Creating Windows 7 Applications in Delphi

Marco Cantù Wintech Italia Srl

Since Delphi 2007 there has been improved support for new features of the Windows operating system, from Windows Vista to Windows 7. In this talk we'll explore some of the native features of the VCL and some extra APIs you can use.

Multitier with DataSnap

Marco Cantù Wintech Italia Srl

Delphi 2007 saw the introduction of a brand new version of DataSnap, based on sockets and with the inclusion of server methods. This is a relevant new version and the foundation of the updates coming in Weaver.

Creating Custom VCL Component Designers

Ray Konopka Raize Software

This session focuses on enhancing the design-time interface of a component by creating custom design editors. Specifically, you will learn the details of creating custom property editors, component editors, and other design-time elements. In addition, through several examples, you will see how these building blocks can be used to dramatically enhance the usability of a component.

Class helpers – extending libraries without changing them

Jeroen Pluimers better office benelux

Delphi class and record helpers allow you to extend existing Delphi libraries at any place in the inheritance hierarchy without changing the libraries. You will see helpers for TComponent, TControl, TApplication, TDataSet, TSQLQuery, TFormatSettings, TXMLDocument and many more. Some of them have to do with adding for - in support at various levels, but it also can make your queries easier.

Reliable communication between applications with Delphi and ActiveMQ

Jeroen Pluimers better office benelux

Message Queueing is a reliable way for applications to communicate with each other, especially in environments where applications or communications might not be a 100% reliable. This session shows you how to use the leading Open Source ActiveMQ from Delphi.

Towards a Delphi REST Server Framework

Marco Cantù Wintech Italia Srl

Delphi can be a great tool for creating efficient data-driven REST servers. This presentation introduces the core ideas upon which a Delphi REST framework could be built. With a proper URL parser, some classes to produce XML from database queries, a business rules layer, an optional XSLT layer, a simple AJAX front end, you can setup a great and modern Delphi architecture for web development.

Delphi 2010: RTTI done right!

Olaf Monien EDV-Beratung Monien

Delphi 2010's compiler has completely been overhauled. This has been done in preparation for a future 64-bit compiler, but also to finally offer flexible RTTI support. Like .NET's Reflection RTTI now allows you to access virtually all members of any class - in an object-oriented manner.