07Jan 2015 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Lazarus Version 1.2.6 for Windows is available!

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The Pascal compiler Lazarus has released version 1.2.6 for Windows. The suggestion is to install the 32-bit Windows version due to the instability of the 64-bit version. Lazarus comes in 2 other flavors, one for Linux and one for Apple OSX. The concept is that you write and use one source code base with only having to recompile on the operating system you are using at the moment which could be Linux, Apple OS or Windows. You can install Lazarus based on your operating system by going to Sourceforge Installation procedures The Windows and Linux installation are pretty straight forward allowing you to remove the previous version or you can maintain multiple versions. That is up to the developer. The Apple OS needs 3 different files to be installed to…
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07Jan 2015 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Vote for your favorite programming language at Code2014

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Vote for you favorite programming languages as well as viewing what others are up to for the year 2014, Click Here What does a programming language mean in today's market is vastly different than 10 years ago where in universities you were still learning how to design / develop with a compiler but after you review code2014, you will see that Javascript is a top contender for a language. With that being said, do you think a scripting language is similar to a programming language. The vote is up to you. Remember you can twitter #Code2014 and vote today!
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24Dec 2014 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Dr. Dobb’s magazine and web site to come to a closure.

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As time progresses and media continues to change a new victim has been taken away from the developers world, Dr. Dobb's magazine / web site will be closed down by the end of the year.  The reason behind this is the fact that the magazine which was put to rest some time ago to increase revenue never did with the web site. When I first started programming, I came across this fantastic magazine that dealt with ideas about software development.  Sometimes it went all the way out into space and sometimes it made total sense.  Dr. Dobb's magazine was a monthly when periodicals were available at your local newspaper stand (yes, they actually had a place to go to pick up newspapers, magazines or gum). As we all know the…
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24Dec 2014 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Delphi Developers Day 2015 is coming

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The announcement for the Delphi Developer Day 2015 has been announced and you can register at the following link Based on my experience this was an excellent two days of brain storming with some of the best Delphi Developers. Each session breaks into 2 different lectures that you can choose from and the manual has all lectures in there so you do not miss out on much. You can also move between each one without insulting anyone. Cities and dates for the Delphi Developer Days 2015 tour are: Chicago, USA: 13-14 April 2015 Register Amsterdam, The Netherlands: 23-24 April 2015 Register Oslo, Norway: 7-8 May 2015 Register Frankfurt, Germany: 11-12 May 2015 Register This year's format for Delphi Developer Days follows the same formula as that used in previous years.…
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