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v5.0.0 Added GPU backend render to TSkAnimatedPaintBox in Vcl; #108 Controls Rewritten Canvas, addressing all pending issues and further enhancing performance; #201 #40 FMX Render Improved performance of TSkAnimatedImage in Vcl; Controls Improved anti-aliasing through multi-sampling; FMX Render Improved library reliability through more unit tests; Tests Fixed numerous minor issues and improved the wrapper as well as the C++ code; API Fixed compilation to Android on RAD Studio Rio; #206 API Fixed issues related to transparency and addressed problems with OpenGL in fullscreen mode on Windows #127; FMX Render Fixed deployment for custom build config; #208 Library Fixed custom font in TSkAnimatedImage; #203 Controls Fixed support for Android 5 and Android 6 broken in last version; Library Deprecated SkParticles since Skia stopped maintaining it at Milestone 112; API Minor improvements. Skia version: 107.2.0 Compatibility break We changed very specific APIs, which are unlikely to generate incompatibilities for developers, but a new major was necessary because we faithfully follow the semantic version. Github: github.com/skia4delphi/skia4delphi Website: skia4delphi.org

Again, I think most of you are missing the point. In any workplace scenario, most code written by inexperienced programmers is checked by more experienced programmers. Also, just because the code passes unit tests doesn't mean it's "accepetable" code, although I'm sure there are organiations that would disagree with that. The point is ... ChatGPT seems to generate code somewhat on par with newbie programmers. There's a LOT of useful code it generates, and some that's wrong. It may not compile right off the bat, but that doesn't mean it's 100% useless. I can't speak for anybody else here, but while I know that there are lots of eyeballs on code posted to SO, most of it is short and STILL isn't something that can simply be copy-and-pasted into anything without spending time reviewing it and making it "fit in" with your existing code. That seems to be the "ideal" that everybody is holding up and saying, "Well, when it's as good at programming as I am, then I'll consider it worthwhile." I'd say, well bubba ... when it's THAT good, you and I will be out of work. There are plenty of things on SO where nobody offered up good solutions that ChatGPT can at least help with. Looking for stuff on SO is like going on a Treasure Hunt, and what you get is often no better than what you can get directly from ChatGPT. The thing is, ChatGPT is not just FASTER, but it will invariably get better over time. I've hired supposedly "experienced" devs over the years to write relatively small and highly-specific code units for me, and the quality of their code they sent me was mostly pretty low. Most, I'm assuming, couldn't even solve the problem I gave them b/c they just disappeared after a while. There's also a problem I encounter a lot on SO (among other places) where I'll ask for a solution to X and end up with a bunch of suggestions to redefine my problem to solve Y instead because they don't understand X. At least ChatGPT answers the question without trying to redefine things! And know-it-alls on SO frequently downvote QUESTIONS they don't like and argue about whether they should even be asked. In fact, I find that MOST Delphi questions submitted lately all have negative upvotes ON THE QUESTION ITSELF. This just screams out, "Don't post stupid questions here!" ChatGPT is far less judgmental in that respect, which I think is a Good Thing.

You should read the code: SQLQuery1.Fields[1].asInteger integer value of the field converted to a pointer. The problem here is that the id is not going to be a continous enumeration starting from 0.

How productive is you customer using you application? That's the question you should ask yourself. You can take whatever IDE you like... and what? Clone you exact application UI, behavior and functionality. All the fancy .NET stuff would still be under the hood. So.. what does he need.... exactly! Ah! He wants something new, which means something different. What exactly? less clicks? More "live" information on screen? Dashboards? Notifications? Users wants productivity. Developers wants fast time to market, One excludes the other