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    The Embarcadero GetIt server could not be reached...

    Ok, now...the new getit server is not working today. I'll never manage to install 10.3.2😤
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    Relaxed JSON

    @Sherlock Ahh...very acute observation My question is why relaxed JSON will interpret 1.0 as 1 as @Arnaud Bouchez says
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    Relaxed JSON

    Why this?
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    August 2019 Roadmap released

    Noone; but sadly common sense and logic are what modern managers miss big time. Yes, if you are in Silicon Valley and in your twenties...
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    August 2019 Roadmap released

    All these years, I keep reading about all the cuts in R&D and how this has affected the quality of the products etc., etc. These things happen in business every day. What matters, and this is something we do not consider, is how the situation and the consequences are being managed, by whom and, given these changes, how capable these people are in reshaping the business. So, my point is how has the management team (product, quality, devops,...-add managers here-) adjusted to the cuts in R&D? Have they set the right priorities FOR THE BUSINESS? Have they changed their modus operandi to adjust to the limited developers? Maybe changes to the team structure, reporting paths, decision making paths, etc. Obviously, we do not know the answers to all this as they are internal matters but we can judge from the results. I have the feeling (and I may be unfair to a point) that the management style is the same over the last 20 years. You can see the same consistent views spanning across decades in interviews of some people. And, you can see the same complaints from customers over the years. You can't keep doing the same thing again and again and expect different results... In short, the tip of the problem is not the R&D--it's the people (not the lack of them) and the culture of the organisation
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    August 2019 Roadmap released

    This is rarely a good career move
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    Relaxed JSON

    It's not scary...it's human readable It's used extensively in the micro services world along with the radix (trie) tree. BTW, anyone knows any implementation of that one?
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    The Embarcadero GetIt server could not be reached...

    How can I edit the URL? and what is the updated URL?
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    The Embarcadero GetIt server could not be reached...

    Any chances GetIT is back for 10.3.1 this century?
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    Time Zone Library

    I came across this library and thought to share. It offers management of time zones if anyone is interested. https://github.com/pavkam/tzdb
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    Google Play Store - request extension for Delphi apps

    I haven't heard anything from them for the last 2 days. Something else----when the play console shows warnings, does this mean the app is not being published?
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    Delphi 10.3 Update 2 available

    I installed 10.3.2 and the installation was completed successfully. Now, I open the IDE, create a new application (no matter what type), hit run with debugging. All well here. Then, I close the app and the IDE goes back to the (non-debug) layout but the run/debug buttons are disabled. When I try to compile/build/run the app again I get the dialog box saying that there is an active debugging process and if I want to terminate/detach/etc. The Task Manager doesn't show the app running so I think the debug hooks somehow are not destroyed. What can I do to resolve this?
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    TFlowLayout

    Hi, does anyone know how to change the order of components in a TFlowLayout? Trying to drag/drop them or change the position but no luck
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    TFlowLayout

    Unbelievable...the bring to back works Thanks @f.m
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    TFlowLayout

    @Bill Meyer Can't find any relevant properties. The FlowGrid should expose the Controls property but sadly it doesn't
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    TFlowLayout

    So, they can't be swapped designtime? I need to it in code?
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    Bad build a mystery

    How about if you locate a simple form in your project, add a new form, copy all the components from the old form to the new one and remove the old form. Maybe you will manage to trick the compiler. Another thought...do you change the name of the form? maybe some kind of name conflict? like a form and a frame? Also, I guess it is impossible to create a new project and drag/drop/add all the forms/units?
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    Delphi 10.3 Update 2 available

    Haven't tried yet as the setup is running now for hour(s).... Hopefully it will finish any time soon
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    Delphi 10.3 Update 2 available

    This error always shows. Uninstall/reinstall Fix pack or even better uninstall it before upgrading to 10.3.2
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    Delphi 10.3 Update 2 available

    When they say "Feature Installer" do they mean the "Web Installer"?
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    multi forms with thread in each

    Also see this https://chee-yang.blogspot.com/2015/12/delphi-multi-threading_4.html#remove-completed-itask-instance-reference-from-task-list The example with the dataset
  22. Check what @Der schöne Günther says about TCanvas. This operation should ALWAYS take place in the main thread Also, what is happenng in LibNavForm? When you assign thumbBitmapDark to thumbBitmapDarkL, how do you enter a critical section? The code implies that you perform a normal assignment. I don't know how you store (if you do) bitmaps in LibNavForm. What I found helpful is to store bitmaps in TThreadList and access them from there.
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    CDATA CSV Component

    Hi all, I need to add CSV import functionality in an app and before I write it myself I thought to have a look at CDATA's CSV component. One thing I am not clear after checking their website; is it a FMX or VCL component? Anyone has used it? Thanks
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    CDATA CSV Component

    @Sue King Thanks. will have a look
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    CDATA CSV Component

    FlexCel reads/writes only XLS files, doesn't it? I will have another look again. Thx
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