Here is another long list of Delphi related news and blog posts, just because it's been more than 2 weeks since the last roundup.
Delphi Offers and Embarcadero Information
- Upgrade from any old versions of Delphi to XE7 until November 21st. Read more at www.embarcadero.com/radoffer. There are also many free tools for anyone upgrading to XE7 now. And a free copy of Rapid SQL it you buy Enterprise. Don't miss XE7 offers for VCL migration or mobile development.
- New Developer Skill Sprints focused on VCL Modernization start tomorrow. Sign up at forms.embarcadero.com/14Q4DeveloperSkillSprintsWebinarSeries
- JT on Internet of Things scenarios on ITProPortal at www.itproportal.com/2014/10/20/how-to-build-meaningful-apps-in-the-world-of-the-internet-of-things/
Technical Blog Posts
- FireMonkey styles customization by Sarina at blogs.embarcadero.com/sarinadupont/2014/10/31/firemonkey-styles-part-1-customizing-the-style-template/
- The PhotoWall App Tethering demo by Sarina at blogs.embarcadero.com/sarinadupont/2014/11/06/tether-your-vcl-apps-to-mobile-and-the-cloud
- App Tethering in depth (very long post, well worth reading) by Simon at otapi.com/2014/11/07/app-tethering-part-1-interoperable-systems-autonomous-pairing/, plus part two at otapi.com/2014/11/09/app-tethering-part-2-resources-and-a-license-duplication-check-demo/
- Android Lollipop Material Design experiments by Andrea (in Italian) at blog.delphiedintorni.it/2014/11/google-material-design-e-firemonkey.html
- Decode GZIP content in REST clients at www.fmxexpress.com/decode-gzip-content-from-the-rest-client-in-delphi-xe7-firemonkey-on-android-and-ios/
- Voice enable your Android app by Jim at delphi.org/2014/10/voice-enable-your-android-apps/
- Integrate Android Delphi app with Whatsapp (in Portuguese) by Gomes at vivaitaocara.com.br/landersongomes/delphi/integrando-aplicativo-delphi-xe7-android-com-whatsapp
- Brain computer interface for Appmethod (applies also to RAD Studio) by Brian at blog.appmethod.com/developing-the-internet-of-things-emotiv-epoch-brain-computer-interface
- Intro to Git by Rob at robstechcorner.blogspot.it/2014/10/introduction-to-git.html
Third Party Components
- New FireMonkey Radiant Shapes by Raize Software www.raize.com/DevTools/RadiantShapes/Default.asp
- Updated FirePower grid for FireMonkey www.woll2woll.com/woll2woll-firepower-4.0.html
Delphi Books
- Review of Daniele's Delphi Cookbook at parnassus.co/review-delphi-cookbook-daniele-teti/
- Books blog post by Bruce at glooscapsoftware.blogspot.it/2014/10/book-book-book.html
- Did I mention the current draft of my book PDF is free for registered XE7 developers? Check again at www.embarcadero.com/radoffer
That's all for this list of blog links. Now back to VCL blog posts and more.