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RAD Programmer Challenge: First Minesweeper Game Submissions for Delphi & C++ Builder

The first in a series of challenges for the RAD Studio developer community is well underway! Contestants have started building their own versions of Minesweeper using Delphi and C++Builder. Pleas...

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Workaround for Microsoft blocking BYPASSNRO script to setup a local account in Windows 11

Microsoft is taking one more step to force you to use an internet-connected Microsoft Account to install Windows. In their latest build 26200.5516 (based on Windows 11, version 24H2) they have rem...

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RAD Programmer Challenge #1: Build a MineSweeper game in RAD Studio with a chance to win $500

Introducing the first in a new series of challenges for the RAD Studio developer community. The RAD Programmer Challenges are designed to inspire innovation, increase the visibility of RAD Studio o...

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Merry Christmas Delphi Developers 2024

πŸŽ„πŸŽ… Merry Christmas, Delphi Warriors! πŸŽ…πŸŽ„ This holiday season, let the Spartan spirit of resilience and precision guide your coding battles! Whether you are conquering TObject hierarchies or defendi...

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Why you should not use WITH in your Delphi code (but there is this one cool hack...)

Delphi Programming Best Practices - Avoid WITH Statements There have been many discussions over the years about using WITH statements in your Pascal code. We just had another short with-related di...

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Global Delphi Summit 2024 in Amsterdam

Delphi Summit - June 2024. Have you heard? There is a great convention dedicated to Delphi Developers coming this June to Amsterdam! The 2024 Global Delphi Summit is sponsored by GDK Software, E...

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PowerShell script to install PostgreSQL on Windows using the binary release zipfile

PostgreSQL is one of the most popular database solutions in the world. A few years back, I published a blog post full of PostgreSQL links and general information which includes links for the vario...

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Let's Do The Rewrite Again Theme Song

Sometimes you get an idea that you just have to dig into just a little bit deeper… I made an off-handed comment earlier today to Ian Barker (as usual) and later thought about it more and figured th...

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Recent system outages on Embarcadero websites

There has been persistent connectivity issues recently to Embarcadero websites including their DocWiki, Quality Portal and others. The issue is being actively discussed in multiple channels includ...

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Delphi 12 Is Now Available

The latest major version of Delphi was released on November 7, 2023. This has been another huge effort towards quality improvements with over 1,200 customer-reported Quality Portal issues closed w...