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VOTEWhen 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… … Read more
4 years 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… … Read more
4 years 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… … Read more
5 years 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… … Read more
5 years 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… … Read more
5 years 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( … … Read more
5 years 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… … Read more
5 years 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… … Read more
5 years 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… … Read more
5 years ago
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Just released: Delphi Event-based and Asynchronous Programming – Complete version – 291 Pages
Dalija Prasnikar
Delphi Event-based and Asynchronous Programminghttps://dalija.prasnikar.info/delphiebap/index.htmlEvent-based programming is everywhere. Nowadays, you can hardly write any kind of application without leaning on events and messages.This simple, ye… … Read more
5 years ago in Asynchronous programming, book, Delphi, event based programming, multithreading
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You already purchased Delphi Event-based and Asynchronous Programming Part I?
Dalija Prasnikar
Thanks to all of you who purchased the incomplete pre-release version (179 pages) of my eBook!After a minor delay, the full version is here!You can download it through the same PDF/epub/mobi links that you have… … Read more
5 years ago in Asynchronous programming, book, Delphi, event based programming, multithreading
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Just released eBook: Delphi Event-based and Asynchronous Programming
Dalija Prasnikar
Delphi Event-based and Asynchronous Programming I just had to do it… Go with the flow!It’s the Black Friday / Cyber Monday “season”, so I had to rush the book offer The book was actually scheduled for release… … Read more
5 years ago in Asynchronous programming, book, Delphi, event based programming, multithreading
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New Book In The Press!
Dalija Prasnikar
Delphi Event-based and Asynchronous Programming About to be released by the end of the month, Delphi Event-based and Asynchronous Programming brings you the following in about 260 pages:Event loopsMessaging systemsAsynchronous programmingRem… … Read more
5 years ago in Asynchronous programming, book, Delphi, event based programming, multithreading
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