It’s a common task for a Firemonkey developer to check Internet connectivity. It might be useful to notify a user that he is going to download a huge amount of data using his mobile connection, or just indicate Online/Offline mode on the UI. This functionality is missing from RAD Studio classes, so lots of developers […]
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We’re teaming up with Embarcadero to hold an event around ExtJS, the very cool web dev framework that came through the Sencha acquisition. The aim of the event is to show RAD Studio developers how they can leverage ExtJS to extend their Delphi and C++Builder code onto the web. To get you over that initial
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If you’ve done much mobile development, you’ll know that what happens to your app when you switch away from it is very much at the mercy of the OS. While this is true on the desktop and the server as well, on mobile the OS is very focussed on maximising battery life, and so will
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Last week, Embarcadero released a patch for Tokyo 10.2.2, focused on Android and RTL improvements. However some users experienced some installation issues with that hotfix, so it was taken down. The hotfix has now been re-released, so we would encourage all our RAD Studio customers to review the issues addressed to see if they affect
RAD Studio 10.2.2 Hotfix Released Read More »
Note, due to some customers needing longer to get orders processed in their companies, the Upgrade Amnesty has been extended until April 30th. We’ve had a lot of questions from customers since Malcolm posted his article about Embarcadero’s planned changes to their Upgrade versions. So many in fact, that we asked him to
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With the Upgrade Amnesty underway, we’ve received this question a few times in the last week. After copying and pasting my answer a few times, I thought it would be easier if I wrote it up here. So, you’ve upgraded but need to have access to Raize Components to support your existing projects? No problem,
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Note, due to some customers needing longer to get orders processed in their companies, the Upgrade Amnesty has been extended until April 30th. Atanas Popov, the GM of Embarcadero, has just made an announcement about their plans to end the Upgrade versions of RAD Studio, Delphi and C++Builder. If you haven’t already read
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Embarcadero have released RAD Studio 10.2.2 (what would have been called Update 2 in the old days). They actually did this back in December, but I’ve held off posting as their was an issue with the initial release they needed to fix. Now that’s done (and we’re back from the New Year break) I thought
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In our part of the world, people are still slowly making their way back from Summer holidays, but on the off chance that you’re looking for something to watch beside the pool, or maybe the fish aren’t biting, we have a number of webinars scheduled over the coming weeks.
I’ve read lots of technical books over the years. Often I read them to get the immediate information I need then eventually get rid of them, as many technical books don’t age gracefully. However, over the decades a few books have earned a permanent spot on my bookshelf. Books like Analysis Patterns by Martin Fowler,
Two of my favourite authors, Uncle Bob Martin and Steve McConnell, at CodeRage Read More »