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.
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.
Delphi for Linux: Enterprise / Architect Only + ARC Imposed = … ?
[Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes] With the lack of any easily available information from Embarcadero, in yesterday’s post I had to speculate as to the cost that might be involved with the new Delphi for Linux. According to comments it seems that I was being overly generous by suggesting that only a Pro Edition of Delphi would be required (so much for people who think I go out of my way to criticize). Unfortunately this does now appear to have been confirmed in the latest “amnesty” email from Embarcadero.
Windows 10 OneDrive Bug – (It Will Delete Your Files)
[Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes] Not really a “Pascal” issue, but an important one never-the-less and one that for some curious reason is not receiving any significant coverage: Windows 10 deletes your OneDrive files (in the cloud).
Break It or Improve It ?
[Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute] Seth Godin recently asserted that Don’t touch it! You might break it is the opposite of Touch it! You can make it better I fully appreciate what he means by this (and we mustn’t forget that Seth Godin does not blog on the subject of software development, although a lot of what he says often has relevance) but in the world of software application support I think there is a middle ground in this case.
Getting Published in the Play Store (Google Apps)
[Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes] Well, this went far more smoothly than I had anticipated. At the XE5 World Tour event in Auckland, Brian Hamilton, creator of the iWD app, told us that getting his approved took about a week (if I recall correctly), and he had to submit a video showing how his app worked, so I was anticipating a couple of days at least to get my widget published. A couple of hours is all it took !
VM’s on External Drives – Update Redux
[Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes] My previous post declaring a successful resolution to the problems I was experiencing with Parallels 9 VM’s stored on an external USB HDD proved premature. The apparent success of being able to start / suspend / resume / shutdown / restart etc, something that had previously been impossible, was sadly misleading though my conclusion that Parallels 9 was not responsible still appears to be valid.
Permissions, Parallels and External Volumes – Update
[Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes] I know after my previous post some people were concerned that upgrading to Parallels 9 might be ill-advised, so I am posting this update in part to alleviate such concerns.
Learning Valuable Lessons
[Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes] Iztok has been at it again, making comments that prompt another post. 🙂 He expresses his view that there are only two viable options for mobile development. The first is essentially the web-based technology approach (HTML/JS/PhoneGap etc) and the other is the platform native tool chains, Eclipse/AndroidStudio/Xcode etc.