It has been a while, among business trips and some vacation. Here is a collection of noteworthy links, covering most of July.
Embarcadero and Related
- InterBase 2014 Roadmap at edn.embarcadero.com/article/43963
- Using C++ on Mobile (by JT) at betanews.com/2014/07/22/why-c-is-the-perfect-choice-for-modern-app-development/
Mobile Development
- "Adding a new BaaS method for executing a password reset email notification using Kinvey" by Sarina at blogs.embarcadero.com/sarinadupont/2014/07/23/adding-new-baas-method-for-executing-a-password-reset-email-notification/
- "Send Password Reset Emails by adding a new BaaS method with Parse" also by Sarina at blogs.embarcadero.com/sarinadupont/2014/07/23/send-password-reset-emails-by-adding-a-new-baas-method-with-parse/
- Using custom Java libraries in Android apps (form our own docwiki) at docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/XE6/en/Using_a_Custom_Set_of_Java_Libraries_In_Your_RAD_Studio_Android_Apps
- Access calendar events and reminders on Android at www.fmxexpress.com/access-calendar-events-and-reminders-in-delphi-xe6-firemonkey-on-android/
- Android vocie recognition by Jim at delphi.org/2014/07/android-voice/
- Collision detection in FireMonkey at www.fmxexpress.com/rectangle-and-circle-collision-detection-in-delphi-xe6-firemonkey-on-android-and-ios/
- Read SMS messages with native API calls at www.fmxexpress.com/read-sms-messages-with-the-jni-api-in-delphi-xe6-firemonkey-on-android/
Mobile Store Apps
- Delphi Inspect is an interesting app by Steema software showcasing tons of internal Delphi settings, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.steema.Delphi_Inspect
- Rubrica Go is a contact list extracted by an Italian accounting software (you need to have that open source software to take advantage of it, though) at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.embarcadero.APPRUBRICA (just a reminder, change the domain name to something else rather than embarcadero.com before publishing!)
Various
- Interesting question: Better to use Entity Framework or direct database access? ITWriting's take at www.itwriting.com/blog/8618-should-you-use-entity-framework-for-net-applications.html
- Redirecting and capturing output from Windows processes at fixedbycode.blogspot.dk/2014/07/redirecting-or-capturing-output-from.html
- A great reminder to get off the BDE with The BDE Alternatives List at delphibag.com/list.html
That's all for now. I hope to be a little more regular in the coming months, but given the workload, I kind of doubt.