I Love Delphi (Launch Agenda)

13/10/2009. Delphi / RAD Studio launch in Zagreb Croatia.
Along with representatives of KONTO Pozega (local Embarcadero partner) a distributor for the Western Balkans, the new RAD Studio 2010 launch included special guests: Mr Mark Barringer, sales manager for Europe and senior consultant for database tools, and Mr. Pawel Glowacki, chief technician for RAD Studio for Europe within the Embarcadero.

Breakdown of the agenda of the presentation:

• Who Is Embarcadero?
• Embarcadero All-Access
• What's New in Delphi 2010
• Focus for the (Delphi) Future
• ER / Studio

Who Is Embarcadero Technologies?

Embarcadero Technologies provides database professionals and application developers with award-winning, multi-platform tools to design, build, and run their software applications and database systems.

Embarcadero vs. Borland OR What Happened to "Borland Delphi"? What is CodeGear? What is Embarcadero?

Embarcadero’s Complete Tooling Portfolio

Here's what has been said how Embarcadero sees Delphi:

• Large, loyal customer base > 1.5 m developers worldwide
• Keys to success – Native, RAD, GUI, Database
• Mission: Delphi Everywhere
• Key Initiatives: Natural Input, Cross-Platform, 64bit, User Experience, Delphi Language Advancement, Documentation
• Windows – 32bit, 64bit. Mac OSX. Linux.
• Delphi platforms in the future: Mobile, Rich Internet Applications, Cloud Computing, ...

Focus for the future:

• High performance, Rich GUI applications
• Client/Server application development
• Database application development
• RESTful and SOAP web services
• Simple multi-tier development
• Web application development
• Exploitation of hardware advances

I love this!

Delphi projects of the future (Delphi 2011, 2012):

Project Delphi “X”

• Cross-platform Windows, MacOS, and Linux.
• Cross-platform component library.
• DataSnapX the ability to create both Server and Clients on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Web.

Project “Commodore”

• Commodore project is bringing 64-bit native development to Delphi, C++Builder, and the VCL.
• Full compiler, RTL, and VCL support for 64-bit native compilation.

• Multi-core/Multi-threaded applications
• Support for parallelization in the RTL

The above is, of course, under consideration.

If you are still using an older version of Delphi, consider moving to Delphi 2010 as it brings many new features (demoed by Pawel):

• Code Formatter for Delphi and C++ source files.
• Background compilation for Delphi and C++ projects.
• Enhanced searching in the code editor („Find”, „Find in Files”).
• Improved „Use Unit” dialog.
• Better XML Data Binding wizard handling of schema "include" elements.
• Refactoring support for generic code.

• New data visualizers in the debugger. Open Tools API for custom visualizers.
• Debugging within selected threads: „Freeze” and „Thaw” threads.
• Custom Class Attributes.
• New RTTI.
• Delphi Natural Input: Touch, Gestures, Multi-Touch.
• TDirect2DCanvas supports Direct2D and DirectWrite (Windows 7 only).
• New dbExpress Firebird driver for 2.1.1 and 1.5
• MIDAS.DLL source code.
• „New DataSnap Server” and „New DataSnap WebBroker App” wizards.
• DataSnap with HTTP, tunneling, filters, REST and Web Broker hosting.

By Pawel. Thanks! :)