Artificial Intelligence is making inroads in all aspects of technology. In this article, Afsana Atar explains the role of AI in software testing including some examples using a popular testing tool. By Afsana Atar.
https://www.red-gate.com/simple-talk/dotnet/software-delivery/applied-ai-in-software-development

Let's look at some data and schema comparison tools for MS SQL server databases.
https://dzone.com/articles/data-and-schema-comparison-tools-for-ms-sql-server

​​Don't miss Sencha online webinar. Today, Aug 20 6:00 pm. Learn What's New in Sencha Ext JS 7.0
https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/11505/367198

​​Embarcadero posted an August update to their roadmap. In comparison to the roadmap from May, they will get a version 10.3.3 before 10.4 will be released.
https://community.idera.com/developer-tools/b/blog/posts/august-2019-delphi-android-beta-plans-august-roadmap-update

Do you want to learn more about RadServer? Take part in upcoming Embarcadero 2019 conference. Ivan Souza, Senior Consultant at Embarcadero do Brasil, will be there talking about RadServer, the perfect back end for your applications. Check it out and subscribe!
https://embarcaderoconference.com.br/

Check out Ilya Grigorik's High Performance Browser Networking. This book provides a hands-on overview of whatevery web developer needs to know about the various types of networks (WiFi,3G/4G), transports (UDP, TCP), app protocols (HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2), and much more.
https://hpbn.co/

​​XD Pascal: A small self-hosting Pascal compiler for Windows
https://github.com/vtereshkov/xdpw

​​Upcoming webinar. Thu, Sep 5, 2019 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM MSK. Top Windows 10 Features You Can Add to Your VCL Applications
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5262387296071168513

​​RAD Studio comes with sample code for an Android Beacon service. Learn more about this sample using the links below. By some reason, the SourceForge link from this article was unavailable to me. I found the AndroidBeaconServiceDemo here:
https://buff.ly/2PwNlrB
https://buff.ly/2KZLF5e

​​DUnitX is a new test framework, taking ideas from DUnit, NUnit and other test frameworks. It is designed to work with Delphi 2010 or later, it makes use of language/RTL features that are not available in older versions of Delphi.
https://github.com/VSoftTechnologies/DUnitX

​​Programmer Jokes

​​Upcoming webinar: A Tale of 3 APIs: VCL Integration with WinAPI, COM & ShellAPI, WinRT. Join Marco Cantu on Wed, Sep 4, 2019 7:00 PM, and learn how to access all the APIs on Windows 10 from RAD Studio, Delphi, and C++Builder.
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8006582501534679041

Take part in Delphi and MVVM survey Frank Lauter - www.delphiprofi.de - delphiprofi.blogspot.com. You will be asked on the use of or interest in MVC or MVVM-style models for Delphi and C++Builder.
https://surveyhero.com/c/b4f87a4e

Check out a Delphi library that processes to markdown to HTML. The library supports Daring Fireball, CommonMark Specification, and Github Flavored Markdown dialects:
https://github.com/grahamegrieve/delphi-markdown

​​Yet another software made in Delphi. This free FTP client supports many protocols, including SSL/TLS, SSH, and TFTP. It looks like they use Indy for implementing FTP communication. By some reason, the program doesn't show information about certificates and server signatures in encryption mode, but the main functions work like a charm.
https://www.wftpserver.com/ftprush.htm

​​Join Dion Mai on September 19, 11AM CDT to learn about the new Clang update in C++Builder with full support for C++17.
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7502292593265691137

A common debate in software development projects is between spending time on improving the quality of the software versus concentrating on releasingmore valuable features. At first glance, internal quality does not matter to customers, but...
https://martinfowler.com/articles/is-quality-worth-cost.html

Check out a new version of Clever Internet Suite 9.4. The release includes a new HTTP Proxy component, HTTP Proxy tunnel for all protocol components, the improved SOAP component, and many more. BTW, they promise time-limited discounts for all products.
https://www.clevercomponents.com/products/inetsuite/

​​Take a look at this article that describes creating of DataSnap Client Server. The article is written in Chinese, but Google Chrome rules )
http://firemonkeylessons.blogspot.com/2019/09/datasnap-client-server-3-3.html

Sencha Test 2.3.0 was released. Check out a faster test engine that enables better integration and logging support with build systems, allows streamlining development and integration testing.
https://www.sencha.com/blog/announcing-sencha-test-2-3-0-ga/