D27.SYDNEY.10.4.2.0
Related: Delphi Master Release List, D27.SYDNEY.10.4.0.0, D27.SYDNEY.10.4.0.1
RAD Studio 10.4.2 introduces a number of improvements and new features across the full range of the product.
- MSIX app packaging format support
- Two new VCL native Windows controls
- Highly optimized virtual list view
- Numeric input control similar to the WinUI NumberBox platform control
- Mutli-Tier and Cloud Integration Improvements
- Focus on DataSnap
- Cloud Integration
- Migration Tool Enhancements
- Third color theme choice added to IDE - 'retro' traditional grey look
- Complete platform support for:
- iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 (Delphi and C++)
- macOS 11.0 Big Sur (Intel)(Delphi)
- Android 11 (Delphi)
- Quality focus areas:
- C++ Toolchain
- Delphi Compiler
- LSP (Delphi & C++) and CodeInsight
- Ctrl-Click on 'inherited' feature
- SOAP client and WSDL import tool
- Parallel Library (PPL)
- IDE Project Settings
- VCL Styles and HighDPI Styles
- FireMonkey improvements
- TMemo enhanced further
- Metal GPU library
- Reworked sensor management in Android
- Better support for variety of Android devices
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2021.07.19Blog by Jim McKeeth Delphi & C++Builder FREE Community Editions Updated to Version 10.4.2 Are Now Available! -
2020.06.26Blog by Jim McKeeth Exploring ARM on the Desktop -
2020.03.26Blog by Marco Cantu 50 Years of Pascal and Delphi is In Power -
2020.03.23Blog by David Millington Code Insight Improvements in Delphi 10.4.2 -
2020.03.23Blog by Stephen Ball RADStudio IDE Keyboard Shortcuts Guide -
2020.03.22Blog by Marco Cantu Download and Install RAD Studio 10.4.2 from Previous 10.4 Releases via GetIt- Update from 10.4 and 10.4.1 to 10.4.2 via GetIt
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2020.03.17YouTube by Embarcadero TCoffee and Code; Catching up on 10.4.2- Stephen Ball, Marco Cantu, and David Millington with some Q&A
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2020.03.15YouTube by Jim McKeeth, Embarcadero Hands-on Delphi 10.4.2 Sydney- Covers new features in 10.4 and 10.4.2
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2020.03.15Blog by Marco Cantu Additional Considerations and Links on RAD Studio 10.4.2 -
2020.03.12YouTube by David Cornelius Delphi 10.4.2 Speed Comparison- Tested a handful of small projects in 10.4.1 vs 10.4.2 with very little improvement in speed.
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2020.03.09Blog by Stephen Ball, Embarcadero How to Speed Up Remote Desktop Applications- The 10.4.2 IDE was updated for better performance over Remote Desktop
- Code snippet provided to assist updating VCL applications
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2020.03.05YouTube by Embarcadero Delphi 10.4.2 Sydney Compiler Speed Improvements- 40% reduction in compiling time simply by upgrading from 10.4.1 to 10.4.2 due to optimizations in latest release
- Demonstrates building HeidiSQL source projects - Win32 and Win64.
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2020.03.03YouTube by Alister Christie Delphi #166 - TControlList - New in Delphi 10.4.2- TControlList demonstrated
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2020.03.03Blog by Roman Kassebaum Delphi 10.4.2- A project with 2.3 millions lines of code compiled with 10.3.3 in 2.5 minutes, now compiles in 1.5 minutes with 10.4.2!
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2020.03.02Blog by Code Partners This Month in RAD Studio – March 2021 -
2020.03.02Blog by Atanas Popov February 2021 GM Blog - 10.4.2, Delphi's 26th and more -
2020.03.01Blog by Embarcadero RAD Studio 10.4.2 Silent Installer Makes It Easy To Automate The Installation Process- Silent installer has some limitations
- Windows SDK install process doesn't respect the silent install option
- Silent installer still prompts you to confirm EULA (asked at the beginning of the process)
- Silent installer has some limitations
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2020.03.01Blog by Darian Miller RAD Studio 10.4.2 is great, but here are some notes- Installation issues
- Issues with Multiple IDE windows
- Notes on community edition
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2020.03.01YouTube by Code Partners This Month in RAD Studio - March 2021 -
2020.03.01Blog by Code Partners How to download the latest version of RAD Studio, Delphi or C++Builder? -
2020.02.28Blog by Darian Miller RAD Studio 10.4.2 integrates over 30 IDE Fix Pack changes!- 30+ IDE Fix Pack improvements included with the 10.4.2 release
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2020.02.27Blog by Darian Miller RAD Studio 10.4.2 is now available with possible cure for the "Blue Dot Problem"- New configuration option to auto-correct CRLF endings
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2020.02.26Blog by Delphi.Rocks Updating Delphi 10.4.1 to 10.4.2- May need to remove Experts to install
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2020.02.26YouTube by Embcardero What's new in RAD Studio 10.4.2 Sydney - Launch Webinar Replay with Q&A- 43 minute webinar, and followed with three separate Q&A sessions for a total of 4:15:21 in length
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2020.02.25Blog by Delphi.CZ (Czech) Delphi 10.4.2 released -
2020.02.25Blog by Darian Miller RAD Studio 10.4.2 is now available with a much enhanced Error Insight- 'Red Squiggles' enhanced along with Blue and Yellow indicators for Hints and Warnings.
