Do you need to add printer support to your C++ applications using the Visual Component Library (VCL) or FireMonkey (FMX) GUI ? In this blog post I’ll show you how to build Windows applications that support printing image bitmaps using the VCL and FMX frameworks. One of my favorite C++Builder RTL features is that both READ MORE
Month: September 2020
Bjarne Stroustrup’s CppCon 2020 Plenary is Available on YouTube
Bjarne Stroupstrup’s CppCon 2020 plenary sesson, “The Beauty and Power of Primitive C++“, is now available on the CppCon YouTube channel. From his CppCon 2020 talk description: This is an exploration of a design space close to the hardware and of the use of C++ in that space, rather than a standards proposal or the READ MORE
Technology News Worth Reading
Here are a few technology news stories that I’ve read in the past week or so. Reading Code Is a Skill The problem is not that we shouldn’t write readable code. Of course we should aim to write readable code, if only for our own poor selves further down the line (there is no one less capable READ MORE
Using the Eigen C++ Template Library with C++Builder and VCL
It’s been almost 50 years since I took a Linear Algebra and Matrices course as one of my Computer Science electives at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA. The textbook for the course was “Mathematics Of Matrices: First Book Of Matrix Theory And Linear Algebra” by Philip J Davis. While I have used arrays and READ MORE
New in C++Builder/Delphi 10.4.1 IDE: Package LibSuffix Auto Choice
The C++Builder and Delphi Project | Options | Description page allows developers to Choose and Set build target configurations Write a description for the package Set strings for the package library filename’s prefix, suffix and version Define the use of the package (designtime, runtime or both) Specify how the package is built (rebuild as needed READ MORE
Recent ISO C++ News and Articles
There’s lots of ISO C++ news and content happening including the unanimous voting approval of ISO C++20, CppCon2020 (starts Monday September 13, 2020) with Bjarne Stroustrup’s opening keynote “The Power and Beauty of Primitive C++”, TIOBE’s Index for September 2020 headline “Programming Language C++ is doing very well”, C++ programming tips and tricks articles and READ MORE
C++Builder’s Clang-enhanced ISO C++ compilers, Dinkumware Standard C++ Library and Boost Libraries in version 10.4.1 Sydney
C++ developers often ask about ISO C++ language support in releases of Embarcadero C++Builder. This post includes links and information about the C++ compilers, Dinkumware Standard C++ libraries and Boost libraries that are included in C++Builder 10.4 Sydney Release 1. The latest release of C++Builder is 10.4 Sydney Release 1 (v10.4.1). Version 10.4.1 includes C++ READ MORE
NoRuKo 2020 “Ruby3 and Beyond” Presentation by Yukihiro “Matz” Matsumoto
The father of the Ruby programming language, Yukihiro “Matz” Matsumoto, gave a presentation at the recent NoRuKo online virtual conference (Friday 21st of August, 2020). The presentation (mostly) focused on the next major release of Ruby (version 3). Matz said that “Ruby is very old” (the first version of Ruby was released in 1995). Matz READ MORE
Two VCL Example Applications that Use C++Builder and the C++ Boost Libraries
Boost is a set of open source C++ libraries that build on the ISO C++ programming language. In some cases, the Boost library functionality has become part of recent ISO C++ standards. RAD Studio allows you to install a subset of Boost that has been fully tested and preconfigured specifically for C++Builder. Use the GetIt READ MORE