09Mar 2016 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Embarcadero Announces Strategy and Product future

Rad Studio Delphi Development, Software development Concepts, Software Events
Embarcadero Announces Dedicated Business Developer Strategy and Product Future With the web site refreshed it seems that Idera is starting to make the right moves on getting Delphi / C++ Builder back into the arena.  Rad Studio provides the highest level of mobile, database, web server, Windows application development all in one package.  The 2016 product roadmap also will be bringing the ability to create Linux applications on the server which is a step to go against the Microsoft Visual Studio product line. At the moment there are over 3 million Delphi users through out the world and that is a fantastic step towards the product update that will be occurring soon.  You can also read additional information by clicking on the embarcadero emblem to view the feedback concerning the…
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08Mar 2016 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Idera and Embarcadero separate target businesses

Rad Studio Delphi Development, Software development Concepts, Software Releases
  Idera and Embarcadero separate target businesses   Idera and Embarcadero have officially separated their businesses for software development Rad Studio that contains Delphi / C++ Builder and the Idera database tools.  This is a fantastic step in going forward and bringing both web sites with a fresh look on the future. Embarcadero will continue to enhance the Rad Studio product that comprises of Delphi / C++ Builder plus the various tool kits that would enhance the product line. Seattle is the latest version that provides the software developer to build applications for Windows, databases, mobile devices and much more. The Ultimate Application Development Platform for Windows 10, Mac, Mobile and IoT. Rapid Development Rich UI/UX Measure User Activity Build for Enterprise Internet of Things Embed Data Everywhere Idera will…
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26Jan 2016 by richard@baronsoftware.com

More Coding in Delphi Book Review

Book Reviews, Rad Studio Delphi Development
More Coding in Delphi Book Review Nick Hodges has released the latest additional to the Delphi world called "More Coding in Delphi".  The book is a pretty neat manual but more on the theory side then actual code.  There are samples in each chapter but this is not a typical technical manual that breaks down the syntax concerning Delphi.  The predecessor "Coding in Delphi" was very similar and could be considered part one that dives into object pascal aspects of Delphi. The Chapters are about 12 to 20 pages each and deals strongly in the object oriented Delphi or Object Pascal.  You can pick up both books together for a low cost at various web stores and they are a highly recommended book to pick up.  You can use the knowledge…
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25Jan 2016 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Learning iBeacon Review by Craig Gilchrist Packt Publishing.

Book Reviews, Rad Studio Delphi Development, Software Releases
  Learning iBeacon which was written by Craig Gilchrist is a solid technical manual that provides Objective-C / iOS source code that demonstrates various methods to interface with a iBeacon.  Now for folks that do not know what an iBeacon is, they are a small electronic that transmits a signal for an application that is attempting to locate the proximity of a person to where they currently are. Shown below, the iBeacon is no bigger then a quarter and can be placed anywhere within your store or location to send out a beacon to inform the user which area they are in.  Now the signal is just that, a signal your application does everything else.  So if I walk into a store and step by the shoe department, using the…
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14Jan 2016 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Delphi Create a Process or Shelling to start up an external application.

Computer PC Tips - bits and bytes, Rad Studio Delphi Development, Software development Concepts
Delphi Create a Process or Shelling to start up an external application. Since Windows 10 has been released there has been hiccups when dealing with the Windows API. The strange behavior may not return an error code and may actually end up doing nothing leaving you more perplexed then ever. For Delphi developers the best thing to do is retire the ShellExecute API call and convert it over to ShellExecuteEX or to create a separate process you should use CreateProcess. Let's examine the simple task of calling ShellExecute(0, 'open', Pchar('DocumentName.pdf'), '', '', SW_SHOWNORMAL); work under Windows 7 and 8, which would start the Acrobat Reader and open the file but under Windows 10 this no longer is the case. So the next step was to update the call to use…
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