Unicode Identifiers Require Unicode Source
I’ve seen several bug reports lately complaining that the compiler barfs on Unicode identifiers in certain contexts. In all cases, the bug reports were in error because the source files were not...
View ArticleOff to PDC
I’m off to Microsoft’s Professional Development Conference (PDC) this week in Los Angeles. If you haven’t been to PDC, picture this: take the US BorCon, multiply by 4 (or is it 10? hard to count...
View ArticleWindows Vista: Clear, Confident, Connected
Clear, Confident, Connected. These are the mantra of Microsoft’s Windows Vista, rolled out in this morning’s keynote addresses at PDC. Clear Microsoft aims to make information clearer through slick UI...
View ArticleLanguage Integrated Query (LINQ)
Language Integrated Query (LINQ) is clearly the hot topic of PDC this year. Windows Vista dominated the keynotes and looked very pretty up there on the screen, but nothing gets developers salivating...
View ArticleDelphi Roadmap 2005 – 2006
Here are a few notes on our current plans for the next few Delphi product releases: 2005 – DeXter The next release of the Delphi product family, code named “DeXter” will further advance developer...
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