March 1, 2012
by Simon J Stuart
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I’d like to thank everyone for helping to provide definitive data in my previous poll (If you could have one new platform in Delphi XE3, which would it be?). The information you all provided has been very useful already (and … Continue reading
February 28, 2012
by Simon J Stuart
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My well-known “anti-Apple” bias… I want to be completely transparent about this… it is no great secret that I have a very strong anti-Apple bias (for reasons not of interest to this article). My bias plays no part in this … Continue reading
February 27, 2012
by Simon J Stuart
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This poll is more out of curiosity than anything, but will also be useful in determining (somewhat) my direction in certain upcoming projects. Please take a moment to answer, and if you choose “Other”, I’d very-much appreciate it if you … Continue reading
January 17, 2012
by Simon J Stuart
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Stabbed in the back by Microsoft In a recent experiment, I discovered that Microsoft have deliberately capped the minimum depth range of the Xbox Kinect controller (when running it on a Windows 7 PC using the official Beta 2 Kinect … Continue reading
December 10, 2011
by Simon J Stuart
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The one thing that annoys me most when producing the numerous open source libraries and tools I’m developing is the constant replication of code, in an attempt to keep each project separate from the others. The number of times I’ve … Continue reading
September 20, 2011
by Simon J Stuart
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I have been overwhelmingly heartened by level of support demonstrated by the Delphi community toward the Lua4Delphi Fundraiser! Within the first 24 hours, over £1000 of the £6000 target had been raised. At the time of writing, we sit at … Continue reading
September 3, 2011
by Simon J Stuart
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This guide will show you (both through description and illustration) how to configure your Windows development, and MacOSX deployment/testing, systems for Delphi XE2 and FireMonkey applications. Continue reading
August 19, 2011
by Simon J Stuart
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It’s no great secret that I’m not much of a fan of the Mac range. Indeed, until yesterday the sum total of my Mac experience had centred around attempting (dismally) to address technical issues with OSX experienced by a few … Continue reading
August 4, 2011
by Simon J Stuart
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I’ve been seeing a lot of foolish and irresponsible posts (on Blogs and Social Networks) lately making the claim that XE2′s upcoming FireMonkey framework is some foolish attempt at a “one size fits all” solution for cross-platform GUI development. A … Continue reading
August 2, 2011
by Simon J Stuart
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By far the single most significant Delphi release since 1995, and even more significant than that, RAD Studio XE2 has finally been announced by Embarcadero Technologies, along with dates and locations for the XE2 World Tour. RAD Studio XE2 brings … Continue reading