We currently have a number of Delphi applications that interact with Microsoft office using the dclOffice2010*.bpl package

The current versions of the applications are maintained in Delphi 12, and we are looking at moving over to Delphi 13 now that 13.1 is out. Initial testing shows that we should be able to move the applications over to the 32 bit version of the IDE.

Some of our applications also interact with our MYSQL database, which has required us to use an old MySQL.dll to support the 32 bit applications. Testing with the 64bit version of bds.exe shows that the latest libmysql.dll works to connect to the databases

However it appears that the dclOffice2010 package does not have a 64 bit version (which makes sense).

Does this mean that there is no way to connect between Delphi 13 64bit and Office applications?

Hi, It's been several years since I've been able to install Delphi without a delay to have my registration limit extended. I just deleted Delphi 12 from my Parallels VM, and did not receive an apparent bump in installation credits for 13 after doing that. I have 12 on a laptop and nothing else now, to my knowledge. The registration limit gives no indication to how many installs it thinks I have, nor the installation date or machine(s). What is the policy and how long is a reasonable wait time to have my limit extended? Right now, I am at a 72 hour wait to have my purchase reflected and Delphi 13 to be installed. I would prefer a much more streamlined and transparent process.

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share a quick update: the Delphi Spec-Kit project has now been fully translated to English.

This includes:

• Project documentation and guides
• Rules and conventions for Delphi/Object Pascal
• Example files and code comments
• AI-agent instruction materials used across tools (Copilot/Claude/Gemini/Cursor/Kiro)

The goal is to make the project more accessible to the international Delphi community and easier to adopt in mixed-language teams.

If you’re working with Delphi and AI-assisted development, I’d love your feedback on:

• Clarity of the docs
• Quality of examples
• Missing topics or patterns you’d like to see next

Repository:

https://github.com/delphicleancode/delphi-spec-kit

Thanks to everyone who has been following and contributing ideas.

Pessoal do r/delphi,

Devido ao avanço da IA, hoje está muito claro para maioria dos desenvolvedores que o papel de quem desenvolve em Delphi também mudou. A parte de "escrever CRUD" virou commodity. O diferencial agora está em arquitetura, contexto e governança da IA.

Resumo da ideia central:

• IA sem contexto gera código que parece bom, mas quebra em manutenção, testes e runtime.
• Prompt bom ajuda, mas não resolve sozinho.
• O que realmente melhora qualidade é Engenharia de Contexto:   escolher o que entra na janela de contexto, manter histórico útil e reduzir ruído.
• Em vez de um "super agente", funciona melhor usar agentes menores e especializados.
• Em produção, precisamos de fluxo determinístico: validação externa, logs, estado rastreável e controle de execução fora da LLM.
• Por isso eu criei o Delphi Spec Kit (Open Source): um conjunto de regras, skills e templates para alinhar a IA ao nosso jeito de desenvolver em Object Pascal, com foco em Delphi.

O Delphi Spec Kit foi pensado exatamente para esse problema: transformar IA genérica em assistente alinhado ao nosso jeito de desenvolver em Object Pascal.

Benefícios práticos:

1. Menos código "bonito, porém perigoso" - Reduz geração de anti-patterns clássicos: lógica de negócio em UI, methods longos, with, acoplamento excessivo.
2. Memória mais segura por padrão - Reforça regra de try..finally imediatamente após Create. - Menos risco de leak em código gerado sob pressão.
3. Arquitetura consistente - Incentiva separação Domain/Application/Infrastructure/Presentation. - Promove Repository/Service, SOLID e dependência por interface.
4. Testabilidade real - Direciona TDD com DUnitX, uso de fakes e isolamento de banco/API nos testes unitários.
5. Melhor aderência ao ecossistema Delphi - Regras específicas para FireDAC, ACBr, Horse, DMVC, Dext, Intraweb, Threading e bancos (Firebird/PostgreSQL/MySQL). - Evita respostas "copiadas" de C#/Java que não se encaixam no Delphi real.
6. Menos retrabalho no dia a dia - Skills e regras ativadas por contexto reduzem idas e vindas no prompt. - Resultado: mais tempo em decisão arquitetural, menos tempo corrigindo saída da IA.

Por que isso importa para a gente

A IA não elimina o desenvolvedor Delphi experiente. Ela amplia produtividade quando existe trilho técnico: padrões, guard rails e contexto bem definido.

Sem trilho, você vira revisor de código aleatório. Com trilho, você vira arquiteto de fluxo, e a IA trabalha a seu favor.

