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

Microsoft SQL Server 2016 is coming to Linux

Software development Concepts, Software Events, Software Releases, SQL Tips
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 is coming to Linux will provide the ability for users to have the features and additional security. Click the image for more information about SQL Server Microsoft will be releasing a version of their SQL Server 2016 for Linux which is a major step in the world domination plan.  With about 35 percent of the web servers in the world using Linux as their operating system this will open new revenue streams for Microsoft. As you can see from the grid below the percentages of SQL Servers within companies.  The area where MySQL rules is on the web server which puts both at about 35 percent each on market share.  If Microsoft begins the move towards Linux the development tools will be released shortly.  What this…
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19Feb 2016 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Microsoft will stop extended support in 2016

Computer PC Tips - bits and bytes
Microsoft will stop extended support for Products and SQL Server Versions in 2016 Extended support in 2016 for various Microsoft products will come to an end.  Losing extended support will be some of the older Internet Explorer browsers (IE) as well as some .NET framework 4 versions.  In April of this year, SQL Server 2005 also will lose extended support. The loss of extended support means that Microsoft will stop issuing security patches for these products, which represents a potential security risk for organizations. The products won't get any future hot fixes, although there's an exception for software covered under Microsoft's "custom support" contracts. That's a potentially costly option, though, with costs going up after the first year. As a long practice by Microsoft they have provided support for the older product…
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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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22Jan 2016 by richard@baronsoftware.com

1337 Institute of Technology on-line courses Review

Computer PC Tips - bits and bytes, Software development Concepts, Software Events
Udemy on-line courses beat the competition. After taking a recent Excel certification course using 1337 Institute of Technology there was a lot left to be desired. It seems that the course instructor are descent but the overall experience on watching and learning from the course on-line leave so much to be desired.  The display is weak thus giving a terrible session when attempting to learn new software or gain knowledge on a subject.  The sound is mediocre and just the mobility between lessons is extremely slow.  There were numerous times you have to re-log into the session if you did not respond to it in minutes when in fact it should remain open for at least 30 minutes before forcing a logout. Even if you were to go full screen it was…
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