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The Advent of Code 2024. ChatGPT >> I’d like to encourage lots of Delphi people to have a crack and maybe compare solutions - online or at a meeting. Each day is pretty much independent of the others … but the concepts might build upon previous days’ puzzles. Fun starts on 1st December. Link → The Advent of Code 2024

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Yes I understand I was wrong. Btw it was a property in a new version of Devexpress that caused this problem.

https://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/Athens/en/Submitting_Your_Android_App_to_Google_Play#Android_App_Bundle_Support

So I am replying to an old post as this thread comes up high on Google when looking for Vi(m) keybindings in Delphi. Since the projects posted by @DelphiUdIT were abandoned I have forked the latest and rewritten a lot of it to extend its functionality. So if anyone ends up here you can use Vi4D to get a lot of the bindings working. This with the newly merged Relative Line Numbers in CnWizards gives a pretty good combination. PS: There is no support for C++ Builder at this time but it might be possible by building to a DLL and installing that instead of the BPL. If someone shows interest I will take a look at it.

I don't think your expectations are reasonable. You can't expect to mix and match Delphi versions like this. When you are ready to upgrade, do it in a coordinated and unified manner.

It's been like that since Delphi 2. Why do you need to open a form in Delphi 11 that has been saved with Delphi 12? Regardless of this problem, you should always "be careful what you commit"; Review your changes and cherry pick the ones that are relevant so the important changes aren't drowned out by the noise.

I'm using Parallels too, because at those days, VmWare Fusion was year behind and unsure to support Apple Silicon at all, while Parallels was way ahead and went clearly all-in. This forced me to move from my beloved VmWare to Parallels, and nowadays I would say that Parallels still is a step ahead, even if VmWare might get closer. The unclear strategy of VmWare at the time, and even today with Broadcom as their latest owner, I'm distracted enough that I haven't touched it for a while. No problems with Parallels so far.

Another more elaborate example that will show why is compiler strictness for var parameter necessary, and why without it we could easily and unintentionally write the code that can corrupt memory otherwise Pass the Dog, Get the Cat

Perhaps this will help: Magic behind FreeAndNil

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.

Hi, thanks! At the moment, I'm only targeting Windows. Mostly because much of that audience is on Windows. I won't rule out other platforms, however. The products that I create are for clients using Windows. The libs are open source so if anyone wishes to port to other platforms, go for it. Note that often, a library may take express advantage of a feature that is limited or unique to the Windows platform, however. In the case of games for example, the last time I looked at the Steam stats, the vast majority of users there are still on Windows. It's no debate that Windows still has the best development tools, and it is still much easier to release on it. But, like I said, I'm not against it per say, just that for me, in the current moment, I have no need or desire to release anywhere else.