In this 3rd part in (what turns out to be) a series about Custom Managed Records, we take a look at how they can be used to create smart pointers. About Smart Pointers But first we have to get some terminology straight. Smart Pointers is an umbrella term behind different technologies for making it easier… Continue reading Custom Managed Records for Smart Pointers
In this article we are going to discuss how to use the latest version of OpenSsl 1.1.1 with Delphi directly to create X.509 certificates, decode, verify, encode and sign JSON Web Tokens and generate random data. Additionally we will do this in a way that works on Delphi supported platforms including Windows, macOS, iOS, Android… Continue reading Using OpenSSL 1.1.1 with all Delphi target platforms
There are those common try..finally blocks that you write over and over again. For example entering and leaving a critical section to protect resources from multiple threads, or calling BeginUpdate and EndUpdate to efficiently bulk-update a FireMonkey control. These kinds of “restorable” operations can be automated with the new Custom Managed Records feature introduced in… Continue reading Automate Restorable Operations with Custom Managed Records
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