​​Recently, I've learned about a new licensing model for C++Builder. Embarcadero provides a yearly subscription for Professional license, which is significantly cheaper 😲

Are there any hopes for this license type for Delphi ⁉️
https://blogs.embarcadero.com/gm-update-quality-and-access/

​​Today starts a new webinar, at which Jim McKeeth and Glenn Dufke discuss moving code from Delphi 5 to High-DPI, multi-platform, and the future!

Check out the link below to join this webinar on Tuesday, June 22nd at Noon CDT 👍
Image by Embarcadero Tech
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6715938384265617165

Today, I've watched one more interesting video by Alister Christie, a Delphi MVP. This video talks about image lists, TVirtualImageList vs TImageCollection, and what advantages gives 10.4 for these controls.

Check out this ten minutes video, and don't forget to 👍
https://youtu.be/xZsmQct1e5w

​​Wow, a new version of math engine for Delphi looks awesome! Check out Adit Math Engine v. 3.0 🔥
https://www.aditmath.com/

If you are working on IoT, check out this useful TCoffeeAndCode session. Here Stephen Ball as well as Jim McKeeth, and Marco Cantu discuss the impact and future of IoT and Data.
The session was led in March, but in fact, it's actual and still very interesting 🔥
https://youtu.be/Tm3jF_z6q1w

Wow, the next version of Delphi will be 11. It seems, there is the end of RAD Studio 10.x named releases 😲
https://www.ideasawakened.com/post/the-end-of-rad-studio-10-x-named-releases-with-version-11-coming-soon

Wow, Microsoft brings Windows to the cloud with Windows 365 😲 This allows you to use Windows apps, data, or settings from any device - Mac, iPad, Linux, or Android. The system can be accessed through a browser or installed Microsoft Remote Desktop application.

Take a look at this short video, and don't forget to 👍👎
https://youtu.be/qKG8r1NERl4

Great! The free RAD Studio Community Edition has been updated to the latest version of Delphi 10.4.2. A long-awaited news, I've already started the installation 👍
https://www.ideasawakened.com/post/delphi-community-edition-updated-to-10-4-2

​​After a long time not publishing due to vacation, I'm now in reading the latest news. A new version of StyleControls VCL has been released.

The good guys from almdev.com have improved the Fluent UI suppot on Windows 11 and updated their styled form component.

Some nice looking screenshots can be seen here 👍
https://www.facebook.com/groups/delphidevelop/posts/1205956369869954

​​An interesting library that allows you to simulate running an FMX app on Windows.

Probably, this will not so useful when debuggin a device-specific code. But you can try to use it when when preparing screenshots for AppStore instead of a real device 🧐
https://components4developers.blog/2021/05/24/kbmfmx-runtime-mobile-simulator/

​​An upcoming free Desktop First UX Summit 2021 will start on August 30th and lasts for 5 days.
There will be questions about responsive design, testing, AI, desktop gaming, and many more.

👉 You can learn more by visiting their official web site and book your free ticket:
https://summit.desktopfirst.com/

Yet another interesting video by Alister Christie, Delphi MVP, which covers Delphi 10.4 type assignment capabilities, all due to the new TStringDynArray improvements.

The language gets less code glue and becomes more intuitive 👍
https://youtu.be/e0b07eq3XvU

​​🤣 Windows 10 troubleshooting source code leaked.
Image by Programmer Jokes

​​The next TCoffeeAndCode webinar is about to start in less than two hours. This upcoming session promises discussion for code profiling, optimization, performance, and memory leaks.
Image by Embarcadero Tech

👉 You can register your seat here:
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2291075882684532496

To those who thinks adding a serial or a trial functionality to their Delphi app. Recently, I've found an interesting video, which shows how to use the TurboPack's OnGuard components to add a program expiration date.

The video refers to the known opensource library by Roman Kassebaum. 😲 Wow, I didn't know about this library before!
https://github.com/TurboPack/OnGuard-VCL
https://youtu.be/UQoiYsh7odc

Delphi Udemy course in Portuguese at a special price to those who wants to learn DB tools, Delphi, Flame Robin, Firebird, Fast Reports, etc.

🔥 A good offer to students. Two days left...
https://www.udemy.com/course/delphi-criando-sistema-de-controle-de-estoque-passo-a-passo/

​​Check out these interesting IDE plugins by David Cornelius. There are two plugins, Bookmarks and Navigator, available on GetIt 👌

The first one adds a bookmark stack and the last one improves the source code navigation by adding GoTo and MiniMap features. I've already added both plugins to my 10.3. Thank you, David 👍
https://corneliusconcepts.tech/delphi-productivity-tips-bookmarks-and-navigator-plugins

👉 BTW, a GitHub repo with examples from his book about the cross-platform development in Delphi is available here:
https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Fearless-Cross-Platform-Development-with-Delphi

​​I tried to avoid blockchain themes in my posts, but this article looks very interesting and provides simple explanations to Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) as the newest use case of blockchain technology.

Check out this reading and don't forget to leave your 👍👎
Image by CsharpCorner
https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/what-is-nft/

​​Woah! Yesterday, the good guys from Embarcadero released the next version of Delphi / C++Builder 11 Alexandria 🔥

Our team already started upgrading our Internet and database components, and we should be in a hurry 😲
https://blogs.embarcadero.com/announcing-the-availability-of-rad-studio-11-alexandria/

​​Good news, CleverComponents has released the Clever Internet Suite version 10.1 👍

The new version introduces the RAD Studio 11 Alexandria support, implements the SSH Public Key authorization for the SFTP Server component, and adds the new SFTP Server, TCP Client / Server .NET components to the Visual Studio Toolbox.

Now, the SFTP server component, and also the SSH server engine are available in both the VCL and .NET editions 🔥

Also, the new version fixes some existing problems with the SFTP client, the OAUTH component, the SOAP Security engine, and the SSH protocol implementation.

Check out their product website for more details:
https://www.clevercomponents.com/products/inetsuite/