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VOTEDelphi 10 and up install notes
jpluimers
I try to keep an eye on older Delphi versions as, despite lacking features of newer versions, they do not suffer from issues (hi-dpi, language server, refactoring, stability). Some notes below. Tools to always install… … Read more
6 days ago in 23, Delphi, Delphi 10 Seattle, Development, GetIt, java, Java Platform, Software Development, Web Development
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Of interest – GitHub – t-d-k/LibreCrypt: LibreCrypt: Transparent on-the-fly disk encryption for Windows. LUKS compatible.
jpluimers
Of interest – despite the known issues and LUKS workaround through WSL – mainly as the majority was written in Delphi: [Wayback/Archive] GitHub – t-d-k/LibreCrypt: LibreCrypt: Transparent on-the-fly disk encryption for Windows. LUKS compatible. Found… … Read more
1 week ago in Delphi, Development, Encryption, Power User, Software Development, Windows Development
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TFrame – What is the accepted way to use frames in Delphi? – Stack Overflow
jpluimers
From a while ago: [Wayback/Archive] TFrame – What is the accepted way to use frames in Delphi? – Stack Overflow. Besides me referring to my blog post Delphi – Frames as visual Components – don’t… … Read more
2 weeks ago in Conference Topics, Conferences, Delphi, Development, Event, Software Development
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Exceptions and DLL in Delphi – Stack Overflow
jpluimers
Every once in a while I discover an answer I have not yet put on my blog, especially as related answer are always interesting. This is one that didn’t make it until now: [Wayback/Archive] Exceptions… … Read more
1 month ago in Conference Topics, Conferences, Delphi, Development, Event, Software Development, Undocumented Delphi, Windows Development
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Reminder: see if I can implement megabool in Delphi (or at lest trilean)
jpluimers
Now that I re-wrote my 2012 talk on Class Operators and Helpers and presented it in Delphi at the ITDevCon2024 ([Wayback/Archive] ITDevCon | Home – Rome, 2024), see [Wayback/Archive] GitHub – jpluimers/ITDevCon2024: Temporary ITDevCon2024 repository… … Read more
2 months ago in Delphi, Development, Software Development
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File scoped namespaces – C# 10.0 draft specifications | Microsoft Learn
jpluimers
Oops, I thought this had been published a long time ago, but oh well: it is never too late to publish reflections on a C# programming language improvement. After recovering from my rectum cancer treatments… … Read more
2 months ago in .NET, 1509, 35690, 36566, 44201, About, C# 10, C++, Cancer, Delphi, Development, java, Java Platform, MSBUILD, pascal, Personal, Rectum cancer, region, Rider from JetBrains, Software Development, Turbo Pascal, UCSD Pascal, Visual Studio and tools, vscode Visual Studio Code
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Anyone any idea on the contributions of Embarcadero to the LLVM project?
jpluimers
With the huge dependency of Delphi on the LLVM project – basically none of their cross-platform support falls apart without LLVL – I wonder how much Embarcadero and their. mother company Idera contributed back to… … Read more
2 months ago in C++, C++ Builder, Delphi, Development, Software Development
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Delphi 2006 Hidden COM Registry Entries
jpluimers
Somewhere in the drafts was a note to refer to an old Chris Bensen blog post on the Embarcadero server: blogs.embarcadero.com/cbensen/2005/12/07/22388 Alas, a lot of Embarcadero stuff is gone, some because of Idera not caring,… … Read more
2 months ago in Delphi, Delphi 2006, Development, Software Development
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Finding most recent forks of gists and github repositories
jpluimers
A while ago I found out that gist.github.com/lynatan/673e574faa8343fa01d7a91e75065c54 which I mentioned before in Delphi analog to C# ?? null-coalescing operator and Light Table like debugger evaluation and I wanted to find it back find the… … Read more
2 months ago in Conference Topics, Conferences, Delphi, Development, DVCS - Distributed Version Control, Event, gist, github, ITDevCon, Software Development, Source Code Management
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Delphi “array of const” to “varargs” – Stack Overflow
jpluimers
Just in case I ever think “oh, I might try want to go the Variadic function arguments way in Delphi” again, I must remember “maybe not a good idea” and re-read these posts: [Wayback/Archive] Variadic… … Read more
2 months ago in .NET, C++, Delphi, Development, Freepascal, pascal, Software Development
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Run Windows 3.1 in True-Colour Full HD: GitHub – PluMGMK/vbesvga.drv: Modern Generic SVGA driver for Windows 3.1
jpluimers
This is soooo cool: [Wayback/Archive] GitHub – PluMGMK/vbesvga.drv: Modern Generic SVGA driver for Windows 3.1 Modern Generic SVGA driver for Windows 3.1 This is a rewrite of the Windows 3.1 SVGA driver, designed to support ALL available… … Read more
3 months ago in Assembly Language, Delphi, Delphi 1, Development, Power User, Software Development, windows, Windows 3.11, x86
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From Turbo Pascal to Delphi to C# to TypeScript, an interview with PL legend Anders Hejlsberg – YouTube
jpluimers
Nice historic perspective: [Wayback/Archive] From Turbo Pascal to Delphi to C# to TypeScript, an interview with PL legend Anders Hejlsberg – YouTube Via [Wayback/Archive] Zack Urlocker on Twitter: “Great interview with @ahejlsberg on the evolution of… … Read more
3 months ago in .NET, Borland Pascal, C++, Delphi, Development, History, JavaScript/ECMAScript, MS-DOS, pascal, Scripting, Software Development, Turbo Pascal, typescript, Windows Development
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Online Delphi manuals
jpluimers
When you look at the History of Delphi (software) – Wikipedia, the real innovation – including Borland Kylix – was during the Early Borland Years fading later with three temporary surges, the first being the… … Read more
3 months ago in Delphi, Development, Software Development
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Laurensvanrun/Delphi-Promises: Delphi implementation of promises for asynchronous programming.
jpluimers
On my research list after making this short note April 2024: [Wayback/Archive] GitHub – Laurensvanrun/Delphi-Promises: Delphi implementation of promises for asynchronous programming. My first impression is that this might be on the same level of… … Read more
3 months ago in 8, Conference Topics, Conferences, Delphi, Development, ekon, Event, ITDevCon, Software Development
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Writing a tool that restarts the Google Chat desktop app Window (and hopefully the Google Duo desktop app Window too) and some EnumWindows/EnumChildWindows tricks
jpluimers
Earlier this months I wrote Writing a tool that restarts the Google Chat desktop app Window (and hopefully the Google Duo desktop app Window too) promising I would rewrite the Delphi code into C# and… … Read more
3 months ago in __Unfinished, .NET, 46843, 51505, 600, C++, Conference Topics, Conferences, Delphi, Development, Event, PowerShell, Scripting, Software Development
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