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Vintage Dave is working on a new multithreaded memory manager for Delphi that does not have a global lock

The Wiert Corner (jpluimers) — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:27:53 +0200

The comment thread at via The Oracle at Delphi » Give in to the ARC side is very interesting. So soon after writing a StackOverflow answer on Delphi Memory Managers yesterday, this one by David M (aka vintagedave) caught my eye: This is unannounced at the moment, but I am working on a new memory ...

“Datasnap Filters Compendium” updated to XE4

Daniele Teti's programming blog (Daniele Teti) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:45:37 +0200

Very quick info. Not tremendous useful today as when developed (Delphi 2010 time frame) but, if someone is still using my DSFC, now can find the XE4 version on google code. Currently works all the speed test and the server/client test. Consider this as a very stable beta ...

Delphi for iOS Kick Start – Sorry, It Isn’t Here

Te Waka o Delphi (Deltics) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:09:12 +0200

I am preparing a post inspired by my recent travels to Ukraine and the United Kingdom, but in the meantime I couldn’t help but smile (ok, “smirk”) when following a link to an Embarcadero page entitled “Delphi for iOS Kick Start”, that appeared in the DelphiFeeds, um, ...

CodeRage Mobile: My session on iOS apps and enterprise services

Pawel Glowacki (Pawel Glowacki) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:39:34 +0200

The CodeRage Mobile conference Day 1st is almost finished. I’m listening to last sessions from Anders Ohlsson. Few hours ago I have been doing my own session "Create iOS Applications that Work with Enterprise Web Services and Multi-tier Architectures" and promised to share the source code from ...

Mobile CodeRage Kicking Off

Marco's Tech Blog (marcocantu) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:04:43 +0200

CodeRage Mobile, the online conference focused on Delphi for iOS development, has just started with the initial keynote, an open conversation on Delphi and mobile development. Two days of technical sessions are coming. Stay tuned at thecoderage.com. I'm following from the UK office of ...

Delphi XE2: Update 4 is not the final update… Be sure to check out HotFix 1

The Wiert Corner (jpluimers) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:00:58 +0200

When at clients, I often see Delphi XE2 only updated until Delphi XE2 Update 4. That is the update offered by the ‘check for updates’. But the actual latest update is CodeCentral ID: 28881, RAD Studio XE2 Update 4 Hotfix for FireMonkey and C++. The final ISO does include this update, so ...

Delphi for iOS kick start.

Stephen Ball (Stephen Ball) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:37:43 +0200

Last week instead of being out on the road, we had two one day workshops hosted in the Maidenhead office of Embarcadero. The purpose of these days were to provide a Kick Start for developers new to XE4 or those hands on and produce their first iOS applications. It was great to see a mix of people ...

Delphi CodeRage Mobile Online Conference is going on now

Delphi Insider (Tim Del Chiaro) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:16:34 +0200

The CodeRage Mobile online conference for Delphi and RAD Studio developers has started. Join us for one session or join us for them all. Click here to register and log in.

Multi-Device is the New Platform

Michael Swindell (Michael Swindell) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:30:30 +0200

This past week I had some great conversations with developers at WWDC in San Francsico while waiting in line for sessions, between sessions, and at the various events. I met a few developers focused solely on iOS, but the majority I spoke with were with companies that are working to deliver their ...

iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks

RemObjects Blogs (marc) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:27:33 +0200

As you have probably heard by now, last week Apple announced iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks, new major versions of both its flag-ship operating systems. I had the privilege of being on site in San Francisco and attending WWDC in person, but the keynote with the core announcements is available for public ...

Drag And Drop from Windows Explorer

Behind the connection (François Piette) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:20:34 +0200

This article presents the required code to handle drag& drop of images from Windows Explorer to your Delphi application. The demo code shows how to drop images on a TListView and to drag & drop from TListView to a TImage. The code is fairly basic and made so that it can be clearly understood and ...

Data Abstract Sample for Oxygene for Cocoa

RemObjects Blogs (Alexander) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:02:06 +0200

Hi guys, Recently I’ve spotted a question about Nougat samples in the support thread. Unfortunately, we didn’t offer any sample applications at that time, so I’ve tried to quickly compose one. We’ve already proposed some New Project templates for Data Abstract for Cocoa ...

String unification

DelphiTools (Eric) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:38:23 +0200

This article deals with reference-counted String theory, it doesn’t relate to String Theory, unification of gravity with other quantum forces or canadian fashion. Instead it deals with leveraging reference-counted String data to unify them and minimize memory usage requirements. Dispersed ...

CodeRage Mobile starts Tuesday June 18 - Free two day online conference for Delphi and RAD Studio developers

Delphi Insider (Tim Del Chiaro) — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:49:02 +0200

If you're currently using any version of Delphi or RAD Studio, be sure to register for CodeRage Mobile. This free, online two day conference starts Tuesday June 18. The tagline for the conference says "for mobile developers" but you don't already have to be a mobile developer to attend. ...

Embarcadero, please get off of the wrong side of history.

TURBU Tech (Mason Wheeler) — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:07:22 +0200

Have a look at this: One of the biggest names in the entire computer industry just renounced the concept of software authentication, to thunderous applause and cheering. Even more amazingly, that name is Sony, one of the most infamous past offenders in that area. Everywhere we look, DRM is dying. ...