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I've been programming for the last, uh, 20+ years. I guess many of you have the same number of years on your programming back. Be it an entry level programmer or a solution architect I suppose your typical day-to-day tasks sometimes feel like "déjà vu".

13/10/2009 Delphi / RAD Studio launch in Zagreb Croatia. Along with representatives of KONTO Pozega (local Embarcader partner) a distributor for the Western Balkans, the new RAD Studio 2010 included special guests: Mr Mark Barringer, sales manager for Europe and senior consultant for database tools, and Mr. Pawel Glowacki, chief technician for RAD Studio for Europe within the Embarcadero. Here's a breakdown of the event.

Bugs happen. We (developers) need to know how to handle them. But sometimes we freak out. At least I do. Sometimes I think of funny ways how (not to) fix bugs. I think of pretending that I'm dead then trying to scare the bug in my source code. Never helped, though :( Do you have any fun ideas what to do when users of your application call to say "we found a bug", beside "I do not care, …

A peaceful Friday, you are just finishing that important big function you have been working on for the last couple of days. The new release of the application is due Monday. 7:07 PM. A fierce voice on the other side of the telephone line: "I just found a bug in your application - it cost me 4 hours of work and 2 weeks of data gathering. Here's how to reproduce it: ...."

The virus, named W32/Induc-A, targets a development environment, specifically: Delphi versions 4, 5, 6 and 7. The virus was written to infect applications compiled with eiter Delphi 4, Delphi 5, Delphi 6 or Delphi 7. Should you be warried? What does the W32/Induc-A do? How to protect your environment.

Never mind your 1, 4, 6, or 10+ years in coding Delphi applications! When you code you make compile and logic errors in your code. Some errors are easy to handle some will take you some time. The fact is that no matter how careful you are, a program you are currently developing will probably contain some bugs. Do you make mistakes when coding in Delphi? What are your most common errors?

Take a quick look at the box where your Delphi installation CDs (DVDs) are. Does it say Borland Delphi or CodeGear Delphi or Embarcadero Technologies Delphi?

If you are like me, you like experimenting - creating pieces of Delphi code just to learn something new and create something interesting. If nothing else, to amaze your coworkers / family / yourself. Here's a Delphi contest for you: create a fancy Delphi application or just a piece of Delphi code! For Fame and Glory.

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Ever wonder what "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" might look like if there were only Delphi programming questions? Take my quiz and find out how you would do.... (there are no prizes, the $ amounts only indicate difficulty).

Everything you need to know about what every programmer desires, needs, wants...

It's official: Delphi is no longer "Borland Delphi", it's "CodeGear Delphi"! For a long time, the main page of the delphi.about.com (this) site was "About Borland Delphi Programming", then I turned it into "About Borland ("Devco") Delphi Programming", today (11/14/2006) the *new name* is "About CodeGear Delphi Programming"!

Looking for some hidden fun in Delphi? Find out what are Easter Eggs and how to add them to your applications. Find out how to add cheat codes to your Delphi games.

Who said programming cannot be fun? Let's create a simple "memory eater" that executes itself an unlimited number of times - thus consuming all the Windows memory :) Ah, ok. This Virus will also free the memory it occupies.

I don't know about you, but I've seen too many newsgroups/forum posts that state/ask something like "Is Delphi dying?" or "Delphi has no future", and similar.

02/15/1995 is the date remembered as the birth date of Borland Delphi. For this special occasion we'll award one developer with a copy of "Delphi for .NET developers Guide"

This document provides concise descriptions of Delphi versions and its history, along with a brief list of features and notes. Find out how Delphi evolved from Pascal to a RAD tool that can help you solve complex development problems.

Amaze your co-workers: *Snowflakes* application randomly draws and moves snowflake images over your Desktop screen. While having some fun, learn how to create transparent, top-most and caption-less forms that randomly move over your screen.

Useless Data-Aware Components, Dis-Integrating the Enterprise...

Read how to write Unmaintainable Code and laugh.

How code gets more sophisticated while we get old.

Fun article about the age of Delphi.

Writing Useless Components in Delphi.

The Daily WTF presents scary code examples, updated daily. If you are looking for a good laugh, visit The Daily WTF site. Note: you just need to make sure your own code is not somewhere there :))

I've been programming for the last, uh, 20+ years. I guess many of you have the same number of years on your programming back. Be it an entry level programmer or a solution architect I suppose your typical day-to-day tasks sometimes feel like "déjà vu".