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Delphi XE2 FireMonkey for Windows, Mac, iOS: great idea, but is it usable?

By tim, on October 24th, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

I am sure all readers of this blog will know by now that Delphi XE2 (and RAD Studio XE2) has been released, and that to the astonishment of Delphi-watchers it supports not only 64-bit compilation on Windows, but also cross-platform apps for Windows, Mac OS X and even iOS for iPhone and iPad (with Android

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Delphi team focusing on FireMonkey, VCL winding down?

By tim, on September 20th, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

Julian Bucknall at componnent vendor DevExpress writes a thoughtful post arguing that Embarcadero will focus on Delphi’s new cross-platform FireMonkey framework in future, and that the VCL (Visual Component Library) which has been at the heart of Delphi since its first release will receive little future investment.

Bucknall notes that ex-Borland employee Danny Thorpe

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Hands on with Delphi XE2 for Apple iOS

By tim, on September 4th, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

Last week Embarcardero released RAD Studio XE2. RAD Studio is the suite of tools based on Delphi, a language – originally called Object Pascal – and visual development tool which still has a loyal following. XE2 is the most interesting new release for years, introducing a 64-bit compiler for Windows and cross-platform support for Apple’s

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Adobe says role of Flex and Flash has changed, makes play for mobile

By tim, on August 26th, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

Adobe’s Andrew Shorten has posted on the future of Flex, the developer-oriented tool for building applications for the Flash runtime.

This is one of the clearest statements I have seen from Adobe that recognises that the role of Flash on the web is diminishing:

There are countless examples where, in the past, Flex was (rightly)

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Delphi for Windows, Mac and iOS: screenshots and video of cross-platform development

By tim, on August 5th, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

Embarcardero is drip-feeding information about its forthcoming RAD Studio XE2 in an annoying manner; nevertheless the product does look interesting and promises cross-platform native code apps for Windows 64-bit, Windows 32-bit, Mac OS X and Apple iOS. I have grabbed some screens from a video recently posted by Embarcadero’s Andreano Lanusse; the video is also

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Living in an App Store world: what are the implications?

By tim, on July 25th, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

A few recent events prompt some reflections on the rise of app stores and the implications for developers and for the IT industry.

One is Apple’s OS X Lion release, available only through the Mac App Store; and the removal of the optical drive on the Mac Mini, making it hard to install shrink-wrap software.

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Adobe releases 64-bit Flash Player 11 beta, AIR 3 with packager for Windows, Mac, Android

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

Adobe has released a beta version of Flash Player 11 and AIR 3. The AIR release is of limited interest since as yet there is no public SDK; Adobe mainly wants to test compatibility. That said, the announcement describes a key new feature, the ability to package AIR applications as standalone executables on Windows, Mac

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Embarcadero promises Delphi everywhere: Mac, iOS this year, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone to follow

By tim, on July 10th, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

I noticed the following remark from Embarcadero’s David Intersimone regarding Delphi, its application builder based on Pascal.

We are putting Delphi (and C++Builder) everywhere this year and over the next 5 years. Today you can use Delphi for Desktop, Client/Server, Multi-Tier, Cloud, Web, Web Services (REST and SOAP). This year you will also be able

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Google Plus demands your location on iPhone, iPad and mobile devices – but you still have control

By tim, on July 10th, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

Last week I signed up for Google + (you can find me here), and one of first things I tried was to sign in on an Apple iPad.

I was annoyed to see the following message:

Google demanded the right to use my location with Google Plus, otherwise it would not let me sign

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Hands On with Flash Builder 4.5.1 for Apple iOS

By tim, on June 22nd, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

Flash 4.5.1 has been released recently, the first with integrated support for Apple iOS as well as Google Android and RIM Blackberry Tablet OS. I was keen to try my calculator app on iOS, having already tested it for Android. You can do most of the development on Windows, but I moved the project to

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