This video will introduce us to the Shading language and what exactly it does to elevate your windows application development. Generally, a shading language is a graphics programming language adapted to programming shader effects. This program called Shaders simply tells the computer how to render each pixel to produce photorealistic or stylized surfaces to an object or image. These shaders…
Read moreSkia is a very popular open-source 2D graphics library that provides common APIs that work across a variety of hardware and software platforms. It is interesting to note that is sponsored and managed by Google but it is available for use by anyone. In fact, it serves as the graphics engine for many web browsers today including Google Chrome, Chrome…
Read morePicking the best User Interface framework for any windows application development is important and is beneficial for both developer and end-user. There is also a great number of third-party libraries in Delphi that you can use to level up your VCL or FMX apps and make them more visually appealing. Skia is probably one of the most powerful open-source 2D…
Read moreWe’ve already come across several videos and webinars that highlight the quick and easy process of creating database applications in Delphi. There is also a great number of windows app development tools and libraries that you can effectively use to create a database C++ app. Interestingly, despite the apparent simplicity of the program source code, Delphi is a modern, extremely…
Read moreSkia4Delphi is one of the most useful open-source 2D graphics libraries and windows app development tools that can supercharge your FireMonkey and VCL apps’ user interface. One of the notable advantages of using this library is that it gives you the ability to combine or merge different animations with transparency that certainly adds that “wow factor” to your apps. In…
Read moreFollowing the video where Jim McKeeth demonstrated how to create a simple Database Application using FireDAC and Interbase in C++ Builder is a follow-up demo. This time, he will show us how to create a VCL application using the traditional bindings and data-aware components. Visual Component Library or simply VCL has always been part of native windows development specifically for…
Read moreIt is undeniable that technology is rapidly evolving. Those things that are once a concept are now being materialized. We are currently embracing a new digital age where artificial intelligence is no longer a product of various science fiction novels but a real-life technology. In this video, Jim McKeeth is joined by Embarcadero MVP Yilmaz Yoru to tackle everything about…
Read moreRad Studio 11.0 Alexandria was strategically released last September, just a month before the release of Windows 11. It provides a great number of features including the High DPI IDE support, VCL Styles in the Form Designer, and Android API 30 support to name a few. Interestingly, a new update was released a few months ago, providing many notable IDE…
Read moreThe recent version of Microsoft Windows brought a vast of important upgrades and changes which also made a huge impact on the entirety of windows app development. When developing a Windows application, one of the first things to consider is the User Interface. There are a great number of UI frameworks to choose from and each comes with its own…
Read moreProbably one of the most exciting new features of Windows 11 is the addition of the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA). This enables your Windows 11 device to run Android applications that are available in the Amazon Appstore. This new feature is extremely beneficial for both end-users and developers. Similar to Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), WSA makes cross platform…
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