http://blog.marcocantu.com/marcocantuhttp://www.marcocantu.comTechie Italian Blogging on Delphi and MoreGeoAtomService©2005 Marco Cantù2026-05-26T23:49:20.930Zmarcocantuhttp://www.marcocantu.comhttp://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/2026-may-welcom-kai.html2026-05-26T23:49:20.930Z2026-05-26T23:49:20.930Z

Today Embarcadero announced and released a new agentic AI addon for Delphi (and RAD Studio).

<p> <strong>Kai</strong> is a new agentic AI tool integrated with RAD Studio IDE. You can read more about it at the links below:</p> <ul> <li>Introductory video at <a href="https://youtu.be/2C5niGHMkNU">https://youtu.be/2C5niGHMkNU</a>  </li> <li>Announcement blog post: <a href="https://blogs.embarcadero.com/kai-for-rad-studio-is-now-available/">https://blogs.embarcadero.com/kai-for-rad-studio-is-now-available/</a> </li> <li>Main web page: <a href="https://www.embarcadero.com/products/rad-studio/kai">https://www.embarcadero.com/products/rad-studio/kai</a> </li> <li>Docwiki page at <a href="https://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/Florence/en/Kai">https://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/Florence/en/Kai</a> </li> </ul> <p>I'm sure most of you will love it! Welcome to the <strong>Kai era of Delphi</strong>.It's </p> marcocantuhttp://www.marcocantu.comhttp://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/2025-may-new-radstudio-workflow.html2026-05-24T16:25:31.923Z2026-05-24T16:25:31.923Z

Embarcadero has scheduled a very special announcement webinar for this Thursday. This is a big announcement for Delphi! Join in or follow the event on streaming platforms.

<p> <img alt="" src="https://blog.marcocantu.com/images/forblog/New_RAD_Studio_Workflow_Banner-1140x694.png" style="height:347px; width:570px"></img> </p> <p>Something new is coming to RAD Studio, and it is built for the way Delphi and C++Builder developers work.</p> <p>RAD Studio is built around developing native applications with visual design, fast compilers, deep Windows support, cross-platform frameworks, enterprise data access, and a productive IDE. Now, a new capability is coming to the RAD Studio workflow.</p> <p>In this live event, you will see first-hand how Embarcadero is bringing a new level of intelligence into application development. You will learn how this new workflow helps developers move from idea to implementation faster, work through code more smoothly, and reduce the friction between writing, building, reviewing, and improving applications.</p> <p>The webinar is on <strong>Thursday, may 28th, at 5PM in Central Europe, 4PM UK, 11AM US eastern time,  8AM California time.</strong> </p> <p> <strong>Sign up <a href="https://lp.embarcadero.com/NewWorkflow">here</a>.</strong> <br></br>  </p> <p> </p> marcocantuhttp://www.marcocantu.comhttp://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/2026-may-ib151.html2026-05-19T22:35:27.134Z2026-05-19T22:35:27.134Z

Building on the strong foundation of InterBase 15, this release introduces the first AI-enhanced version of IBConsole along with a range of quality and platform improvements.

<p>You can read the official announcement blog post at <a href="https://blogs.embarcadero.com/embarcadero-interbase-15-1-released/ ">https://blogs.embarcadero.com/embarcadero-interbase-15-1-released/</a>.</p> <p>For additional information, please check </p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://docwiki.embarcadero.com/InterBase/15/en/CodeInsight">https://docwiki.embarcadero.com/InterBase/15/en/CodeInsight</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.embarcadero.com/products/interbase/whats-new-in-interbase-15">https://www.embarcadero.com/products/interbase/whats-new-in-interbase-15</a> </li> </ul> <p>It's a very interesting release of IBConsole overall, with many UI changes besides the deeply integrated AI features.</p> marcocantuhttp://www.marcocantu.comhttp://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/2026-april-speaking-london-salamanca.html2026-04-20T01:46:54.725Z2026-04-20T01:46:54.725Z

I'll be speaking at an Embarcadero event in London, UK, on May 6th and at the International Pascal Congress Salamanca, Spain, starting June 22nd.

