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Paul Lefebvre in
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Sep 26th, 2007 |
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Yesterday, REAL Software released REAL SQL Server 2007. So, what is REAL SQL Server and why should you consider it?
REAL SQL Server is a database server that is based on SQLite. With REAL SQL Server, you can actually take an existing SQLite database, put it in the server’s databases folder and allow multiple users to connect to it. And if you’re using REALbasic, you can do this with almost no changes to your existing code.Even better, REAL SQL Server is not a closed database that only works with REALbasic. You can also access your database using ODBC, PHP and C. With ODBC you can...
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Paul Lefebvre in
Interesting Things
Sep 24th, 2007 |
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In my new community evangelist role, I find myself frequently recommending that someone check out REALbasic. Frequently someone else will also recommend taking a look at Borland CodeGear Delphi. I’ve never used Delphi myself, but I always liked working with Pascal back in the day. So I’ve decided to check out Delphi by installing the free Turbo Delphi Explorer product. I’m not going to write elaborate blog posts about this process, but I will Twitter about my experience with it. My initial reaction is that it is big: 230MB just for the “prerequisites” and another...
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Paul Lefebvre in
Interesting Things
Sep 21st, 2007 |
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The original Shootout: Parallels Desktop vs. VMware Fusion has easily been the most popular article on this blog since it was written. So far it has been viewed by over 6,600 people. Since so many people are still reading it, I thought it would be a good idea to write updates based on the latest versions of these two virtualization tools. I’ll start with Parallels since that is the one I use day-to-day.
The latest Parallels Desktop Release is 3.0 Build 5160, which was released on September 11, 2007.
Coherence
Parallels has greatly updated its Coherence functionality. Windows windows...
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Paul Lefebvre in
REALbasic
Sep 19th, 2007 |
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Hacker is the name of the comic strip that runs in REALbasic Developer Magazine. The magazine is a great bargain at just $50 per year (6 issues). It has lots of useful REALbasic articles, columns and reviews. And you get to read my incredibly exciting column on databases, called Databases for Real.
But even better than all that is the comic that runs on page 5 of every issue. It’s by Dan Wilson and is really quite good. It about the geekiness of a programmer named John, who happens to use REALbasic. But I think even you non-REALbasic developers will like it. Geek humor is universal....
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Paul Lefebvre in
REALbasic
Sep 19th, 2007 |
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RBDevZone has had a wiki for some time, but it is built using DotNetNuke and the wiki in there is pretty weak. I was happy to see that today, Charles Yeomans, REALbasic guru and fellow REALbasic Developer Magazine columnist, has created a wiki (using MediaWiki) for REALbasic. From his blog posting:
The goal is to collect documentation of the language and framework that goes beyond what Real Software could provide. Things like platform-specific behavior, or tricks and traps that ensnare the new or unwary are unlikely to make it into any official documentation. To offer one example, when are control...
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Paul Lefebvre in
REALbasic
Sep 14th, 2007 |
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If you’ve been a REALbasic developer for a while, you may remember that the ResExcellence web site used to have a regular REALbasic column. It was first written by Erick Tejkowski (author of REALbasic for Dummies) and then by Seth Willits. But ResExcellence is now more and these great articles and sample code was lost.
Until now.
I have received permission from both Erick Tejkowski and Seth Willits to republish their articles at RBDevZone. So far, only a single article is online, “Wiggle Window”, but more will appear in the coming weeks. I need to review the articles, identify...
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REALbasic
Sep 14th, 2007 |
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If you participate in the REAL Software forums, you might know that I am now the official Community Evangelist for REALbasic and REAL SQL Server. The term “evangelist” is being thrown about a lot these does. What does it mean to be the community evangelist for REALbasic and REAL SQL Server?
It means, I want to see the community around REALbasic and REAL SQL Server grow and become more connected. Right now, information about REALbasic is scattered all over the internet and there isn’t that much information about REAL SQL Server yet. REALbasic is an excellent development...
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Paul Lefebvre in
REALbasic
Sep 10th, 2007 |
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This latest release of REALbasic is now available to download.  It’s primarily a bug fix release, but does add a significant new feature: delegatesFrom the Press Release:
Delegates:Â New delegate datatype provides an abstract representation of a method, allowing variable implementation of a specific invocation. Â Â Â Â
And from the Language Reference:Â
Delegate Data Type  Â
A Delegate data type is an object representing a specific method. Delegates decouple interface from implementation in a similar way to events or interfaces. This decoupling allows...
