tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.comments2024-03-18T05:45:09.883-04:00Software Development, Programming, Technology : News and Extra InsightMike Eberharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16410014970702142362noreply@blogger.comBlogger321125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-38959329067078299542019-02-08T18:18:41.378-05:002019-02-08T18:18:41.378-05:00Thank you very much. Your solution still works wit...Thank you very much. Your solution still works with me in Windows 10 with Acrobat 11!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-66921282384845760632017-09-11T13:51:35.774-04:002017-09-11T13:51:35.774-04:00nice explanation👌👌👌
nice explanation👌👌👌<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14808319939208497665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-55169894335194498072016-08-04T00:35:28.246-04:002016-08-04T00:35:28.246-04:00Thank you so much. It's workThank you so much. It's workAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17736489716284944197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-64331320943469831022016-04-04T07:16:10.270-04:002016-04-04T07:16:10.270-04:00Thanks! Thanks! noman duddahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847645964013945192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-67411062922375932242015-12-05T22:14:09.007-05:002015-12-05T22:14:09.007-05:00Additionally, Visual Basic - by far - is easier to...Additionally, Visual Basic - by far - is easier to learn and even master than Object Pascal. And, even though it's just as (if not more) verbose as Delphi, the verbosity doesn't seem as wasteful. Visual Basic is certainly easier to read.<br /><br />And I'm speaking of the post .NET Visual Basic, not the Win32 one from decades ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-36117632878727814162015-12-05T22:12:06.859-05:002015-12-05T22:12:06.859-05:00Borland underestimate the mobility of the general ...Borland underestimate the mobility of the general market. A few things happened:<br /><br />1. The desktop Database market crashed in the move from MS-DOS to Windows... Except, there was as survivor. Microsoft Access. Access ate into Delphi's target market because it was used as a RAD [App] Database Development Tool, and in many ways was more productive than Delphi (and certainly more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-9326228048748411842015-11-23T04:56:24.675-05:002015-11-23T04:56:24.675-05:00Check out the latest Tiobe Figures. Delphi up to 1...Check out the latest Tiobe Figures. Delphi up to 12th from 15th a year ago, now at 1.682% share.<br /><br />Whats going on here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-49852229105479528942015-11-16T09:28:03.784-05:002015-11-16T09:28:03.784-05:00Hi
Thank you for your article.
I installed REDIS ...Hi<br />Thank you for your article.<br /><br />I installed REDIS as windows service on windows server 12 after random number of hours, the database doesn't answer anymore to any PING. It seems that silently die (I say silently because the windows service is still running).<br /><br />I cannot see any issue in the event viewer or in the log file.<br />The database just doesn't answer to Davidenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-83814735848615705102015-11-05T02:01:00.169-05:002015-11-05T02:01:00.169-05:00Delphi is still around, but if you want a job, you...Delphi is still around, but if you want a job, you had better learn Java (for Enterprise Development) or C# (in the smaller shops).<br />Python has some followers, but it is being used more for utility type code. It is powerful however.<br /><br />I still use Delphi like Lazarus for small utilities, but I would NEVER write a major application with it.<br /><br />Borland ruined Delphi years ago. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-13617943480566779702015-10-26T12:36:10.939-04:002015-10-26T12:36:10.939-04:00Anonymous said "Object-pascal is much better ...Anonymous said "Object-pascal is much better than C or C++ the generate bugfree software."<br /><br />Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. I know of plenty of delphi libraries, units, programs, that are full of blown exception bugs because try except or try finally weren't put in the right place or all the errors were not handled properly. <br /><br />Object pascal Larshttp://z505.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-10794063476060952922015-10-26T12:23:38.637-04:002015-10-26T12:23:38.637-04:00Fritz, you said "So my idea is to see if it&#...Fritz, you said "So my idea is to see if it's possible to return to the classical way of programming, especially without OOP."... Well it's pretty hard to use Delphi without using some OOP if you reuse existing delphi components on the market or from the IDE. If you aren't doing OOP you might want to try Go Language but it's not for GUI programming for win32 as much. Larshttp://z505.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-80894126575169125622015-10-07T14:29:07.256-04:002015-10-07T14:29:07.256-04:00Delphi is great for native applications. Python, C...Delphi is great for native applications. Python, C# and Java need a virtual machine. To beat Delphi you need to go for C or C++. And Object-pascal is much better than C or C++ the generate bugfree software.