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{ Monthly Archives } July 2008

Tiburon Preview - this Friday, August 1st - 11am PDT

Join us this Friday, August 1st at 11am Pacific Daylight Time for a first look at Tiburon, the next Delphi and C++ Builder release.
The presentation will last for one hour and will cover what is new in Tiburon including language enhancements, new VCL components, database and DataSnap, and new IDE capabilities.  This webinar is for […]

Tiburon - new language features for Delphi 2009

There are loads of new features in Tiburon for Delphi and C++Builder developers. New language features, more compatibility at the component level between Delphi and C++, C++0x draft standard language and library support, new and enhanced VCL components, and a totally revamped DataSnap.
Here is a quick look at two of the new Delphi language features […]

Boost support in Tiburon C++Builder 2009

We are adding the Boost C++ libraries to C++Builder in Project Tiburon.  You could use Boost with previous versions of C++Builder, but C++Builder 2009 will have the 1.35 libraries included with the product.  Below you will find a few screen shots showing a sample program that uses the Regex regular expression library.
The first screen shot shows the Boost […]

Do you spend too much time writing SQL code for your Java programs?

Wish you had a tool that would help you write better SQL, faster?  Get to know Embarcadero PowerSQL!
PowerSQL is the first SQL development tool built specifically to meet the needs of application developers. With the acquisition of CodeGear, Embarcadero can now offer unparalleled end-to-end Java and SQL development by pairing PowerSQL and JBuilder.
Please join us for […]

Tiburon/C++Builder - soon with live UML modeling

C++Builder 2007 included code visualization, a one-way UML class diagram view, we called it code visualization.  In Project Tiburon, the next version of C++Builder will have live modeling.  This means you can work in the source code, work in the UML model, and move back and forth with full, live synchronization - "the code is the model, the model is […]

Tiburon’s LoadFromFile and SaveToFile for Unicode characters

With Tiburon, I can use Unicode characters with VCL components like TMemo, TListBox, TComboBox (and others that contain string lists).  How can I  load the strings from a file and save the strings to a file? How do I need to modify any existing Delphi and C++Builder programs to handle Unicode characters for these components?  Here is the answer.
There is a new, optional, parameter for the […]

Unicode database support in Tiburon for Delphi and C++

In Tiburon, the next versions of Delphi and C++Builder, there is full support for Unicode throughout the language, the compiler, the runtime library, and the VCL. The basic String type is now a UnicodeString. As part of the Unicode support, there is also full support for Unicode characters in databases and database components. While Delphi […]

My first day as an Embarcaderian…

I woke up this morning at 5am.  Turned on my computer and read the press release announcing that Embarcadero closed the acquisition of CodeGear from Borland Software.  Both the Embarcadero and CodeGear web sites have a flash animation highlighting the combination of DatabaseGear and CodeGear focused on tools that let architects, designers, developers, and administrators "design it, build […]

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