Resources for Upgrading to Delphi 2010

Here's a list of useful links for users upgrading to Delphi 2010 and RAD Studio 2010 that I put together for a recent EDN article. I'm still in the process of gathering more links and information to put together an official migration web page on the http://www.embarcadero.com/ web site. If you have any suggestions for additions, let me know.

Updating third party components

If you use third party components, you may need updated versions for your 2010 tool. Check this list for some of the third party components:

• Delphi 2010 Compatible Third Party Tools & Components
• C++Builder 2010 Compatible Third Party Tools & Components

Moving to Unicode

Unicode was introduced in Delphi and C++Builder 2009. In addition to the product documentation, there are a number of good resources to ease your move to Unicode.

• Delphi in a Unicode World
• Delphi and Unicode
• Dr. Bob’s Unicode page and 8 Unicode Tips

Learning about the new features in recent versions

Each new version of Delphi and C++Builder introduces many new features. Here are a few sources of information on new features from recent versions.

• RAD Studio 2010 Evaluation Center – videos, blogs and more
• What's new in Delphi 2010 (RAD Studio doc Wiki)
• Delphi and RAD Studio 2010 video replays from CodeRage
• What's new in Delphi 2009
• Reasons to Migrate from Delphi 7 to Delphi 2009
• A Tour of Delphi 2009
• Building User Interfaces with Delphi 2009
• Using New Delphi Coding Styles and Architectures
• The New DataSnap in Delphi 2009
• Debugger Enhancements Since Delphi 7 and C++Builder 6