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Converting source code that won any challenge over 15 years ago is questionable regardless of correctness. Anyway, for this particular example, implementing a faster System.Move for Windows (other platforms use their libc memory) has been solved since Delphi 11.3. I sincerely challenge everyone to come up with a faster/better implementation.

It is pretty simple - imagine if the code below would work that way: procedure ReplacePet(var pet: TPet); begin pet.Free; pet := TCat.Create; end; procedure Main; var dog: TDog; begin ReplacePet(dog); dog.Bark; // meow?! end; FreeAndNil is special because it just destroys and assigns nil. But a var parameter does not give that guarantee.

Here are a few recent projects I've created that might be useful to others: CScript: C99 Scripting Engine for Delphi 🅲🆂cript represents a sophisticated 🅲99 scripting engine meticulously crafted for experienced 🧑‍💻 Delphi developers. Leveraging the compact yet highly versatile TinyCC compiler, 🅲🆂cript seamlessly integrates ⚙️ dynamic backend code generation into the Delphi development environment. With 🅲🆂cript, Delphi developers can 🛠️ compile and execute 🅲 scripts at runtime, directly in 💾 memory, and generate output in the form of 🪟 Win64 executables (.exe), dynamic-link libraries (.dll), or 📂 object files (.obj). MemoryDLL: In-Memory Win64 DLL Loading & Execution for Pascal. The MemoryDLL unit provides advanced functionality for loading dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) directly from memory in Win64 environments. Unlike traditional methods that involve loading DLLs from the file system, MemoryDLL allows you to load DLLs from byte arrays 📂 or memory streams 💾, retrieve function addresses, and unload them—all in-memory. This library is ideal for Delphi/FreePascal developers who need to manage DLLs without relying on the filesystem, enhancing both performance ⚡ and security 🔒. PSFML: SFML for Pascal PSFML is a Pascal binding for the ⚡ Simple and Fast Multimedia Library (SFML), providing Pascal developers with a straightforward way to utilize SFML’s multimedia features directly in their projects. Whether building 🎮 games, 🤖 interactive applications, or 🎥 multimedia tools, PSFML integrates smoothly with SFML, bringing robust multimedia functionality to the Pascal ecosystem. Enjoy! 👀

Perhaps this will help: Magic behind FreeAndNil

What if you wanted an even smaller Lua integration for Delphi? Just using stock Lua 5.4.7+, statically linked directly into your Delphi executable with no external overhead, and automatic registration of native Delphi routines, all in a single unit? Introducing Chandra - Lua Scripting for Delphi. A client needed a tiny, simpler, but capable Lua scripting solution than my recently released PLUA. The Chandra.o file (just Lua compiled into a single translation unit) is linked directly into Delphi via {$L Chandra.o} with ~600kb overhead. It can directly register published Delphi class methods via RTTI. Enjoy, happy coding! 👀 https://github.com/tinyBigGAMES/Chandra

Hi, I just got an email from Appercept (https://www.appercept.com) offering a 20% black friday deal on the Appercept AWS SDK for Delphi - for anyone interested in utilising services on Amazon Web Services. A coupon BLACKCYBER20 just needs to be applied on checkout it seems. I have it from through the Emb Enterprise edition, but it may be useful for anyone on Pro that wants access to a very good SDK. IMO It has excellent documentation, responsive support and continuous development!

Some Windows users received a faulty Windows update with WebView2 Runtime 131 that broke the official way to check if the evergreen runtime is installed in the computer. Microsoft stopped the deployment of that update and then released a fix but some computers may still have the broken runtime. In the case of WebView4Delphi this update caused the GlobalWebView2Loader.StartWebView2 call to return false because it couldn't find the WebView2 runtime on the system. As a temporary workaround, set GlobalWebView2Loader.CheckFiles to FALSE before the GlobalWebView2Loader.StartWebView2 call. Read this issue in the feedback repository for more details.

I can't follow your description above and I can't make it match with what I see on your repos. I suggest you: Ditch BitBucket - it sucks. Use your repo on github instead. Ditch SourceTree - see above. Install Fork. If you tell me what the source and target branches are I can tell you how to do it.

A word of advice - in C++, NEVER use the Form's OnCreate and OnDestroy events! (they are perfectly safe to use in Delphi only). The events are based on Delphi's object creation model (derived classes created before base classes), which is different than C++'s creation model (base classes created before derived classes). Also, their behavior has changed a few times over the years (due to internal changes [and bugs] related to handling of the TForm.OldCreateOrder property), so they are not always consistent in C++. As such, the events can be called before the Form's C++ constructor and after its destructor, respectively (I've seen it happen), which leads to undefined behavior in C++. In C++, ALWAYS use the Form's actual constructor/destructor instead.