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RAD Studio XE4 with Delphi for iOS is here. Who will use it?

By tim, on April 25th, 2013 Follow tim on Twitter

Embarcadero has released RAD Studio XE4, its suite of development tools for Window, Web and for the first time, Apple iOS. iOS support first appeared in an earlier release, but in preview, and the current effort works using a new LLVM-based ARM compiler so is somewhat unlike the preview. Individual products such as Delphi XE4

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Changes in the Delphi language for ARM and mobile support

By tim, on April 25th, 2013 Follow tim on Twitter

Delphi developers should note changes in the Delphi language coming as a result of the move towards the LLVM compiler for mobile support. Embarcadero has released a paper describing these in detail. The just-released RAD Studio XE4 includes the ARM compiler for iOS, with an Android compiler to follow later this year.

It seems to

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Xamarin vs Titanium vs FireMonkey: should cross-platform tools abstract the GUI?

By tim, on February 21st, 2013 Follow tim on Twitter

Cross-platform development is a big deal, and will continue to be so until a day comes when everyone uses the same platform. Android? HTML? WebKit? iOS? Windows? Maybe one day, but for now the world is multi-platform, and unless you can afford to ignore all platforms but one, or to develop independent projects for each

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Embarcadero acquires AnyDAC data access libraries for Delphi, C++ Builder

By tim, on February 5th, 2013 Follow tim on Twitter

Embarcadero has acquired the AnyDAC data access libraries from DA-SOFT, including its main author Dmitry Arefiev. These libraries support Delphi and C++ Builder and support connections to a wide range of database servers, including SQL Server, DB2, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Interbase, Firebird, Microsoft Access, and any ODBC connection.

AnyDAC is well liked by Delphi devlopers

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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 releases RAD Studio XE3

By tim, on September 3rd, 2012 Follow tim on Twitter

Embarcadero has released RAD Studio XE3, a major upgrade to its suite of tools for Windows, cross-platform and web development.

New in this version:

Windows 8 compatibility Metropolis framework for desktop apps that have the look and feel of Windows 8 “Modern UI” (formerly Metro) apps. Live Tile support is included via a proxy Windows

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Delphi XE3 Professional downgraded to local databases only

By tim, on August 29th, 2012 Follow tim on Twitter

There is a bit of a stir in the Embarcadero community following the leaking of a document which appears to be an email to partners concerning a major change in the EULA (End User Licence Agreement) for the Professional edition of Delphi, the RAD development tool for Windows (with lately some cross-platform capability).

This email

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Third-party compilers locked out of Windows Runtime development

By tim, on August 23rd, 2012 Follow tim on Twitter

Embarcadero’s chief scientist Allen Bauer has posted about the problems facing tool vendors who want want to support Microsoft’s Windows Runtime (WinRT) platform with their own compilers, which he calls “Windows 8′s ‘dirty little secret.’”

The issue is that in order to enforce security and isolation in WinRT apps, Microsoft prohibits certain API calls. Even

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DevExpress offering Metro-inspired Tile control for Delphi VCL, plans to drop support for Delphi 7

By tim, on July 11th, 2012 Follow tim on Twitter

DevExpress has released an update to its VCL component suite, version 12.1, which includes a Metro-inspired tile control. That is, it looks like a Windows 8 Metro-style application, but in reality it runs as a desktop application. The VCL components support Embarcardero’s Delphi and C++ Builder, but not the FireMonkey library that runs cross-platform.

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