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Delphi Programming: how it started, how it's going

A recent popular internet meme is two pictures representing a starting position compared to the current state. I thought I would interject a Delphi specific meme with a How It Started and How It’s ...

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PostgreSQL links and general information

I have used PostgreSQL sporadically over the years, but only for small projects with short lifespans. Another such project is being started and this time I thought I would gather some information t...

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Black Friday discounts for 2020 from Delphi related third party vendors (2020)

As a follow-up to last year’s post on Black Friday and Cyber Monday discounts, this is the current set of known offerings. This blog post will be updated as more discounts are discovered, so check ...

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Announcement: DelphiCon 2020 coming November 17-19th

As just announced on the Embarcadero Blogs site, there’s a new free online Delphi conference coming next month sponsored by Embarcadero. This is different than the normal CodeRage events and this o...

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Double-dabble and conversions from base-10 and base-2 number systems

Many of you probably use this trick all the time, but I haven’t heard of this magic double-dabble short cut before today. I wanted to quickly write it down so that I don’t forget it. Base-10 is ob...

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New book available: Code Faster In Delphi by Alister Christie

It’s great to see books still being published targeting Delphi developers. The latest one is from a well known Delphi developer, Alister Christie and it’s called Code Faster In Delphi, which is ava...

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About binary compatibility on new versions of Delphi

The latest Delphi version 10.4.1 was released yesterday and there’s always a few questions about third party components and version upgrades so I thought I’d put up a quick post in response. Every...

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RAD Studio 10.4.1 Sydney Released - and Delphi is better than ever!

I was really pumped with RAD Studio 10.4 Sydney was released in May. I have been rediscovering my love for Delphi lately and the 10.4 release sounded like it was going to be amazing. I stated back ...

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Unit Testing FizzBuzz in Delphi

In the last article, a simple solution to the common FizzBuzz software developer interview screening test was discussed. For the majority of employers, the simple solution provided will likely be a...

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Developer interview questions: FizzBuzz in Delphi

A lot of time, effort, and money is invested into hiring developers so businesses typically go out of their way to ensure they have a qualified candidate. As I’ve experienced a few times over the y...