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XanaNews word-wrap / NNTP text settings
These XanaNews settings are here: Tools — Options — Posting Settings — Maximum Line Length=72 also Text Format=NNTP –jeroen via Re: xananews – dumb question….Filed under: Delphi, Development, Software...
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Delphi: the Factory Pattern with virtual Create Constructors (via: What...
Delphi Component Design From long ago, but still very valid, as I recently had another question like “what design patterns does Delphi use?”. The Delphi usage of patterns to make the VCL and your...
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Hidden Features in Delphi related topics (from StackOverflow, until the...
There are (soon probably “were”) a few very interesting Q&A threads on Stack Overflow in the “Hidden Secrets of” series on Delphi related topics. I sort of can get (but don’t agree: there is a very...
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Coding in Delphi available in printed form: USD $40 + shipping
On my way back from France, I noted the printed edition of Coding in Delphi has become available through CreateSpace (which is Amazon’s self publishing mechanism): Coding in Delphi is a new programming...
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Link clearance: history of Pascal / Object Pascal / Delphi Language /...
This post lists a lot of links related to the history of Pascal / Object Pascal / Delphi Language / FreePascal / etc. No mentioning of Pascal should start without Niklaus Wirth. At the time of writing...
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The OS X 10.9.2 (Mavericks) fix for the SSL issue is out; Apple’s #gotofail...
As a follow up of When using Apple Hardware, be prepared for security updates. iOS already there, OS X and others will follow. #gotofail: This is a must read: Apple’s #gotofail weekend – Ashkan...
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Delphi types that cannot be used for TypeInfo
When writing the Spring4D unit tests for GetTypeSize to include as many TTypeKind values, I came across a few types that either did not compile, or were not supported by TypeInfo. I listed them below...
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Delphi Predefined Conditionals on iOS: IOS, MACOS, MACOS32, POSIX and POSIX32...
Just a reminder to Self after reading Predefined Conditions in Conditional compilation (Delphi) – RAD Studio. On iOS, these conditional symbols are defined: IOS MACOS MACOS32 POSIX POSIX32 For the (x86...
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Note only in Windows PowerShell: Whitespace, Please | TechNet Magazine
In this series of PowerShell postings, the below quote by Don Jones from Concentrated Technology is a must: Proper formatting, including a little whitespace here and there, can make your Windows...
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When DelphiSpeedup cannot register itself in Delphi on Windows Vista/7/8
Every now and then I need to go back to an old Delphi version, which nowadays means try and get it and all the tools installed on something newer than Windows XP. When installing on Windows Vista and...
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FastMM4 FullDebugMode quick tip: don’t forget to give your EXE access to the...
If you run FastMM4 in FullDebugMode, then here are two tips that new (and sometimes existing users) often overlook: If you set the FullDebugMode directive in the IDE, build your project. Don’t forget...
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When GExperts for Delphi 2007 does not install itself in Delphi on Windows...
Like When DelphiSpeedup cannot register itself in Delphi on Windows Vista/7/8, GExperts also had problems installing on Windows Vista and up when Delphi runs in a non-elevated account. It said it...
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At #SXSW 2014 this week, Embarcadero Launches Appmethod, A New Multi-Device...
The @appmethod secret. Wow. Out of the blue, I just read Embarcadero Launches AppMethod, A New Multi-Device Development Platform For Native Apps | TechCrunch. And I’m impressed. In short: At SXSW 2014...
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TLDRLegal – Software Licenses Explained in Plain English
Ilya Grigorik – Google+ (from Google) shared a link to tldrlegal.com/: TLDRLegal – Software Licenses Explained in Plain English. Very convenient to have all these licenses in one central places, bot...
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Delphi/Turbo Pascal: AppendWithRetry for text files to retry Append
Every once in a while you have multiple threads or processes wanting to write a short message to the same log file. Append then will give you an I/O error 32 (ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION), but the below...
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Sorting algorithms are art forms. Just see and hear how beatutiful they are.
Image and video art came through SORTING – A visualization of the most famous sorting algorithms and 15 Sorting Algorithms in 6 Minutes – YouTube. Both via This is why I Code – Google+ Filed under:...
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CodeRage 8 replays – Embarcadero Technologies – YouTube
For my own link archive: CodeRage 8 replays – Embarcadero Technologies – YouTube. Lots of nice sessions, including these REST sessions: Marco Cantu on REST. Olaf Monien on REST. About the REST support...
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Interesting Spring4D based `function TDataSetExtensions.Select():...
Very interesting helper function: function TDataSetExtensions.Select<TResult>: IEnumerable<TResult> –jeroen via: Reddit: Delphi sorcery: Spring4D roadmap : delphi.Filed under: Delphi,...
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Delphi ARC: Free versus DisposeOf (via: Ondrej Pokorny – Google+)
An interesting discussion about the Delphi ARC compilers and Free versus DisposeOf is at Ondrej Pokorny – Google+ – Just realized: For me the most dangerous thing in ARC is….Filed under: Delphi, Delphi...
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WITH IS EVIL! (via: Paul Foster – Google+)
Yet another example of somehow who got bitten hard by using the with statement (I decided to give with its own category on my blog). This time it got shared by Paul Foster on G+ and comes down to this:...
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