<p>On May 6th I'll be in London for the <strong>Grey Matter x Embarcadero Dev Conference</strong>, see <a href="https://greymatter.com/embarcadero-conference/">https://greymatter.com/embarcadero-conference/</a>. I'll give the initial keynote and join some of the other sessions. This is a very nice event, often with some international audience and a good group of speakers. If you are in UK or have a chance to travel to London, I'll be happy to have a chat.</p> <p>On June 22nd (and following days) I'll be in Salamanca, Spain, for the second edition of the <strong>International Pascal Congress</strong>, the first took place in 2023. This is a week long event (although I'll stay only the first fe days) full of session and extensive training classes, in a very nice city. I really liked the first edition and the list of speakers for the new edition is really great. For more information and to register visit<a href="https://www.pascalcongress.com/registration.html" target="_blank"> https://www.pascalcongress.com/registration.html</a>.<br></br> Notice that there is an offer for discounted hotel rooms lasting only a few more days. More information also on Embarcadero blog post with a good summary at <a href="https://blogs.embarcadero.com/join-the-international-pascal-congress-in-june-in-salamanca-spain/">https://blogs.embarcadero.com/join-the-international-pascal-congress-in-june-in-salamanca-spain/</a> </p> marcocantuhttp://www.marcocantu.comhttp://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/2026-march-delphi131-released.html2026-03-18T05:39:45.502Z2026-03-18T05:39:45.502Z

Today Embarcadero released Delphi 13.1 Florence, along with RAD Studio 13.1 and C++Builder 13.1

<p>As you can read in the official announcement blog post at <a href="https://blogs.embarcadero.com/announcing-the-availability-of-rad-studio-13-florence-update-1/">https://blogs.embarcadero.com/announcing-the-availability-of-rad-studio-13-florence-update-1/</a>, Embarcadero has released a new version of RAD Studio, Delphi and C++Builder. The top new feature is the addition of a <strong>Delphi</strong> <strong>native Windows on Arm compiler</strong>, based on the LLVM toolchain.</p> <p>You can read more at the Embarcadero Web Site page for RAD Studio 13.1, <a href="https://www.embarcadero.com/products/rad-studio/whats-new-in-13-florence">https://www.embarcadero.com/products/rad-studio/whats-new-in-13-florence</a> and in the detailed What’s New in 13.1 page in DocWiki at <a href="https://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/Florence/en/13_Florence_-_Release_1">https://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/Florence/en/13_Florence_-_Release_1</a>.</p> <p>The doc wiki also includes a list of the publicly reported bugs fixed in DocWiki at <br></br> <a href="https://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/Florence/en/New_features_and_customer_reported_issues_fixed_in_RAD_Studio_13.1">https://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/Florence/en/New_features_and_customer_reported_issues_fixed_in_RAD_Studio_13.1</a> </p> <p>That's all for now. I'm very excited for this release and very happy to have one more target platform and one more Delphi compiler in the box. Hope you'll like it.</p> marcocantuhttp://www.marcocantu.comhttp://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/2026-march-whatscoming-rad131.html2026-03-14T22:04:16.814Z2026-03-14T22:04:16.814Z

Next Thursday, March 19th, Embarcadero is hosting a webinar focused on the next release of Delphi, C++Builder, and RAD Studio.

<p> <img alt="" src="http://blog.marcocantu.com/images/forblog/whatscoming131.webp" style="height:347px; width:570px"></img> </p> <p>As Embarcadero is getting closer to the release of Delphi 13.1 Florence, C++Builder 13.1 Florence and RAD Strudio 13.1 Florence, the company has organized an event for Thursday this week, to introduce the new features and the improvements of the new release. If you are actively using the product, or using an old version and interested in what's going to be available, tune in the event. </p> <p>The session will cover everything in the new relrease, and offer a significant opportunity foir questions, if you join the live presentation. I'll be there explaining what's new in Delphi. Don't miss it and sign up <a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4448681674050033238"> <strong>here</strong> </a>.</p> marcocantuhttp://www.marcocantu.comhttp://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/2025-february-delphi-31-years-tomorrow.html2026-02-12T13:00:52.884Z2026-02-12T13:00:52.884Z

Delphi was introduced on February 14th, 1995. So that's 31 years. Great story, for a tool still relevant today. Embarcadero did a birthday celebration earlier this week... with a sneak peak.