<br /><br />I've read in several places that there are delphi developers that work in companies that are developing also with .net or java. They report that they beat in productivity the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-73231648901603609192015-09-29T23:56:57.741-04:002015-09-29T23:56:57.741-04:00I'm not so sure here. I used to program in Pas...I'm not so sure here. I used to program in Pascal and Modula in the 80s but then got sucked into the C / C++ world by promises of more powerful language, OOP makes things easy etc. After 20 years of OOP in C++ I must say that my aversion to that kind of language has grown more and more to the point where I want to vomit when I have to turn on VS. <br />I was looking into Ada as a replacement Fritznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-60649889917413817962015-06-15T18:24:54.173-04:002015-06-15T18:24:54.173-04:00delphi is a decent language, poorly maintained at ...delphi is a decent language, poorly maintained at the present time<br />vcl is a very good enterprise framework, especially when you know what you are doing (properly using rtl, (remote) data modules, master-details, dataware controls, not too many 3rd party components and a not too old ide)<br />clx is a joke so is fmx<br />the worst part is that current delphi jobs (if you happen to find one) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-74124155870562988332015-05-15T14:42:45.218-04:002015-05-15T14:42:45.218-04:00Delphi is'nt dead, because dinosaurs like us w...Delphi is'nt dead, because dinosaurs like us who started with Turbo Pascal, and Delphi, still keep many applications running. Also we know that the Delphi has one of the best development environments and has libraries for almost everything. For us, why to change to the new "fashion" languages? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-25962665940894974672015-05-09T22:11:34.308-04:002015-05-09T22:11:34.308-04:00@Jupiter:
>Delphi is not dead! I am still usin...@Jupiter:<br /><br />>Delphi is not dead! I am still using <br />>it.<br /><br />Wnen we say "dead", we mean "relevant". COBOL is still being used today - to maintain legacy code. But no start-up in the world is going to consider using COBOL for their new product, are they? <br /><br />The problem here is that a great deal of former Delphi users are gone now and those alcaldehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404682533930977783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-61656938736749618462015-05-09T18:15:46.458-04:002015-05-09T18:15:46.458-04:00@Navid
>Delphi is very much alive
By what mea...@Navid<br /><br />>Delphi is very much alive<br /><br />By what measurement? It ceased being used for AP Computer Science in 1998 or 1999. You now have an entire generation that has never seen a line of Pascal. A twindling number of users in their 40s and 50s doesn't make it very much alive. It's dying out.<br /><br />>Firemonkey is maturing nicely<br /><br />But Qt is already alcaldehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404682533930977783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-87897146942159064182015-05-09T18:03:32.096-04:002015-05-09T18:03:32.096-04:00@Lars
Visual Studio does *not* cost a lot. The co...@Lars <br />Visual Studio does *not* cost a lot. The community edition is now free for up to five developers and under one million dollars of income. Delphi's last niche was the small shop of solo developer, and MS' move (itself due to pressure from open source) killed it.<br /><br />A new license of Delphi Pro including software assurance and the client/server add-on costs about $2147 alcaldehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404682533930977783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-46843211796428062142015-05-05T17:24:55.319-04:002015-05-05T17:24:55.319-04:00Thanks so much! Ran smoothly after I tried it your...Thanks so much! Ran smoothly after I tried it your way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-72345632395751283392015-04-30T16:17:11.854-04:002015-04-30T16:17:11.854-04:00Few people cares about this. If you look at all th...Few people cares about this. If you look at all the resources about XE8, very few comments followed.<br />It is simply because fewer and fewer people use it now, very sad.jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02304211865383367059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-53640857961930737812015-04-15T09:25:51.786-04:002015-04-15T09:25:51.786-04:00Thanks a million ...after doing the decimal a few ...Thanks a million ...after doing the decimal a few times this was the only solution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-47816916457467448992015-02-10T05:05:50.487-05:002015-02-10T05:05:50.487-05:00Yes thank goodness Netscape is done with. I say t...Yes thank goodness Netscape is done with. I say thank goodness instead of thank god, because I don't understand what or who god is, but I understand what goodness is.<br /><br />Now we have google chrome and safari to develop for, in addition to firefox and IE. I don't quite understand why chrome and firefox are two separate projects and yet another browser to test in.Retarded Engineershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415876211261234010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-13976980813778387552015-02-10T04:57:30.005-05:002015-02-10T04:57:30.005-05:00I'd like to mathematically calculate or see so...I'd like to mathematically calculate or see someone calculate how much energy is in a gallon or litre of gasoline, to calculate the miles per gallon you could get if we lived in a perfect world (no friction). <br /><br />I've seen some green fuel economy videos who mention some old carb technology was supposedly silenced by corporations (conspiracy theory) and they say you can get 1000mpgRetarded Engineershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415876211261234010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-61910828868943945942015-02-10T04:47:16.842-05:002015-02-10T04:47:16.842-05:00maybe the pain killers allow one to lift heavier w...maybe the pain killers allow one to lift heavier weights since heavy weights can be painful to lift. This needs to be controlled and clarified in the studies more: they need to regulate how much weight they are lifting, or at least mention the amount of weight lifted. Are they lifting heavier weights when taking the medication, or is it the same amount of weight being lifted?Retarded Engineershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415876211261234010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-2018543732376163482015-02-10T04:32:10.413-05:002015-02-10T04:32:10.413-05:00reminds me of when I create a Lazarus freepascal a...reminds me of when I create a Lazarus freepascal application and the bloat just keeps on bloating when I add new components to form1 and measure the EXE size. Maybe adobe uses Lazarus to develop their program.Retarded Engineershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415876211261234010noreply@blogger.com