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First look at Delphi XE
TURBU Tech
– This week’s just getting started, and it’s already had more than enough awesomeness to pack into a typical month. The new version of Delphi came out yesterday. Metroid: Other M and The Way of Kings, a new Brandon Sanderson book, were both released today. (I have a feeling I’m ...
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Why the new roadmap won’t impress anyone
TURBU Tech
– Well, Embarcadero has started to release some previews for Delphi 2011 XE, and what’s been released so far doesn’t show any obvious indications that the cross-platform features everyone was expecting will actually be present in this release. Some people on the forums immediately ...
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*VERY* busy time! RADSTUDIO XE, ITDevCon and other stuff
Daniele Teti's programming blog
– This is a very busy time. Some news: RAD STUDIO XE is out The ITDevCon time table will be published ASAP. This year I’m working to create a Time Table even more interesting than the last year (not simple!). The speakers will talk about DELPHI XE, RADPHP XE and a*LOT* of DataSnap. Complete ...
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Allen Bauer sheds more light on the goal of the 64-bit support level for Delphi, and the goal of the x64 Delphi and x64 C++ release time frames
The Wiert Corner
– On the Embarcadero forum, Jolyon Smith asked about the underlying meaning of the 64-bit Pulsar statements in the updated Roadmap. He did not ask for an exact date, but what level of 64-support is the current goal. Allen Bauer (Chief Scientist at Embarcadero) was kind enough to put up a few answers. ...
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Using the Google Maps API V3 from Delphi – Part I Basic functionality
The Road to Delphi
– The Google Maps Javascript API Version 2 has been officially deprecated, so i wrote this simple example of using the new Google maps V3 API from Delphi. in this sample application you can use the traffic layer , Bicycling layer and the street View Control to activate the panorama view. for ...
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RADStudio XE - Quality Review and Metrics
Chris Pattinson
– Quality is always on our mind. For XE, quality has always been a major focus, and I’d like to share some of the data we look at internally to KNOW we’re on the right track. Senior VP of Development Tony De La Lama presented the company focus on quality at Delphi Live at the morning opening ...
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XE Roadmap Clarified
Te Waka o Delphi
– 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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How to tune Delphi XE’s start up
Andy's Blog
– When I started Delphi XE today the first time, I recognized a 6 second delay when it shows “IDE Packages loaded” in the splash screen. On the second start it still shows “IDE Packages loaded” for 5 seconds. Because I wanted to know what the IDE does in those 5 seconds with ...
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Using Google maps (Static Maps) without TWebBrowser
The Road to Delphi
– Commonly we use the twebbrowser component to access google maps, but there is another option, using the Google Static Map service. The Google Static Map service allows you get an static image from a location without requiring JavaScript or any dynamic page loading. The Google Static Map service ...
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Breakpoints with Side Effects
Let's Get Technical
– A breakpoint with a side effect is a breakpoint that causes a task to be performed upon encountering the enabled breakpoint within your application. Of course, such a breakpoint only performs its side effect when your code is running with Delphi's debugger attached to the process. Nonetheless, this ...
