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Video: Building a Delphi component to access the Fitbit Web API

In the last blog post, I introduced a class to access the Fitbit Web API. This Web API connects to your personal health monitoring devices and can be easily digested using Delphi classes. Be sure to watch it, in case you missed it!

However, Delphi is all about Rapid Application Develpment = RAD!

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TMS Web Core: New features using Google Maps

Using the Google Maps API with TMS Web Core is a cakewalk. Simply drop the TWebGoogleMaps component on a form and the API is integrated and ready to use.

Version 1.3 adds exciting new features to the component to open up the API even more using the Delphi component:

  • Load GPS data from GPX files
  • Add KML layers to the map
  • Add waypoints to routes and get optimized directions
  • Draw geometrical shapes on the map

The following video gives an example for most of the new features.

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5-Minute-Snack: Determine the operating system your app is running on

Sometimes, we cannot just rely on the framework, we need to make direct calls to the operating system. Too bad, there is not a single call for every operating system. Without knowing which environment is running in, it is hard to make the right decision. Back in the day, we needed to juggle around pCHARs,

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Video: Accessing any Delphi compatible database through a REST API using SQL

I have expressed this before, but Delphi is and will hopefully always be the number one programming language for database-driven applications. The architecture that has been there since Delphi 1 is still standing strong. Of course, there has been need for change to the database drivers, due to technological advances.

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