings... Powered by Delphi
Marco's Tech Blog
– As the 2010 Winter Olympics start, it is nice to know that the application controlling the thousands of LEDs of the Vancouver Olympic Rings was written in Delphi (although I could not find an external source, I spoke with one of the actual developers). The application ...
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37 – Michael Rozlog
The PodCast at Delphi.org
– Michael Rozlog, the Delphi Product Manager with Embarcadero Technologies, answers your tough questions. Some of them are pretty tough ones too. Recorded in mid-December. Some of what we talked about: The Delphi Survey Delphi application showcase Updates to the Delphi Roadmap 12 Videos of ...
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15 Years of Delphi
Marco's Tech Blog
– Delphi is 15 years old today. Here are some pictures from that day. The invitation to the launch event and my badge: The Delphi 1 box and manuals (in a picture taken a few years later) and the "fact sheet": Borland booth description and a picture ...
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Happy 15th Birthday Delphi - My Delphi Story
Rob's Technology Corner
– On February 14, 1995 the first version of Delphi was released. Little did I know how much this would affect my life. I had learned to program using Apple II Basic in grade school. In high school, I was able to enroll in the AP computer science program. At that ...
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Fun With Testing DateUtils.pas #1
Nick Hodges
– Okay, so I’m a Development Manager. My job is to see to the health, welfare, productivity, effectiveness, and proper tasking of a big chunk of the RAD Studio development team. I share these duties with the excellent and capable Mike Devery. I mainly manage the guys that work on the ...
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DCPCrypt for 64 bits is here
Parallel Pascal Worlds
– The best library for encryption and decryption in delphi and lazarus is working in 64 bits now (Only in lazarus/fpc, while embarcadero don't release a 64 bits compiler).Thanks to the amazing work of David Barton, library creator, we can get enc/dec at faster speeds using 64 bits.You can download it ...
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Random musing: TStringList
TURBU Tech
– A while back, Jim McKeeth told me (jokingly, of course) that with a TStringList and a TDataset, you can solve any programming problem. He also likes to compare TStringList to a Swiss Army Knife, because it can do so many things. And it sort of made me wonder. In object-oriented philosophy, a ...
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On ORMs
The Doric Temple
– I’ve always had a soft spot for ORMs (Object Relational Mappers). Whilst opinion is divided on their use, I just love them. I’ve actually written a few, because I’ve never found exactly the right one for me. Currently in the Delphi world, there are a few open source ones, and some commercial ones, ...
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Dynamic lock-free queue – doing it right
The Delphi Geek
– .style1 {font-family: consolas, "Courier New", courier, monospace;}.example {font-family: consolas, "Courier New", courier, monospace; padding: 0.5ex 4em 0.5ex 4ex;}.style2 {margin-left: 40px;}.style3 { text-align: center;}.style4 { text-align: center; font-variant: small-caps;}.style5 {color: ...
