Comments for Sip from the Firehose http://blogs.codegear.com/davidi David Intersimone (David I) CodeGear blog about programming, languages, history, and more. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:14:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.3-2.2.1 Comment on Two weeks of Delphi 2009 and C++Builder 2009 live webinars start Monday, August 25, 5am PDT by Greg Havenga http://blogs.codegear.com/davidi/2008/08/22/38922#comment-10409 Greg Havenga Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:32:14 +0000 http://blogs.codegear.com/davidi/2008/08/22/38922#comment-10409 I looked at the feature matrix for C++ Builder 2009 and all looks great except... WHY on EARTH do you guys keep remote debugging out of the Professional version? I can do remote debugging with ANYTHING Microsoft - in ANY version. And, I even have TWO debuggers to choose from - the one in the IDE or WinDbg! I had hopes you guys would pull your collective heads out of the sand when Embarcadero took over, but I guess that's just too much to hope for. I looked at the feature matrix for C++ Builder 2009 and all looks great except…

WHY on EARTH do you guys keep remote debugging out of the Professional version? I can do remote debugging with ANYTHING Microsoft - in ANY version. And, I even have TWO debuggers to choose from - the one in the IDE or WinDbg!

I had hopes you guys would pull your collective heads out of the sand when Embarcadero took over, but I guess that’s just too much to hope for.

]]> Comment on Two weeks of Delphi 2009 and C++Builder 2009 live webinars start Monday, August 25, 5am PDT by Pawel Glowacki : EMEA Delphi 2009 live webinar with Nick Hodges! Tue, Aug 26, 4pm CEST http://blogs.codegear.com/davidi/2008/08/22/38922#comment-10387 Pawel Glowacki : EMEA Delphi 2009 live webinar with Nick Hodges! Tue, Aug 26, 4pm CEST Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:54:37 +0000 http://blogs.codegear.com/davidi/2008/08/22/38922#comment-10387 [...] This is just a beginning of Delphi and C++Builder 2009 launch events! [...] […] This is just a beginning of Delphi and C++Builder 2009 launch events! […]

]]> Comment on Tiburon’s LoadFromFile and SaveToFile for Unicode characters by Samir http://blogs.codegear.com/davidi/2008/07/15/38898#comment-10386 Samir Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:44:13 +0000 http://blogs.codegear.com/davidi/2008/07/15/38898#comment-10386 filename is also unicode. Because, string is now (Delphi 2009) UnicodeString (Before was AnsiString). filename is also unicode. Because, string is now (Delphi 2009) UnicodeString (Before was AnsiString).

]]> Comment on Today is my last day as a Borlander… by j.g. owen http://blogs.codegear.com/davidi/2008/06/30/38893#comment-10377 j.g. owen Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:24:14 +0000 http://blogs.codegear.com/davidi/2008/06/30/38893#comment-10377 Fri 8/22/2008 11:13 am. Greetings, Intersimone! Long may you sip! ... My plea is simple: that Codegear produce a Delphi/Builder product that is price-competitive with VS2008. I have used Delphi since Delphi 2, and actually wrote numerous industrial programs in the 16-bit version; I went into Egghead and asked for the product that "wrote programs itself" and the sales guy and I agreed Delphi would do the trick. But how times change! Then, Microsoft had the ridiculously over-priced bug-ridden products, and Borland was the sneaky mammal running around the lizard's legs! ... Alas, no more. I know it's hopeless, and maybe you guys lobby for this all the time,but when I bought VS2005 "standard" it was less than $250; VS2008 standard is $260 at Amazon (I got the upgrade for for $170). It includes all the little .NET languages and native-code C++, has a million attachments, the usual totally-useless Microsoft help, and all kinds of other puzzling lunacies. But I'm not paying $1000+ for an IDE suite with one language; I suppose someone does, but it won't be us programmers in the trenches. ... So, give us a product for $275 that includes Delphi and C++Builder, and maybe some .NET nonsense, appropriately crippled and trimmed-down to make it standard -- and I *might* buy it. Like I said, I know it's hopeless. But, -- good luck, embarcadero Codegear! j.g. owen * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * web: http://owenlabs.home.att.net/ email: owen_bda4@yahoo.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Fri 8/22/2008 11:13 am. Greetings, Intersimone! Long may you sip! … My plea is simple: that Codegear produce a Delphi/Builder product that is price-competitive with VS2008. I have used Delphi since Delphi 2, and actually wrote numerous industrial programs in the 16-bit version; I went into Egghead and asked for the product that "wrote programs itself" and the sales guy and I agreed Delphi would do the trick.

But how times change! Then, Microsoft had the ridiculously over-priced bug-ridden products, and Borland was the sneaky mammal running around the lizard’s legs! … Alas, no more.

