Get an overview of the Delphi development environment and see how Delphi can be used to rapidly develop Windows applications including IDE productivity features, database application development with multiple databases, multi-tier development, modeling, code quality tools, and how to easily enable your applications for touch and gesture input.
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Michael Swindell, VP of Products for Embarcadero Technologies, talks about the significance of the release of RAD Studio 2010 for Embarcadero customers and the industry as a whole and what the future holds for the this award-winning suite of IDEs acquired from Borland® in 2009.
This week's sneak preview showcases RAD Studio 2010's expanded database connectivity, including first time support for Firebird and updated drivers for popular DBMSs. The DataSnap multi-tier framework has been updated for easier interactions via standard communication protocols.
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Watch the video to learn about these new features including:
New and updated database support – New Firebird 2.1 and 1.5 support in dbExpress and updated drivers for InterBase 2009, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Oracle 11g and MySQL 5.1
New multi-tier connectivity – HTTP communication and in-process connectivity for DataSnap Windows and .NET multi-tier applications
Easier DataSnap server creation – New DataSnap wizards from the Object Gallery make server creation even easier
Data stream control – Filtering allows for complete control over the data stream between clients and DataSnap servers
New connectivity protocols - connect to your IT infrastructure and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) using RESTful Web Services and JSON in addition to COM, XML, and SOAP
Free Your Customer From Keyboards with Dazzling Touch Based User Interfaces
This week's sneak preview showcases how RAD Studio 2010, Delphi 2010 and C++Builder 2010 enable developers to build touch based GUI, tablet, touchpad, and kiosk applications.
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The flexible touch enabled framework that seamlessly supports multiple versions of Windows including Windows 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7; and works with a variety of inputs including single and multi touch screens, pen, and mouse.
See how to:
Create gesture and touch enabled applications in just a few easy steps
Get a quick start with more than 30 included gestures like left, right, up, down, scratch-out, and interactive multi-touch gestures like pan, zoom, and rotate
Use the Gesture Designer to visually add your own custom gestures
Use the virtual touch, multi-locale, and multi-language keyboard for on-screen input
Upgrade existing Delphi and C++Builder applications to add support for touch and gesture input with little or no additional coding
RADically Reduce Development Time with RAD Studio 2010
This first sneak preview showcases the integrated development environment (IDE) enhancements in RAD Studio 2010, some of the more than 120 that improve developer experience and productivity.
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IDE Insight – a timesaving tool to easily find files, components, features and settings using simple keystrokes and search terms
Code Formatter – to implement consistent coding styles with minimal effort
Class Explorer – for a configurable hierarchical view of class libraries throughout a project and enabling fast navigation to declarations and implementations and now available for C++Builder
Data Visualizers – that make debugging easier by displaying visual representations of data in definable forms
Debugger Thread Control – to freeze, thaw and isolate individual threads within applications during debugging to track down problems faster
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