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Everything posted by Sherlock
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Why is this code not thread safe (Delphi 7)
Sherlock replied to Yaron's topic in Algorithms, Data Structures and Class Design
This is more of a style thing, but please consider human readability and write while not Terminated do -
RIO: Start Debug Session changes source
Sherlock replied to PeterPanettone's topic in Delphi IDE and APIs
Now that is something one should avoid anyway. Special builds for special customers create special problems. One version for all leads to the same problematic source for all - and generally speaking, source code is always problematic, as soon as it consists of more than "Hello World". -
RIO: Start Debug Session changes source
Sherlock replied to PeterPanettone's topic in Delphi IDE and APIs
Compilation date is rarely useful, only when you don't use "source version" control, you need that information. Your customers surely don't need it. -
UltraCode64 for Delphi (aka 64-bit FastCode)
Sherlock replied to chmichael's topic in RTL and Delphi Object Pascal
I would consider this to be a Stone Soup. So with minor contributions from everyone, this could really be a great thing. It could of course also go the way quite a few open source projects have gone straight towards oblivion, but I tend to look at things positive. I would be happy to contribute "human readable" content such as installation instructions (something lacking in most other OS projects) and so forth. -
UltraCode64 for Delphi (aka 64-bit FastCode)
Sherlock replied to chmichael's topic in RTL and Delphi Object Pascal
To quote the Carpenters We've only just begun -
Amen! Anyway, sorting is just something that pleases the eyes. I only keep the methods sorted within their classes. Anything else I find via Ctrl+f or Shift+Alt+s.
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Would you prefer an exception?
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It aint always Delphis fault... good to know
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But I do hope it's either free, or very inexpensive. Importing CSV is far from being magic. It's more like splitting a String into a TStringlist and trying some StrToInt or StrToFloat... Otherwise, try looking into these threads from the mother ship https://www.delphipraxis.net/51457-csv-editor.html https://www.delphipraxis.net/158355-csvviewer-zum-betrachten-von-csv-dateien.html
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@Mark Williams I'm genuinely surprised that Error Insight is working for you apart from inline variables. Apart from small (very small) projects this has never been the case for me since they introduced it, back in the day. So I guess...lucky you. I have to disable it every time I install Delphi. *sigh*
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This would actually be a great FMX enhancement...
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@PeterPanettone? Please! Words like slander are way out of line. I know it's hot, but please keep your cool.
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Marco Cantu announced FmxLinux is available for all developers using the Enterprise or Architect versions of Delphi or RADStudio. So go "GetIt"! Read more about it here: https://community.idera.com/developer-tools/b/blog/posts/announcing-fmx-linux-bundling-with-delphi-and-rad-studio Discuss it right in this thread.
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Do you consider this type construct to be a smelly code?
Sherlock replied to Clément's topic in Algorithms, Data Structures and Class Design
I only smell "magic numbers" there. Rest looks fine. -
Nope, dates are still "M D Y" including ordinal indicators for the day (June 24th 2019).
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Well then get to it. The US have switched to the metric system as of June 2013, when the imperial measurements were rebased to depend on their corresponding metric units. Source: Wikipedia
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Just noticed this possible issue with the debugger: I have a simple generic list. Up until 10.2 when debugging I was able to see the items in that list - drill down into them if I wished. But in 10.3.1 the debugger stops at "items", I only see the addresses, but can't view the items anymore, this is a serious break in behavior. Am I missing something? Is there some setting I now have to apply to get the old behavior? Or is this a bug? TIA for any insights. Rio-debugging.mov Tokyo debugging.mov
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"Delphi High Performance" eBook free on Packt today.
Sherlock replied to Steffen Nyeland's topic in Tips / Blogs / Tutorials / Videos
Well, it was just a guess 🙂 -
"Delphi High Performance" eBook free on Packt today.
Sherlock replied to Steffen Nyeland's topic in Tips / Blogs / Tutorials / Videos
And perhaps don't switch the payment context to Europe (it's free anyway). -
The Android 64bit deadline warnings have started
Sherlock replied to Yaron's topic in Cross-platform
Yeah right. Do you really believe "they" will stop developing own tags and/or standards to set themselves apart from the competition? I'll believe it when I see it. Too much has happened since I first browsed the net with NCSA Mosaic on an HP Apollo Workstation (Micky D's was under construction back then... those where the days, man!) -
The Android 64bit deadline warnings have started
Sherlock replied to Yaron's topic in Cross-platform
"The web stuff" is very much dependent on browsers, their versions and manufacturers. That is not something to take lightly. Just look at all the poor folks that have to keep on using IE 10 or even 8 because of dimly written web based applications, that have been published in a fire and forget manner. I would only ever even consider going that way for non critical short lived Apps. -
Increasing registration count not possible without active maintenance support
Sherlock replied to Leif Uneus's topic in Delphi IDE and APIs
I totally agree! This is not something one should just accept/dismiss/ignore/whatever. They will only learn, if they are told what they do wrong. This might not even be ill will on their part. And while writing about the issue in the coolest Delphi forum on the planet is... well, cool. It is not "telling them". This should be done directly. -
A YAML Library for Delphi
Sherlock replied to Erik@Grijjy's topic in Tips / Blogs / Tutorials / Videos
I love and use YAML for the cleanness and built in support for "complex" types such as date time....other than JSON for example. Wrote my own YAML thingy which only covers what I need, but might consider switching to this now.... Thanks for the effort! -
Increasing registration count not possible without active maintenance support
Sherlock replied to Leif Uneus's topic in Delphi IDE and APIs
I'm guessing... the USA? It's the origin of this silly action, isn't it? -
Saving a large project takes soooo Loooonnnnggg..
Sherlock replied to Ian Branch's topic in General Help
LiveBindings are a toy, at best, anyway. So don't worry about disabling them.