Duget Package Manager for Delphi
[Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes] An overview of the the duget package manager, outlining the current state of this project and the first in a quick-fire series to explore the key features.
Introducing: Smoketest 2.0
[Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes] Meet the new Smoketest. Nothing like the old Smoketest. A new, ultra-lightweight unit testing framework with xUnit 2.x result output (and the ability to support other output formats as needed).
Azure DevOps + GitHub = GitHub++
[Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes] A look at some of the integrations that “just work” when you combine Azure DevOps and GitHub
Azure DevOps – Great, But I Use GitHub!
[Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes] If you were thinking that Azure DevOps has nothing to offer if your code is in github, think again!
Elemental My Dear Watson
[Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes] A short, quick post to share the fruits borne of the confluence of two of my passions: RemObjects Elements and … t-shirt design. Ok, the latter isn’t really a ‘passion’ so much as a hobby I have dabbled in from time to time over the years, and I have no illusions that my designs are going to set the t-shirt world afire. But every so often I come up with a fun idea that I’d like to wear myself, or that a few colleagues at work would like to join in with. If others want to wear them too, then even better!
Azure DevOps – Iterative Insertion Fixed!
[Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes] I figured out the iterative insertion problem and my build pipeline is now TIGHT! Fixing it was super-easy in fact, barely an inconvenience.
‘Sorry, this script is too long…’
[Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes] An object lesson on the importance of defensive programming and providing helpful error messages to your users.
Azure DevOps – Now You Too Can Use My Template(s)
[Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes] Learn how you too can use my Delphi build template in your own Azure DevOps pipelines, and a sneak preview of something special coming soon…
Site Upgrades and Problems
[Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes] Some teething troubles with the recent site upgrades. Please bear with me and let me know if you come across any other problems.
Azure DevOps – Template for Builds + Running Tests and Capturing Results
[Estimated Reading Time: 9 minutes] A more complete build script, re-usable in the form of a template, that caters for different Delphi versions, combined with a demonstration of running unit tests and capturing results for reporting and analysis in Azure DevOps Pipelines.