Embarcadero have announced the availability of the next major version of RAD Studio, 10.4 Sydney.
The product pages on our site have been updated for RAD Studio, Delphi and C++Builder with more details, but at a high level, the key new changes are:
- Major Delphi Code Insight improvements
- New Delphi language features
- Unified Memory Management across all supported platforms for Delphi and C++
- New VCL Components, Per-Control Styling, High DPI Styles and more
- Enhanced Delphi multi-device platform support
- Many database enhancements
- Unified installer for online & offline installations
- IDE usability and performance enhancements
- New debugger for Windows 64-bit for C++
- C++ toolchain performance and quality improvements
- Expanded C++ libraries support
- Enhanced CMake for C++ features and compatibility with other toolchains
- Over 1,000 quality and performance improvements
The key points existing customers probably care about are:
- Update Subscription customers can download 10.4 through the Registered User Portal
- if you use Network Licensing, then you can download it here
- The fastest way to install is to use the Web Install, as you’ll only download the pieces you actually need. However, for those of you who need an ISO image, one is available at the same links above.
- The 10.4 Feature Matrix is available here
- The DocWiki has been updated with all the 10.4 details
We’ll be doing more in-depth articles and videos on some of the new features over the coming weeks, but in the meantime if you have any questions, please contact us
