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VOTEVirtual methods in Delphi
Dalija Prasnikar
Virtual methods enable subtype polymorphism – in other words, they allow implementing different behavior in descendant classes.That means if you have a base TShape class with a virtual Paint method, and several descendant classes like… – Details…
3 weeks ago in Delphi, Virtual, vmt
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Building better serialization
Dalija Prasnikar
The “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” blog post series used serialization as an example of what happens when applying inappropriate coding patterns for some language. It demonstrated how field-based serialization does not… – Details…
2 months ago in Serialization
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When in Rome, do as the Romans do – Part III
Dalija Prasnikar
In Delphi, properties can be backed by simple fields, but they can also have getter and setter functions that can be vital to the proper functioning of a class. They can contain additional initialization code,… – Details…
2 months ago in Delphi, Serialization
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TCoffeeAndCode: Threading and Concurrency Replay
Dalija Prasnikar
Did you miss the TCoffeeAndCode session on “All about threading and concurrency”? The webinar replay is now available! Hosted by Jim McKeeth and his guests: Frank Lauter, Primož Gabrijelčič, Olaf Monien, Kelver Merlotti and Dalija Prasnikar.&… – Details…
3 months ago
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Mastering Delphi Memory Management Webinar Replay
Dalija Prasnikar
In case you missed the live session, webinar replay Mastering Delphi Memory Management where I am answering your questions about memory management is available on YouTube. Book intro by Neven Prasnikar Jr. followed by a recording… – Details…
3 months ago in book, Delphi, memory management, Webinar
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When in Rome, do as the Romans do – Part II
Dalija Prasnikar
In the previous article, we learned that native Delphi serialization is based around published properties, and that other kinds of serialization, like field-based serialization, don’t fit well with the Delphi model. Photo: Gary Todd from… – Details…
3 months ago in Delphi, Serialization
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Delphi Memory Management Webinar
Dalija Prasnikar
Join me this Thursday, Apr 22, 2021 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM CEST for a live Q/A session about Delphi memory management. See you! Register for webinar:https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/474961949731996432Book information:https://dalija.prasnikar.i… – Details…
3 months ago in Delphi, memory management, Webinar
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When in Rome, do as the Romans do – Part I
Dalija Prasnikar
While different OOP languages share some common principles and many coding patterns will be the same or at least fairly similar, there are also some significant differences that can make some commonly used patterns from… – Details…
4 months ago in Delphi, Serialization
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Combining const and out parameters
Dalija Prasnikar
This is a continuation of a previous blog post, Are const parameters dangerous?Basically, adding an out parameter into the mix does not change anything that has been said in the previous post about using const… – Details…
4 months ago in Delphi
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Delphi Event-based and Asynchronous Programming Webinar Replay
Dalija Prasnikar
“Embarcadero Technologies – Conversation with Dalija Prasnikar, Embarcadero MVP, on covering her new book on Delphi Event-based and Asynchronous Programming.” Book intro by Neven Prasnikar Jr. and a recording of live Q&A chat hosted by Jim… – Details…
5 months ago in Asynchronous programming, Delphi, Webinar
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Overprotecting multithreaded code
Dalija Prasnikar
Running long tasks in a background thread to keep the UI responsive is one of the main purposes of multithreading. A common code pattern for doing so would look like:procedure TMainForm.BtnClick(Sender: TObject);begin TThread.CreateAnonymousThread( … – Details…
5 months ago in Delphi, multithreading, synchronize
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Autorelease Pool
Dalija Prasnikar
Manual memory management requires some thought and ceremony. It is not so much of a problem with long-lasting instances, but managing temporary local objects, especially when you need to create more than one, is a… – Details…
5 months ago in ARC, Delphi, memory management
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Delphi Event-based and Asynchronous Programming Book – Paperback Edition and Invitation to Webinar
Dalija Prasnikar
You asked for it, and here it is! The paperback version of the book is here! (I hope Gaia will forgive me again…)Celebrating the release of the new book, “Delphi Event-based and Asynchronous Programming,” Jim McKeeth… – Details…
6 months ago in Asynchronous programming, book, Delphi, event based programming, multithreading, Webinar
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If it is too complex, you are probably doing it wrong
Dalija Prasnikar
If there is one thing experience has taught me, it is that too much complexityin some code usually means that design is wrong. That does not mean thateverything must and can be as simple as… – Details…
6 months ago
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Code examples from Delphi Event-based and Asynchronous Programming Book
Dalija Prasnikar
A little birdie once told me that having code examples from my book in a friendlier form would be highly appreciated. Of course I heard the friendly chirp So here it is!The full list of code… – Details…
7 months ago in book, Delphi, github
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