Software & Support Verlag just announced that they are going to offer a free Netbook (1.6GHz, 1GB, 160GB) for EKON 13 attendees.
Where is the catch? You need to have attended at least one previous EKON, and you have to sign up for at least 3 conference days. So if you attended the very first EKON and never came back – it might be the right time check for you old receipts and see what’s cooking in the Delphi labs.
EKON 13 will take place from 28.09.2009 – 02.10.2009 in Darmstadt, Germany
Session details will be made public soon. We already received about 100 session proposals. I’ll make sure that that the newest features like Touch support as presented at Delphi Live! last week will get covered of course.
I just successfully finished the upgrade from Win7 Beta to RC (64-bit edition). It took a couple of hours, but so far all worked seamlessly.
All (important) systems seem to be up and running. D2009 starts, compiles and runs my last projects – interestingly the 64-bit Thread issue seems to occur less often now.
Upgrading from Beta to RC is not recommended though – in fact the installer will refuse to do so. Only upgrading from Vista is a valid option.This is not really because of technical reasons, it’s mostly because MS isn’t interested in feedback for Beta –> RC upgrades, as this won’t be a function of the final product.
Fortunately there is an easy way to “patch” the setup, so that it will allow you to do that upgrade. Steps are explained in this Windows 7 Engineering blog entry. It’s quite a long article with a lot of topics. Look for “Here’s what you can do to bypass the check for pre-release upgrade IF YOU REALLY REALLY NEED TO:”
Be careful : My upgrade worked fine, but MS gives absolutely no warranty on this. Backup your data …
I am currently in the process of upgrading from Windows 7 Beta to Windows 7 RC. The installer just showed the following warning (roughly translated from German):
The functionality of the following programs may be affected by the upgrade. It is recommended to de-install these programs before running the upgrade:
[…]
Borland Delphi 7.0
Interesting that Microsoft cares about us Delphi users.
Unfortunately MS did not detect Delphi 2009 which is on this machine as well. That one still has a problem with Win7’s 64bit edition. MS changed something in the area of Threads and how a debugger can attach to them. I would have expected from such a smart installer to explain how to fix that issue
(Seriously, that issue is logged in RAID and Nick will certainly make sure that a proper solution is developed)
As EKON advisory board member I am publishing the Call for Papers for this year’s EKON 13 (or 12+1 if you prefer that). EKON is the major Delphi Developer conference in Europe. This year we will be in Darmstadt, Germany. (Not in Frankfurt as it used to be for a couple of years)
Note: This is for speakers only. Registration for regular attendees will be made public later this year.
Overview
Date: September 28th - October 02nd, 2009
Main conference: September 29th - October 1st, 2009
Power Workshops/Tutorials: September, 28th and October 2nd, 2009
Deadline for submitting proposals: May 4th, 2009
Organizer: Software & Support Verlag GmbH
If you have any questions or concerns regarding content, travel or what ever, then just contact me via olaf at monien dot net (or any other of the S&S folks)
Embarcadero is apparently in the process of blowing out an e-mail blast, which “silently” announces Instant-On(TM), a mechanism which basically eliminates the installation process. You get one executable per product, run it and it will, well, “run”. No more tedious installation procedure.
As far as I understand this technology, you would even be able to keep your Delphi (or any other Embarcadero product) on a USB-stick, and run it on any computer you like. Just plug in the stick and run the exe. Very cool!
I’m excited to get a first demo of this in my hands!
Here is the online-version of the (German) newsletter announcing this technology.
Update: The AllAccess information page also contains the note about “InstantOn. In fact it was already mentioned in the earlier press release of AllAccess - but apprently it didn’t get much attention.
Quote: “On-Demand Power with Embarcadero InstantOn™
A unique, innovative capability in All-Access is Embarcadero InstantOn. With InstantOn, you can simply click-and-run the selected tool on-demand, either locally or over your network, without full installation on your local machine. InstantOn saves valuable time by allowing quick access to tools, even in locked-down desktop environments where installing software is problematic.”
The just announced DelphiLive! conference in San Jose will have two tutorial/workshop days. I will offer a full day workshop on IntraWeb/VCL for the Web.
To register, you need to sign up for one of the “tutorial days” at DelphiLive! Registration The exact date (Wed or Sat) will be announced soon. (You may leave a note with your preference below)
VCL for the Web / IntraWeb Workshop
This Power Workshop starts with providing an overview of the available Web development tools for Delphi/C++ Builder. During the introduction the different approaches of WebSnap / WebBroker (Win32), ASP.NET (.NET) and IntraWeb will be explained. The differences between page- and application-oriented Web development will be discussed to finally introduce the Application Mode of IntraWeb.
The goal of this session is to learn the base skills to develop a complex Web application. Both strategies, starting from scratch or porting an existing Windows desktop application, will be taught.
Agenda
Part I
The first Application
Available components
Deployment / Server Installation
Part II
Session Handling
Multi-Threading
Multiple Form Applications
Part III
RIA - Rich Internet Applications
Ajax - Asynchrones Web
JavaScript
Dojo
Part IV
Data Access
Templates and Visual Form Inheritance
(Reporting, Scaleability, Security)
Requirements
Basic skills in Delphi or C++ Builder are required. Examples are shown in primarily in Delphi, but depending on the attendee structure C++ samples can also be shown. Please bring your laptop. Delphi 5 or better should be pre-installed. IntraWeb can be installed with the help of the trainer.
The just announced DelphiLive! conference in San Jose will have two tutorial/workshop days. In cooperation with Holger Flick I will offer a full day workshop on Delphi Prism – the new Delphi for .NET development environment.
To register, you need to sign up for one of the “tutorial days” at DelphiLive! Registration The exact date (Wed or Sat) will be announced soon. (You may leave a note with your preference below)
This workshop introduces Delphi Prism and will provide an overview of the most important .NET technologies such as Windows.Forms, WPF, ASP.NET, ADO.NET and LINQ.
Prism’s syntax differences to Delphi native and its language enhancements/advantages over C# will be discussed with many samples.
Database access, Web development and desktop application development will be covered as well as topics like how to migrate from Delphi native to Delphi Prism.
Sie können einen einzelnen Tag buchen oder aber natürlich auch das ganze CodeCamp.
Einführung in die professionelle Softwareentwicklung unter .NET mit Delphi Prism
Dieser Intensiv-Workshop vermittelt den Teilnehmern zunächst einen Überblick über die Handhabung von Delphi Prism und Visual Studio.
Im weiteren Verlauf werden die verschiedenen allgemeinen Aspekte der Softwareentwicklung unter .NET vorgestellt und analysiert.
Für den Umstieg von der klassischen Delphi-Entwicklung auf die .NET Entwicklung unter Prism werden zahlreiche Tipps und Tricks gezeigt. Der gemischte Betrieb von Delphi für Windows 32 und .NET wird ebenso thematisiert.
Abgerundet wird der Workshop durch Themen wie Web- und Datenbankentwicklung.
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