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Hands on Cross-Platform Windows and Mac development with C++ Builder XE3

By tim, on January 9th, 2013 Follow tim on Twitter

I have been writing about Embarcadero’s RAD Studio XE3, which includes Delphi and C++ Builder, and as part of the research I set this up for cross-platform development on a Mac.

My setup uses a Parallels Virtual Machine to run Windows 7, on which RAD Studio XE3 is installed. This is convenient for Mac

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Embarcadero launches C++ Builder XE3: first built on Clang

By tim, on December 10th, 2012 Follow tim on Twitter

Embarcadero has released C++ Builder XE3, the first version built on the open source clang front end for the LLVM compiler. This has enabled the product to support many new features, including extensive C++ 11 support and a 64-bit compiler.

While it is a shame that the old Borland C/C++ Compiler is no more,

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Embarcadero adopts open source Clang for future C++ versions

By tim, on July 5th, 2012 Follow tim on Twitter

A couple of months ago Embarcadero’s John Ray Thomas published a roadmap for the company’s C++ tools. Coming soon: not only a long-awaited 64-bit compiler for Windows, but also native iOS and Android support. On top of that, there are plans for “the very best in C++11 and C99 language and library compliance in the

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GPU computing with NVIDIA in Beijing

By tim, on December 14th, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

I’m in Beijing for NVIDIA’s GPU Technology Conference; I attended last year’s event in San Jose and found it fascinating, partly because it has an academic and research flavour with a huge variety of projects on display.

This year the event is in Beijing, reflecting the level of HPC (High Performance Computing) activity in

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C++ 11 is approved by ISO: a big day for native code development

By tim, on August 13th, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

Herb Sutter reports that C++ 0x, which will be called C++ 11, has been unanimously approved by the ISO C++ committee. The “11” in the name refers to the year of approval, 2011. The current standard is C++ 98, though amended as C++ 03, so it has taken 8 or 13 years to update it

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Adobe AIR is user-hostile compared to native apps says BankSimple CTO

By tim, on January 17th, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

Alex Payne, CTO at BankSimple, has written an analysis of Adobe AIR from the user’s perspective. The scenario: his team was looking for a an alternative to Campfire for group chat, and selected HipChat. They liked the features of HipChat, but not the desktop app, which is built using Adobe AIR:

My team experienced a

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Embarcadero All-access: a better way to deploy developer tools?

By tim, on March 31st, 2010 Follow tim on Twitter

I have a call lined up with Embarcadero today, and wanted to catch up with their latest tools. It reminded me of something I’d intended to post about for some time, the Embarcadero All-Access system which allows no-touch install of many of its tools. Here is how it works. First, you run the All-Access client:

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How Intel’s compiler underperforms on other CPUs: artificial impairment versus failure to optimise

By tim, on January 4th, 2010 Follow tim on Twitter

Last month the US Federal Trade Commission sued Intel for anti-competitive practices; and in my post on the subject I tried to make sense of part of the FTC’s complaint

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Parallel Programming: five reasons for caution. Reflections from Intel’s Parallel Studio briefing.

By tim, on April 23rd, 2009 Follow tim on Twitter

I’m just back from an Intel software conference in Salzburg where the main topic was Parallel Studio, a new suite which adds Intel’s C/C++ compiler, debugging and profiling tools into Visual Studio. To some extent these are updates to existing tools like Thread Checker and VTune, though there are new features such as memory checking

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Delphi and C++ Builder 2009 are available to order

By tim, on August 25th, 2008 Follow tim on Twitter

I’m choosing my words carefully, because although the CodeGear/Embarcadero site is now showing Delphi 2009 as the current version, if you click through to the order page it only offers a pre-order. Still, it must be done or thereabouts. US prices are as follows:

Delphi 2009: Pro $874.00; Enterprise $1974.00; Architect $3474.00

C++ Builder 2009

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