RAD Studio 12.1 – Big Jump For C++ Users

RAD Studio 12.1 includes a complete new tool chain for Win64 C++ users. But don’t use it without getting the latest patch which has some important fixes. There’s a blog about patch 1 here.

Embarcadero New Quality Portal

Embarcadero have had various issues with their old quality portal (place to report both bugs and feature requests).

They now have a new Quality Portal.

There is a detailed blog about it here

The actual quality portal is here

Useful RAD Studio 12.0 Links

There’s been a lot of blogging and video stuff related to Embarcadero RAD Studio 12.0.

I thought it might be useful to post some links in a convenient place.

How to Create an Android App in RAD Studio 12.0

What can you do with RAD Studio 12

All the New Features

Marco Cantu’s Blog

RAD Studio 12.0 is Here

The next release for Embarcadero RAD Studio is version 12.0 and it is now available.

There are lots of changes for Delphi users but the key IDE improvement for C++ users is the integration of visual assist functions which make source code editing significantly more convenient.

You can learn more about this great new version (and down load a trial) here

What’s Coming For RAD Studio 12.0 ?

The next release for Embarcadero RAD Studio will be version 12.0. As yet Embarcadero have not offered a firm date for this release but they are starting to mention in their marketing e-mails so it must be coming!

They’ve even taken the unusual step of opening up the Beta testing for 12.0 to anyone who takes out a new subscription for 11.3.

The big changes to the C++ operation that were discussed in the video mentioned in my previous posting may or may not all be in the official release of 12.0. I can’t wait to get going with the modern clang based compiler system

Embarcadero do issue the following statement in connection with all speculation about version 12.0.

“Please note that all comments and statements about potential new features are subject to change and should not be relied on until the GA release of a product is available.“

Delphi Coding Bootcamp 2023.

There is a five day long Delphi Codeing Bootcamp starting today (14th Aug 2023) with lots of interesting sessions many of which will include the chance for live Q&A with experts in the field. It’s all completely free of charge.

I am presenting a session titled “Introduction to XML Mapper” today at 8:00 CDT.

More information about the bootcamp is available here

You can sign up for it here.

RAD Studio 11.3 Now Features Improved XMLMapper

There is a new version of the XML Mapper tool available in getit with RAD Studio 11.3
There were many limitations with the previous version (which had not been updated for a good while) that have been addressed. With the increasing use of electronic invoicing based on XML format documents there continues to be a need for tools to create transformations between data expressed in XML format and Datasets ready for use by Delphi or C++ programs.

The use of XML Mapper is not limited to electronic invoicing of course. XML is a very common format for the transporting of data from one environment to another.

The new version of XML Mapper supports schemas (*.xsd format) with nested data, repeating nodes and recursive nodes and has adjustable limits to select sensible depths for these types of data.

Open up RAD Studio 11.3 (or Delphi or C++ Builder) and look under Tools | Getit Package Manager and then search for “XML Mapper”.

Feel free to post feedback on it’s use here. It is very interesting to learn about how people use these powerful tools.

RAD Studio 11.3 Now Available

Yesterday Embarcadero announced the release of RAD Studio 11.3

This is a combined “quality update” and “new features update” and includes some small but helpful IDE / editor improvements and many quality fixes..

More details are available by clicking here

Good Function Naming !

Some of the things good programmers do are simple to explain, simple to understand and simple to implement but are still frequently not followed by novice programmers or studendents. How about this tip for naming of functions / procedures? The name should reflect what they do, not what they are used for.

Think about this. And then look at some of your own old code…..

Enterprise Coderage 2022 – Register Now

Embarcadero have announced a two day on-line conference running on 21st and 22nd Dec. Calling it “Enterprise Coderage 2022” hints at the priority given this year to enterprise systems development topics such as multithreaded algorithms, SQL databases, custom VCL styles, microservices, refactoring, enterprise iOS app deployment, visualization and user interface design.

The conference is free of charge and should be of great interest to all developers.

For more information (and to register) click here