Virtual Machine Snapshots versus Database Backups

Virtual Machine Snapshots versus Database Backups

Virtual Machine Snapshots Virtual machines provide exciting possibilities concerning backup, recovery, and cloning of databases. Convenient mechanisms are available for obtaining consistent snapshots of data volumes in virtual machines. Correctly implemented and...

New Styles from DelphiStyles.com

New Styles from DelphiStyles.com

DelphiStyles.com sells custom style packs for VCL Windows and FireMonkey multi-device applications. They just released and updated several great custom themes for FireMonkey.   Shown: FMX Profile Screen GUI template (available in GetIt >...

Dealing with Database Security

Nearly every month there is another announcement about a company disclosing a data breach in which sensitive customer data was exposed. Last week, it was Orbitz announcing that an outdated site for a business partner was hacked, and the exposed information included...

darkUnicode codec for Delphi

darkUnicode codec for Delphi

Another library to drop out of my Dark Glass development project today is my unicode codec (now named darkUnicode).https://github.com/chapmanworld/darkUnicode This simple class can be used to encode and decode unicode code-points by hand (independent of RTL functions...

New in 10.2.3: Using CMake with Ninja

One big new feature in 10.2.3 is support for building with CMake. If you haven't already, read the previous two posts: introduction to CMake and building with Windows, and building for iOS and Android. Today I'd like to cover using CMake generators,...

RAD Studio and Internet Message Format

RAD Studio and Internet Message Format

Introduction The RFC-2822 standard specifies a syntax for text messages that are sent between computer users, within the framework of "electronic mail" messages.  The RFC-2822 specifies lines should be no longer than 78 characters, and the MIME...

New in 10.2.3: CMake Support

A very exciting feature in C++Builder 10.2.3 is support for using CMake with our compilers.  Let's dig in! This post is the first in a series on CMake, and will cover: What CMake is How to write a CMakeLists.txt file How to build a project on...

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