Comments on: Interview with Nick Hodges http://www.delphi.org/2008/08/interview-with-nick-hodges/ About the Delphi programming language, tools, news and community Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:46:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Jim McKeeth http://www.delphi.org/2008/08/interview-with-nick-hodges/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Jim McKeeth Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:05:57 +0000 http://www.delphi.org/?p=54#comment-57 On specific bugs the best thing you can do is email Nick directly with the QC number. If there isn't a QC number then create specific steps to reproduce it and submit a new QC number. Then email it to Nick. On specific bugs the best thing you can do is email Nick directly with the QC number. If there isn’t a QC number then create specific steps to reproduce it and submit a new QC number. Then email it to Nick.

]]> By: Bill Miller http://www.delphi.org/2008/08/interview-with-nick-hodges/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Bill Miller Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:39:27 +0000 http://www.delphi.org/?p=54#comment-56 Jim, A great Podcast interview with Nick. But I'd like to comment more on one item I mentioned. > 1. TProgressBar does not paint its correct position in Vista… I hope the improved progress bar gets this fixed. Nick told > me it was fixed with Delphi 2007 but many developers still report this bug continues including me. This bug definately is present on Vista. Even Codegear Partners (HiComponents) report the problem as a bug. The only way to fix the problem is to use a third party progressbar that is not a descendent of TProgressbar. I hope the improved Progressbar fixes the problem. Thanks, Bill Jim,

A great Podcast interview with Nick.
But I’d like to comment more on one item I mentioned.

> 1. TProgressBar does not paint its correct position in Vista… I hope the improved progress bar gets this fixed. Nick told > me it was fixed with Delphi 2007 but many developers still report this bug continues including me.
This bug definately is present on Vista. Even Codegear Partners (HiComponents) report the problem as a bug. The only way to fix the problem is to use a third party progressbar that is not a descendent of TProgressbar. I hope the improved Progressbar fixes the problem.

Thanks,

Bill

]]> By: Ken Knopfli http://www.delphi.org/2008/08/interview-with-nick-hodges/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Ken Knopfli Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:46:36 +0000 http://www.delphi.org/?p=54#comment-49 Any chance of a transcript? Any chance of a transcript?

]]> By: Jim McKeeth http://www.delphi.org/2008/08/interview-with-nick-hodges/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Jim McKeeth Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:23:21 +0000 http://www.delphi.org/?p=54#comment-46 Finished the interview with Nick today. Just need to clean it up and post the podcast. I think we got through most of the questions. There were some that the answers were elsewhere or outside Nick's area that I intentionally skipped, others that I may have just missed. It was a good interview overall I believe. Finished the interview with Nick today. Just need to clean it up and post the podcast. I think we got through most of the questions. There were some that the answers were elsewhere or outside Nick’s area that I intentionally skipped, others that I may have just missed. It was a good interview overall I believe.

]]> By: Bear http://www.delphi.org/2008/08/interview-with-nick-hodges/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Bear Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:19:01 +0000 http://www.delphi.org/?p=54#comment-45 1. Does Delphi 2009 come with Fast Unicode process procedures? like Function PosEx(SubStr, String, Start, CaseSensitive, Direction) : Integer; and fast StringReplace If it does not include this, I think it still not think for delvelopers becuase it is so basic 2. How to promote Delphi in students group? I find it is not easy to find a graduate who like delphi and good at delphi when hiring programmers in China. 3. Why delphi 2009 provide so few NEW components? New components are more useful than editor improvement. Bear 1. Does Delphi 2009 come with Fast Unicode process procedures?
like Function PosEx(SubStr, String, Start, CaseSensitive, Direction) : Integer;
and fast StringReplace
If it does not include this, I think it still not think for delvelopers becuase it is so basic

2. How to promote Delphi in students group? I find it is not easy to find a graduate who like delphi and good at delphi when hiring programmers in China.

3. Why delphi 2009 provide so few NEW components? New components are more useful than editor improvement.

Bear

]]> By: Roland Bengtsson http://www.delphi.org/2008/08/interview-with-nick-hodges/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Roland Bengtsson Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:21:58 +0000 http://www.delphi.org/?p=54#comment-40 1. On big projects there can be sudden freezes with cpuload at 100%. Any progress for this in the new release ? 2. Any progress about http://qc.codegear.com/wc/qcmain.aspx?d=44678 ? 3. Persistant mapping! What are the current plans ? I use the old Bold for Delphi that haven't been updated for years. Will it be released as opensource ? Eco is built on Dot.Net that is not included in the new version so I guess there is no changes here. 1. On big projects there can be sudden freezes with cpuload at 100%. Any progress for this in the new release ?
2. Any progress about http://qc.codegear.com/wc/qcmain.aspx?d=44678 ?
3. Persistant mapping! What are the current plans ? I use the old Bold for Delphi that haven’t been updated for years. Will it be released as opensource ?
Eco is built on Dot.Net that is not included in the new version so I guess there is no changes here.

]]> By: Alex http://www.delphi.org/2008/08/interview-with-nick-hodges/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Alex Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:42:32 +0000 http://www.delphi.org/?p=54#comment-30 Will Delphi 2009 be binary compatible with delphi 2006 Will I be able to use BOLD the predecessor of Enterprise core objects in Delphi 2009 ? Will Delphi 2009 be binary compatible with delphi 2006
Will I be able to use BOLD the predecessor of Enterprise core objects in Delphi 2009 ?

]]> By: Ray http://www.delphi.org/2008/08/interview-with-nick-hodges/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Ray Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:47:04 +0000 http://www.delphi.org/?p=54#comment-29 Will Delphi support Silverlight? Will Delphi support Silverlight?

]]> By: Ken Knopfli http://www.delphi.org/2008/08/interview-with-nick-hodges/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Ken Knopfli Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:57:07 +0000 http://www.delphi.org/?p=54#comment-28 Oh! One more from me: 3. Will the Language Reference, User Manual and Help be up to the quality it was in D5? (I still use D7's help and D5's printed manuals for D2007. Yes, I have the absolute latest download.) Oh! One more from me:

3. Will the Language Reference, User Manual and Help be up to the quality it was in D5?
(I still use D7’s help and D5’s printed manuals for D2007. Yes, I have the absolute latest download.)

]]> By: Adrián Avila http://www.delphi.org/2008/08/interview-with-nick-hodges/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Adrián Avila Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:24:05 +0000 http://www.delphi.org/?p=54#comment-27 1.- What about FireBird support in Delphi? 2.- Will the DBGrid get an overhaul? 1.- What about FireBird support in Delphi?
2.- Will the DBGrid get an overhaul?

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