The Inline Keyword in Delphi
The inline keyword in Delphi is a powerful optimization feature that instructs the compiler to replace a function or procedure call with its actual code, eliminating the overhead of …
Category: delphi
Get Started: Unicode in Delphi XE3
March 21, 2013
beginner, data structure, data types, delphi, implementation, object pascal, programming languages
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Delphi has moved to the era of Unicode. From Delphi 2009, the string type is in fact a UnicodeString instead of AnsiString. How is this going to affect the project migration? I have a ongoing …
Data Types in Delphi XE3, Win32 and Win64
March 17, 2013
beginner, compiler, delphi, implementation, object pascal, programming languages, windows
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The Delphi has been out of the mainstream programming languages for a while. It is not because it is not good. There are many reasons that it is not …
Stackoverflow: Why doesn’t the optimizer eliminate High in a loop?
March 16, 2013
assembly language, delphi, implementation, interpreter / compiler, programming languages, windows
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I have asked a question in stackoverflow.com and it brings some discussions. The question is about the code efficiency generated by Delphi compilers and I’ve tried the following simple example …
Using Inline Assembly at Timus Online Judge
March 5, 2013
assembly language, beginner, c / c++, delphi, implementation, programming languages, timus, windows
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Timus online judge is my favorite. There are many compilers that are on windows platform, for example, Visual Studio. Does the judge accept program that embeds inline assembly ? …