Flotsam and Jetsam #65

By Nick at September 25, 2012 19:14
Filed Under: Flotsam and Jetsam, Delphi

Hey, here is something cool. I am now an Embarcadero Affiliate. This means that you can buy Delphi XE3 from me. You can click on that link or any of the banner ads right now, buy, and get a great version of Delphi. I’d really appreciate it. Definitely. Go on, you know you want to.
The Call for Papers for CodeRage 7 is out. I will definitely be submitting some presentations. This year they are actually having two CodeRages, one for Delphi and one for C++Builder. If you have never done so, but have always wanted to be a speaker, I’d suggest that you submit some presentations. It’s really cool being a presenter at these events. I’ve always enjoyed it.
One of the unsung heroes of the Delphi community is Uwe Schuster. Uwe does a lot of things that benefit us all. Most prominently, he basically wrote and continues to update the Version Insight feature in the IDE. If you are storing your Delphi code using Subversion, Mercurial, Git, or Jedi VCSm then you should be using the IDE integration that Uwe has provided. It’s actually quite amazing. The Live Blame feature alone is worth it. But that isn’t all – Uwe has a bunch of really good IDE plugins, including a nice TStringList visualizer, an expert that enhances the Object Inspector, and for those of you who hate the new modeless search feature, a modal search dialog. So here’s an official F&J ShoutOut to Uwe for all the cool stuff he does.
The Jedi VCL Library is now ready for XE3. I for one am very appreciative of all the great work the Jedi team does for the community.
I don’t know if many of you know Joe Hendricks. He’s been a Delphi community member for a long time. Both he and his wife Heidi have been battling cancer for many years, and his Facebook posts about their progress, adventures, and life were an inspiration to me and many. Their faith in Jesus was evident throughout everything they did. Heidi passed away early this week. I’m saddened at the loss of a woman I never met, but who was in inspiration to me. And I send my condolences to Joe, who was a fine example of what it means to be a man, a husband, and a Christian.

Comments (6)

9/26/2012 5:51:51 PM #

Is there any documentation, anywhere, for Version insight? Even just a list of supported versions and maybe a screenshot.

Moz |

9/26/2012 6:41:10 PM #

Will this suffice?

docwiki.embarcadero.com/.../Subversion_Integration_in_the_IDE

Nick Hodges |

9/26/2012 10:23:55 PM #

It explains what the package does, which is always a good start. I'm a bit over FOSS software that assumes anyone looking at the project homepage is already an enthusiastic user of the software who just wants an update. Having to find and read his blog to discover what it's for makes your other links fairly pointless, especially when he ships some kind of executable via his blog but doesn't put that on the SourceForge site.

9/27/2012 6:48:37 AM #

The entire feature is an IDE Plugin -- you can just build and install the packages.

All the source is here:

sourceforge.net/scm/?type=svn&group_id=341542

9/27/2012 10:53:21 PM #

I just bought Delphi XE3 Pro through your link earlier today, so check your commission status.

David S |

10/6/2012 9:27:08 AM #

David --

Thanks so much! I really appreciate it. Seriously -- that's great.

Nick

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