I took my code I previously used to control the Parrot AR.Drone and turned it into a reusable component. I added some more functionality to it as well, although there is a lot more to cover. The component is available on GitHub.
It should work with Delphi, C++Builder, Appmethod and RAD Studio on iOS, Android, Windows and OS X. I’d love to hear how it works for you and what you use it for!
What are your indispensable Delphi libraries? The 3rd party libraries you just can’t imagine starting a new project without? I know mine have changed over the years and we have an interesting new crop of libraries in recent years. I listed some unit testing libraries recently, but thought it would be useful to focus on general purpose libraries (as opposed to visual component suits). Here are some open source libraries I either find myself using a lot, or I look forward to using:
I’m sure there are a lot that I am missing . . . What would you add to my list?
Turns out there are a few ways to scan a barcode with RAD Studio XE5, and no sooner do I make a video about it then TMS releases a component to scan barcodes, and then Thomas Krampe sends me his component that combines them all together.
Not that we need another barcode scanning app on our smartphones, but it can be a useful feature for an app that performs another purpose to be able to scan a barcode too.
This video was part of our Making the Connection: Programming Devices and Gadgets with RAD Studio webinar. Check out the on demand replay to get the source code.
Very exciting to see an update from TMS for their TMS Pack for FireMonkey with support for XE5 and Android (as well as iOS, OS X and Windows). Their pack includes a great diverse collection of controls for both mobile and desktop apps.
I remember when I was getting started in Delphi programming (I started late with Delphi 2 as a long time Turbo Pascal developer) and I discovered the huge catalog of mostly free components on Torry.net I thought I was in heaven.
Not only is Torry’s still updating with new components, tools, code samples and applications (see the list of updates in the last 7 days) they just updated their footer to include the following:
The Ultimate Source of Object Pascal and Delphi Programming Knowledge.
That should shift some more of their 19,900 pages about Delphi onto the TPCI. Previously only 35 pages contained the phrase “Delphi programming”. That is a boost of up to 19,865 pages (depending on how many Google and other search engines index.)