I know it’s hopeless, and maybe you guys lobby for this all the time,but when I bought VS2005 "standard" it was less than $250; VS2008 standard is $260 at Amazon (I got the upgrade for for $170). It includes all the little .NET languages and native-code C++, has a million attachments, the usual totally-useless Microsoft help, and all kinds of other puzzling lunacies.

But I’m not paying $1000+ for an IDE suite with one language; I suppose someone does, but it won’t be us programmers in the trenches. … So, give us a product for $275 that includes Delphi and C++Builder, and maybe some .NET nonsense, appropriately crippled and trimmed-down to make it standard — and I *might* buy it.

Like I said, I know it’s hopeless. But,

– good luck, embarcadero Codegear!

j.g. owen * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
web: http://owenlabs.home.att.net/
email: owen_bda4@yahoo.com
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]]> Comment on Delphi 2009 and C++Builder 2009 Live Webinars with David I starting tomorrow, August 13 by Georgie http://blogs.codegear.com/davidi/2008/08/12/38921#comment-10373 Georgie Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:07:34 +0000 http://blogs.codegear.com/davidi/2008/08/12/38921#comment-10373 Hi, I saw in the announcement at http://dn.codegear.com/article/38478 there are more webinars available than the ones listed here (the ones with David I) I am interested in particularly in "Get off your ASCII and expand your business to global markets using Delphi 2009 and C++Builder 2009" I can't for the life of me work out where to register for any of these ones not presented by David I. Does anybody know? Hi,

I saw in the announcement at http://dn.codegear.com/article/38478 there are more webinars available than the ones listed here (the ones with David I)

I am interested in particularly in "Get off your ASCII and expand your business to global markets using Delphi 2009 and C++Builder 2009"

I can’t for the life of me work out where to register for any of these ones not presented by David I.

Does anybody know?

]]> Comment on Tiburon - new language features for Delphi 2009 by fdbsh http://blogs.codegear.com/davidi/2008/07/23/38915#comment-10371 fdbsh Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:49:40 +0000 http://blogs.codegear.com/davidi/2008/07/23/38915#comment-10371 期待 期待

]]> Comment on Unicode database support in Tiburon for Delphi and C++ by Eric Hufschmid http://blogs.codegear.com/davidi/2008/07/15/38895#comment-10365 Eric Hufschmid Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:27:20 +0000 http://blogs.codegear.com/davidi/2008/07/15/38895#comment-10365 I'm using CodeGear Version 11, and it allows me to specify the OBJ files be put in a specified folder, but it doesn't put the TDS files in that same folder. The reason this is annoying is because I backup my source code by copying the entire folder and its subfolders, and these gigantic TDS files are in those folders. Could you make newer versions of the compiler put the TDS files in the same folder as the OBJ files? That way we can easily backup our source code without these temporary files wasting our time or space. I’m using CodeGear Version 11, and it allows me to specify the OBJ files be put in a specified folder, but it doesn’t put the TDS files in that same folder.

The reason this is annoying is because I backup my source code by copying the entire folder and its subfolders, and these gigantic TDS files are in those folders.

Could you make newer versions of the compiler put the TDS files in the same folder as the OBJ files? That way we can easily backup our source code without these temporary files wasting our time or space.

]]> Comment on Boost support in Tiburon C++Builder 2009 by JS77 http://blogs.codegear.com/davidi/2008/07/21/38911#comment-10360 JS77 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:36:40 +0000 http://blogs.codegear.com/davidi/2008/07/21/38911#comment-10360 Great! When hurry, I use Delphi to write DB app. But my main tool is BCB because I have to deal with matrix, vector and mathe compuatation so my tool it really C++ Builder and I have some problem with boost library compilcation, so I use DEVCPP as spare compiler. Borland C++ Buider is great ! sicne back into Turbo C++ for DOS. I am glad to this good new ! Great!
When hurry, I use Delphi to write DB app.
But my main tool is BCB because I have to deal with matrix, vector and mathe compuatation so my tool it really C++ Builder and I have some problem with boost library compilcation, so I use DEVCPP as spare compiler.

Borland C++ Buider is great ! sicne back into Turbo C++ for DOS. I am glad to this good new !

]]> Comment on Delphi 2009 and C++Builder 2009 preview webinars, Wednesday August 13 by gaofeng http://blogs.codegear.com/davidi/2008/08/07/38918#comment-10357 gaofeng Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:45:05 +0000 http://blogs.codegear.com/davidi/2008/08/07/38918#comment-10357 d2009,c2009 d2009,c2009

]]> Comment on Delphi 2009 and C++Builder 2009 preview webinars, Wednesday August 13 by wilmsoft http://blogs.codegear.com/davidi/2008/08/07/38918#comment-10354 wilmsoft Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:15:32 +0000 http://blogs.codegear.com/davidi/2008/08/07/38918#comment-10354 I missed the live meeting... is the video posted anyware? Is there a link to list the new features? Will it support CF.NET? I missed the live meeting… is the video posted anyware? Is there a link to list the new features? Will it support CF.NET?

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