Real World Justification for Purchasing Component Source Code
I'm working on a database project using Delphi 10S Update 1. The database I'm using is ElevateDB, which is written with Delphi. I licensed the ElevateDB VCL Standard version without source code back in...
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A Better Way to Present and Organize Error Messages in Your Delphi Applications
I'm in the process of totally redesigning an application I wrote 25 years ago. Today, I decided to look for a better way to present error messages to my customers. In the past I simply littered my code...
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How to use the SET LOG MESSAGE Feature Within ElevateDB
The more I use ElevateDB the more impressed I get with this product. Last week I visited the ElevateDB support forum, most likely related to a syntax issue I was trying to resolve. As I read through...
View ArticleEMBT Webinar: Overcoming Monetization Challenges Using Licensing
Embarcadero Technologies is teaming up with the Association of Software Professionals to bring you Jessica Dewell of Red Direction.Calling all owners, founders, CEOs, and all leaders whose company has...
View ArticleGoogle, Mobile, and You. Are You Good?
I put my Delphi development on hold a few months ago so I could work on creating a responsive website for my software. The hardest part for me was trying to find a layout I was happy with. I took a...
View ArticleGunny Meets Uncle Bob - Part 1
The last few days have been very interesting. It started when my friend Jon Aasenden posted a link to a you tube video called "SOLID Principles of Object Oriented & Agile Design" by some guy named...
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Program to an Interface and not an Implementation
I have been struggling with trying to understand what it means to "Program to an interface and not an implementation." Nick Hodges said if he could teach new developers one thing it would be "program...
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Error: Cannot Restore Form State--No TRzRegIniFile Component Specified
It's been a while since I fired up Delphi, about three months. And you know, it's true what they say "If you don't use it you loose it". I love my Raize Components now called Konopka VCL Controls, they...
View ArticleWhy My Next Software Product Will Be Windows VCL Only
I started this blog back in 2009 as I slowly emerged from a severe case of burn-out. From that first day I've been consistently saying I'm working on an update to one of my software products. And I'm...
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The Lazarus Effect
I haven't been focused on much software development lately, I've been working on some marketing material which I hope to have completed soon. Then I will get back to software development.Last night I...
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I've Been Telling the Wrong Product Stories
This post has nothing to do with Delphi other than it's the software development tool I use. In November of last year I finally purchased Microsoft Office 365. A couple days later I received a...
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Playing With Fire(Monkey)
If you are like me and have been apprehensive about using FireMonkey let me offer you a renewed sense of hope. It's unfortunate that this hopefulness comes as the Delphi community morns the loss of...
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Embarcadero Discontinues the Sale of Upgrade Products
I received an email today informing me that as of April 1, 2018 Embarcadero will discontinue the sale of upgrade products for Rad Studio, Delphi and C++ Builder.My first reaction was "OMG here we go...
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What do you, me, Warren Buffet, and his pilot have in common?
Success. Each one of us; you, me, Buffett, his pilot all want success. Whether we acknowledge it or not, we each hunger for success. So, what separates the exceptionally successful people from the rest...
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Don't Just Code in Delphi, Think in Delphi
I have always struggled with fully understanding the object oriented nature of Delphi. I still struggle with it today. For example, I have tried to read Nick Hodge's book "Coding in Delphi" three times...
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Delphi Book Collection
One week after I wrote about Warren Buffet's 25-5 rule I created my own "Top 5" list. However, this time I put a little twist on it. Instead of creating a to-do list of things I wanted to accomplish in...
View ArticleThe 20-Second Hug
program TwentySecondHug;{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}{$R *.res}uses System.SysUtils;begin try Writeln('The 20-Second Hug'); Writeln('Copyright (C) 2018 by Michael J. Riley'); Writeln('(May be freely distributed...
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Code Rage 2018 Replay: What's New With RAD Studio 10.3 Rio
I was unable to attend Code Rage 2018 this year. I'd like to thank Embarcadero for making the replays available. In this video, Sarina Dupont, David Millington, and Marco Cantu discuss what's new with...
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Expert Delphi - Code Errata
For the past month I have been making my way through Pawel Gloawcki's book Expert Delphi. I love this book. I am having fun and learning so much. I completed the "Game of Memory" application from...
View ArticleDelphi Tip of the Day - What is the "A" prefix I see used on parameters?
Today's Delphi Tip of the Day is all about consistent naming conventions. Consistency in the Delphi and Object Pascal language makes it easier to read and comprehend the code.I have often wondered why...
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