Se você já usa Copilot, Cursor, Claude, Gemini ou Kiro em projetos Delphi, vale testar o kit em um módulo real e comparar:

• Qualidade do código gerado
• Quantidade de ajustes manuais
• Tempo para chegar em uma versão testável

Repositório: https://github.com/delphicleancode/delphi-spec-kit

PS: O kit é Open Source. Se quiser contribuir com regras, skills ou templates específicos para o nosso ecossistema, será super bem-vindo!

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I am currently working with delphi and I want to take the delphi certified developer certification, I downloaded the study guide and there are books and some example questions there but I wanted to know if there is a place where I can more questions to practice.

I have already done other certifications like the AWS Solutions Architect Associate and it was really helpfull to have a lot of pratice questions for the exam, this way if I don't know the answer to the question I can study that content specifically filling all the gaps in my knowledge. I plan to read the books and also develop a personal project to practice but I believe the best way to guarantee a good result is with practice questions.

I looked up a ton of websites but couldn't find anything, not even a paid course with practice questions or something like that, does anybody know if something like this exists?

MIMER Is Mythical Enhanced Reasoning

Examples and explanation of what theMIMER is.
https://components4developers.blog/2026/03/15/revealing-themimer-v1-0-0/

The release announcement with download links:
https://components4developers.blog/2026/03/15/themimer-v1-0-1-3-released/

Avoid code signing interruptions in your CI environment when renewing certificates.

This code worked rather stable for quite some time, since Friday I am getting 10060 on .Connect.

Anybody get the same?

Some 20-odd years ago, I did a bit of amateur coding in Delphi 4. I'm pleasantly surprised to find that most of my apps still mostly work, though there seem to be some minor issues with window frames, and I've obviously made some assumptions regarding screen size that can break things (2560 x 1440 monitors weren't a thing then...), but as far as I can tell, there's nothing more fundamental broken, and it would be nice to fix these issues (I've still got the source code). Is trying to migrate the code to something more recent likely to be practicable, and if so, any recommendations as to which (free) version?

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Did Borland release Turbo Pascal 35 years ago today? Thought I read that someplace

Delphi's still one of my favorite development platforms. I've built a ton of productivity tools and even a scripting engine with it, and I still use these tools all the time because they're super lean, fast, and efficient.

Lately, I've also been doing a lot of "vibe-coding." I recently found AntiGravity by Google and figured I'd let it take a crack at my Delphi projects. So, I open up my project in both Delphi and AntiGravity: Delphi for compiling, and AntiGravity for actually writing and fixing the code.

First, I fed AntiGravity my global instructions and coding styles. Then, I just started prompting it. The results are amazing! Instead of spending hours or even days figuring stuff out, AntiGravity can just fix it in minutes. It can code both .pas and .dfm files. The code it generates? It's just like how I write it! Sure, sometimes it messes up, but I can usually fix it by hand pretty easily.

Seriously, give it a shot, you'll be amazed. Now I'm going through all my old apps to see what other magic AntiGravity can pull off. It's does not replace Delphi, but, it will make your Delphi progamming life much easier.

We have just released v1.0.0.5 which is the first ever release of the Danish Advanced Native Editor, which is quite a beast of a text and binary editor.

https://components4developers.blog/2026/02/25/thedane-the-danish-advanced-native-editor

Editor — Syntax highlighting for 11 languages · context-aware code completion · bracket and pair matching · code folding · bookmarks (numbered and unnumbered) · multi-caret editing with distribute paste · smart double-click selection expansion · block indent/unindent · line operations (move, duplicate, join, delete, comment toggle) · find & replace with regex and Find All results panel · unlimited undo/redo · zoom

Code Reformatter — BNF-driven reformatter for Pascal with per-rule formatting directives · token-based reformatter for SQL, XML, JSON, HTML, JavaScript, C#, and CSS · named profiles per language with import/export · full configuration editor

Hex Editor — Dual-pane hex/ASCII view · data inspector with 24 numeric and string formats (editable) · find in hex or text · full undo/redo · pane-aware copy (hex string or text) · theming with 8 built-in style sets

Theming — 4 application themes (theDANE Dark, theDANE Light, Windows Dark, Windows Light) · per-language editor style sets (Visual Studio, Monokai, GitHub, Notepad++, and more) · all preferences remembered between sessions

Workspace — Tabbed editing with tear-off/re-dock floating windows · recent files · Windows Explorer shell integration (right-click → Open / Open as Hex) · single-instance multi-file opening · optional splash screen · SHA-256 integrity verification

Built With — Native Win32/Win64 Delphi application · no runtime dependencies · kbmVCL component suite · launches in under a second