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RAD Delphi/CPP XE5 was released

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Before I could even start some apps on beta7/beta8 — the official release of XE5 came out.

The most “in the face” feature is the very impressive integration of the RAD XE5 to the different environments (Win8/iOS/Android). It enables the developer to seamlessly connect the mobile device  or emulator that the app would be compiled on. And run the application.

I didn’t yet, dig enough into the twiks of each system. Of course each platform and device got its own sensors with-which you can program an app to.

All programming for the mobile EcoSystems, is being done using the FireMonkey FMX. Which is an OO environment. And if you check the source code of the FMX, you’d find a FMX.Platform.{PlatformType}.pas that is functioning as an encapsulation of the ecosystem basic function.  the {PlatformType} is one of the following by default: IOS, Win, Mac, Android.

Platform.IOS:

The integration to the iOS got a procedure where you automagicly sync the current XCode headers to be used by the DCCARM on the RAD OOP environemnt. This procedure is being done once, and could be repeated when a new version of the iOS is out.

All code-signing, and device deployment for the iOS is being done using the existing Mac XCode environemnt (when dealing with key-chain codes, and provisioning profiles — this is a procedure every Apple developer know, and is well documented in Developer.Apple site.)

Platform.Android:

As for the android platform, because of the fact that it is an open source OS. Embarcadero decided to ship the RAD environment with a deployment of the android SDK/NDK. So emulation and use of tools is being done using them.

When connecting a new android device the RAD automatically detect it and can compile code to the device itself.

 

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Delphi XE5 beta6 testing for Windows/Android/iOS/MacOSX

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I started checking the new XE5 beta 6. It is, as being a beta, a little unstable, yet from first testing I would highlight the following:

  1. Very good – Integration with the iOS & android SDK/NDK
  2. Very good and ease of deploying applications (to the android at least – that’s what I first checked).
  3. Ran bunch of demo applications which were under …/FiremonkeyMobile path. About 10 demos, 2 worked perfectly… yet all the other halted the compilation/deployment – due to reasons that I didn’t check deep enough… After tweeking some of the none working on the android platform, I managed to run most of them.
  4. I ran all through, all the availables Firemonkey sample demos, that are supplied when installing the XE — and modified them for use on mobile devices. Seems that about 30% could run without a problem – on mobile — yet the rest required a more enhanced modification of the code.
  5. In addition, I’ve modified a code that was originally was written using XE4, for compilation to iOS devices. It made use of the datasnap and the binding of data to a TListView. Slight modification of it made it useable on the android platform as well… here is a sample tast
  6. On my ToDo.list are:
    • Create a demo app that uses SQLite on android…. With a big DB about 1mil records 1gb sized.
    • Checking the ability of local Mobile DB, such as the SQLite on iOS, and the deployment process of SQLite DB on android.
    • See how a deployment of DataSnap on the android works, (done that, seems that all that was required is to set in the android uses/options ‘the internet connection’ to on the app security switches)
    • Reintroduction of the ability to display a 3d object such as .3ds file. With proper setting of the meshes on it.