<p> <img alt="" src="https://blog.marcocantu.com/images/forblog/d26_03.png" style="height:480px; width:641px"></img> </p> <p>Delphi is 31 years old, tomorrow. Great history. I won't repeat the usual celebration with the usual old time pictures. You can find plenty on my past blog posts like:</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/2025-february-delphi-is-30.html">https://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/2025-february-delphi-is-30.html</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/2024-february-29-delphi.html">It's 29! Delphi, I Mean</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/2023-february-delphi-28.html">Delphi 28th Anniversary</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/2021-february-26-years.html">26 Years... of Delphi</a> (with now and than comparative images)</li> <li> <a href="https://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/2020-february-delphi-is-25.html">Delphi is 25!</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/2019-february-24-years-delphi.html">24 years of Delphi... and Delphi 10.3.1 is out Today!</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/2017-january-22years-delphi.html">22 Years of Delphi and it Still Rocks</a> (with a lot of advertising pages from magazines of the time)</li> <li> <a href="https://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/its_delphi_birthday.html">It's Delphi Birthday</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/delphi18_birthday_video.html">Delphi 18 Birthday Video</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/%7B64CFE96C-2938-E011-85AE-000C29A99B00%7D.html">16 Years Ago in San Francisco</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/15_years_delphi.html">15 Years of Delphi</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/delphi_12_years.html">12 Years of Delphi</a> </li> </ul> <p>Earlier this week I joined a webinar hosted by Embarcadero to celebrate. Ian hosted it and David I was there along with a few others... I joined and shared a ten minutes video showing the original 16-bit Delphi IDE, running on 16-bit Windows and producing a 16-bit application, a 32-bit IDE producing a 32-bit application, and 64-bit version of Delphi generating a 64-bit application. They all had the same source code, safe for a minor change and styling enablement. At the end.... I showed a native Delphi app for a new, coming platform.</p> <p>The entire video is available at: <strong> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAemnBbn-MQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAemnBbn-MQ</a> </strong> </p> <p>(For my 10 minutes video jump to minute 29, or following this <a href="https://youtu.be/MAemnBbn-MQ?t=1741">link</a>)<br></br> <br></br>  </p> <p> </p> marcocantuhttp://www.marcocantu.comhttp://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/2026-january-interview-itdevcon.html2026-01-29T10:38:15.458Z2026-01-29T10:38:15.458Z

Daniele Teti interviewed me at ITDevCon event late last year. The video is now on YouTube.

<p>At the ITDevCon 2025 conference organize by BitTime in Milan last November I was interviewed by Daniele Teti. It's 19 minutes discussion about all things Delphi, past, present and (some) future. I hope it's informative and enjoyable. </p> <p>The video is here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwH5VE-5eIA"> <strong>www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwH5VE-5eIA</strong> </a> </p> <p> <img alt="" src="https://blog.marcocantu.com/images/forblog/itdevcon_interview.png" style="height:387px; width:731px"></img> </p> marcocantuhttp://www.marcocantu.comhttp://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/year_cities_2025.html2025-12-29T07:57:06.080Z2025-12-29T07:57:06.080Z

Following a long tradition of this blog, dating back to 2006, here is my year 2025 seen through the cities I've been to.

<p>This is my end-of-the-year blog post listing places I've visited in 2025 for at least one night, plus some daily trips worth noticing (and marked with *), in chronological order. At times, the reason for the trip is listed:</p> <ul> <li>Verona (Italy)</li> <li>London (UK) for the Embarcadero event</li> <li>Antibes (France)</li> <li>Amsterdam (Netherlands) for the Delphi Summit</li> <li>Courmayeur Mont Blanc (Italy)</li> <li>Trieste (Italy)</li> <li>Bovec (Slovenia)</li> <li>Vrsic Pass (Slovenia)</li> <li>Ljubljana (Slovenia)</li> <li>Koper (Slovenia)</li> <li>Warsaw and Mszczonow (Poland) for a Delphi Conference</li> <li>Florence (Italy)</li> <li>Milan (Italy)* for ITDevCon</li> <li>Genova (Italy)*</li> </ul> <p>Some trips were family vacations, some to Lego events, some work-related travel. We'll see what next year will take, for the time being,<strong> let me wish you a great 2026</strong>.</p> marcocantuhttp://www.marcocantu.comhttp://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/2025-december-award-ipc-2023-acceptance.html2025-12-28T08:19:01.199Z2025-12-28T08:19:01.199Z

The talk I gave as winner of the Niklaus Wirth Award - MVC 2023 in the International Pascal Congress 2023 is now on YouTube.

<p>In 2023 at the first International Pascal Congress organized by the University of Salamanca, Spain, I was given the <a href="https://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/2023-june-received-nicklaus-wirth-award.html">Niklaus Wirth Award</a>. I gave an acceptance speach, covering the history of Pascal, but from a very personal perspective. I blogged the presentation text and images, at the time: <a href="https://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/2023-july-niklaus-wirth-prize-acceptance-speech.html">https://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/2023-july-niklaus-wirth-prize-acceptance-speech.html</a> </p> <p>Now the organizers have finished editing and uploading the content of the video of that session. You can find it on YouTube here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skzo7Yj16K8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skzo7Yj16K8</a>. It's a long session (the video is almost one hour) and <em>visually</em> it's fairly boring (it has me reading and slides on the side)... but it can be interesting to lsiten to it if you've been into Pascal or Delphi for as much of your lfie as I've been.</p> <p>Notice, that the conference is being organized again in <a href="https://www.pascalcongress.com/">June 2026</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>