Bruce McGee
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but there are lots of modern, up to date books published about Delphi and Pascal with more being written all the time. Image: National Library of Greece… – Details…
2 weeks ago 0
Bruce McGee
Following up on an earlier post, Simple FireMonkey 3D, I’m going to make a simplified model of the solar system to explore multiple 3D objects interacting with each other in a scene. I’ll also play around… – Details…
3 weeks ago in 3d, Delphi, FireMonkey0
Bruce McGee
We see images with connected points used a lot in diagrams, illustrations, advertising and just cool abstract art. They visually represent networks of related things and ideas or connectivity. The web, for example. It’s effective… – Details…
2 months ago in Delphi, FireMonkey, Particles0
Bruce McGee
Someone was asking where they could find gauge style chart components for FireMonkey like the ones you might see on a dashboard. They even helpfully posted some pictures.At least one of these looks like it… – Details…
3 months ago in Delphi, FireMonkey0
Bruce McGee
Creating 3D software is undeniably cool, but it might be intimidating, what with all of the math and unfamiliar concepts. And the math… Fortunately, FireMonkey does a lot of the heavy lifting for us. You can… – Details…
3 months ago in Delphi, FireMonkey0
Bruce McGee
I have a bit of a preoccupation with new Delphi programming books and have blogged about them a bunch of times. The keen-eyed among you will notice that this is not a Delphi book, but… – Details…
6 months ago in Books, C++0
Bruce McGee
I know it’s sometimes popular to reflexively say that Delphi’s help sucks. And it’s not like Borland and Embarcadero haven’t given us some cause, but the documentation really has gotten much better over the years…. – Details…
8 months ago in Delphi, Documentation0
Bruce McGee
You might remember me writing that the FireMonkey framework isn’t a full-blown gaming engine and that it’s better suited to enterprise applications. (rimshot)This is a follow up to my May the Fourth and Revenge of the… – Details…
11 months ago in Delphi, FireMonkey, Star Trek0
Bruce McGee
You didn’t think I’d go through the trouble of making a Star Wars Day post and miss out on the obvious follow-up pun, did you? The demo project (available here) is pretty much the same… – Details…
12 months ago in Delphi, FireMonkey, Star Wars0
Bruce McGee
Happy Star Wars Day! What? Delphi programming types are allowed to be silly sometimes. 🙂 This iconic 3D Model is used with permission from CoreyLoses. Corey created a full conversion mod of Sins of a… – Details…
12 months ago in Delphi, FireMonkey, Star Wars0
Bruce McGee
Happy Earth Day! April 22nd, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Initially started in the United States in response to things like the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill, it has grown to include… – Details…
12 months ago in Climate Change, Delphi, FireMonkey0
Bruce McGee
On February 14th, 2020, Delphi celebrates its 25th anniversary. Wow. It’s no secret that I’m an unapologetic Delphi fan. I like the language, the IDE and the community. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and… – Details…
1 year ago in Delphi, delphi25th0
Bruce McGee
“Books. I like ’em.” — bumper sticker Contrary to the title, these are not books on the art of procrastination. I’ve just been dragging my feet making a post about new Delphi books. Delphi Programming… – Details…
2 years ago 0
Bruce McGee
“It’s always better to have too much to read than not enough.” — Ann Patchett Six months ago it was “reading by the fire” weather and now it’s “reading on the patio in the shade”… – Details…
3 years ago 0
Bruce McGee
“Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light.” — Vera Nazarian Happy (belated) New Year! And what better way to spend those cold, wintry days… – Details…
3 years ago 0