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2020.02.25Blog by Code Partners RAD Studio 10.4.2 is released -
2020.02.24YouTube by Embcardero See What's New in 10.4.2 Sydney- 3:20 length
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2020.02.24Main Product Page by Embarcadero What's New in RAD Studio 10.4.2- IDE Productivity
- Expanded LSP support for faster, more reliable Code Insight, including code and parameter completion, and symbol information
- Library path management update to convert paths to and from absolute paths using environment variables in the path
- New IDE responsiveness features including a new progress dialog that shows what the IDE is doing during lengthy operations
- Enhanced migration tool for faster updates through configuration files for FireDAC, Desktop, Platforms, and Formatters
- Silent automatic installation for Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio with no UI interaction
- Native Windows
- New flexible high-performance VCL TControlList Control for very long lists, with custom UI configuration options
- New VCL TNumberBox numeric input control, supports integer numbers, floating point numbers and currency values
- Full support for Microsoft’s new Windows application packaging format, MSIX, for Microsoft Store and Enterprise deployment
- Enhancements to KSVC library (200+ Windows UI controls for Delphi and C++ Builder apps) for better integration with VCL styles
- Updated TEdgeBrowser component to support GA version of Microsoft's WebView2 control and SDK with cache management and custom WebView2 versions
- iOS, macOS & Android
- RAD Studio 10.4.2 support for iOS 14 App Store ready apps targeting the iOS 14 SDK and debugging on iOS 14 devices, as well as ad hoc distribution for enterprise deployment
- Delphi 10.4.2 support for macOS 11 Big Sur with Intel-based applications, and macOS 64-bit apps for the macOS App Store or local distribution
- Delphi 10.4.2 support for deployment and debugging on Android 11, and improvements to deployment to the App Bundle format required by Google's Play Store along with 64-bit capability
- Delphi & C++ Builder
- Enhanced Delphi compiler performance through 20 compiler optimizations, resulting in greatly reduced compilation times
- Expanded support for Code Insight based on LSP technology, with new advanced error insights for Delphi
- New and improved memory usage protocol for Win64 linker resulting in more efficient memory management
- Better code optimisation and reduced register spilling in debug mode with Clang-based bcc32c/x defaulting to 'pentium2' as the default target CPU
- Improved exception handling system, both within and across modules. RTL also includes latest version of Dinkumware STL
- New open-source C++ libraries to be made available in GetIt, designed to make powerful libraries easy to integrate in applications
- IDE Productivity
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2020.02.24Blog by Marco Cantu Announcing the Availability of RAD Studio 10.4.2 Sydney Release 2- The new release builds on the work done in 10.4 Sydney and the 10.4.1 quality release
- Best-In-Class Windows application development
- New Developer Productivity and User Experience Features
- Expanded FireMonkey Platforms Support
- New Delphi and C++ Features
- Quality
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2020.02.23Blog by Marco Cantu Two New VCL Controls Coming in RAD Studio 10.4.2-
TControlListvirtualized list control (along with TControlListButton which is similar to TSpeedButton that can use with the new TControlList) -
TNumberBoxModern numeric input control including simple expression evaluation (inline calculations of basic equations such as multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction)
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2020.02.21Blog by Darian Miller RAD Studio 10.4.2 Sydney Coming Soon! Webinar and more info -
2020.02.18Tweet by David Millington Great stuff coming in 10.4.2!- Coding. Designing. Coding... and designing?
- Where is 'inherited'?
- Mist
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2020.02.17Blog by Jim McKeeth What’s Coming in 10.4.2 Sydney Webinar- Wed, Feb 24, 2021, 09:00 AM CST / 1500 GMT
- Wed, Feb 24, 2021, 12:00 PM CST / 1800 GMT
- Wed, Feb 24, 2021, 07:00 PM CST / 0100 GMT d+1
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2020.12.29Blog By Kyle Wheeler New Years Resolution: Learn. Teach. Repeat.- 10.4.2 will provide more quality improvements, completing the LSP upgrade effort and addressing many other productivity areas.
- 10.4.2, 10.5, and possibly 10.5.1 is anticipated to be released in 2021
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2020.12.14Blog By Marco Cantu RAD Studio 10.4.2 Beta and a Teaser Image -
2020.12.08Blog By Sarina DuPont Delphi and C++Builder 10.4.2 Beta Invite for Update Subscription Customers- 10.4.2 CodeName Hunter
- Beta sign-up form available until December 15, 2020.
- Once form submitted, you will receive a follow-up email in the second half of December with a link to electronically sign the Hunter Beta NDA.
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2020.11.17Blog by Marco Cantu RAD Studio Roadmap November 2020 -
2020.11.17Blog by Marco Cantu, David Millington and Sarina DuPont RAD Studio November 2020 Roadmap PM Commentary
Edit both the designtime form and its code at the same time, in the two windows
