http://info.borland.com/media/shockwave/delphi2005/d2005sneak.html

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As a second part of presentation we saw Chrome

Chrome is RemObjects’ Next Generation Object Pascal language for the .NET and Mono Platforms. While implementing a language that stays true to the beauty and elegance of Object Pascal, Chrome adds useful design elements from other languages such as C#, Java and Eiffel, and it introduces its own language innovations.
Use Chrome to write fully managed native .NET applications for the Microsoft .NET Framework, the Compact Framework or the Mono Platform, and develop your applications inside the well known Visual Studio .NET IDE

I really would like to see evolution of this product. If you are open for changes in Object Pascal language then it will worth to look at it.
Alessandro and team is introducing a new language which is similar to OP (about 80%) but added few extensions to it (aside from one related to .Net framework).
For now it is just language (no designer), but you can code in it for .Net. And… it compiles and run!!!! And it is in Visual Studio, it consumes it, so all features of VS.Net available for developers.

Using Pascal language for last 15 years, I really looking forward what this project became over time. Great staf.

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But I would say – congratiulations to him for getting “Spirit of the Borland” award

And small word for Kylix community by Borland – “Kylix community project”
See for more information – Kylix alive and has a future

Also, DiamondBack installs !!! ;o)
It includes almost everything for BDS (you never know what will make in final release)
It has C#, D32, D.net

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Chuck Hutchings – http://www.chuckscorner.com/ – pictures
Craig Stuntz – http://blogs.teamb.com/craigstuntz
Dave Nottage – http://blogs.teamb.com/davenottage/category/138.aspx
Dr. Bob’s – http://www.drbob42.com/borcon
Jim McKeeth – http://www.bsdg.org/
Joe White – http://excastle.com/blog/
Marco Cantu – http://www.marcocantu.com/
Nick’s blog – http://www.lemanix.com/nick/
Paul Gustavson – http://www.simventions.com/gustavson/
Robert Love – http://peakxml.com/
Serge Dosyukov – http://borcon2004.blogspot.com/
Wayne Niddery – http://blogs.teamb.com/wayneniddery

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Boz Elloy holding a keynote session about Borland vision of software delivery optimization (http://info.borland.com/conf2004/keynotes.html).
After short introduction he passed it to a Borland team to talk about SDO in action. As a sample project iPet.com #2 is shown. CaliberRM in a team planning and development… Nice phone conversations between team members in a mean time. Next step was to address requirement changes to a development team (automatically via CRM notification) to JBuilder X team into UML diagram which then posted into StarTeam Repository (integrated into IDE)… passed to next member of development team (notification and distribution)… two clicks and we have a code created which then passed to QA team which by time Mike come to QA department they already notified and almost done their job… and only need to change status of the request to go to deployment… and… done… version #2 defined, implented and deployed…

And then come to Boz with next presentation about Borland vision for software development …
Borland saying – it is time to step forward from just development to a fully managed process from definition, design, implementation to QA and delivery… “getting good”: decrease cost of the project, decreasing a time of the project, making project successful and delivered at time…

Borland answer to development problems – Software Delivery Optimization.
I am not very fast in typing, so I let other guys to give more details on each aspect in of SDO by Borland… Check blog list for more details. For example, Nick has very detailed blog about a presentation here http://www.lemanix.com/nick/.

Then there were some comments from Borland team about how Borland strategy IS working within Borland software development cycle.

Borland is going to make it available for Delphi developers next year.
Borland plan to change a way how products are packaged and distributed: product line will be more segmented and target specific needs of development teams instead just having Pro/Ent/Arch versions.

New projects were announced which address different part of development cycle:

Prometheus – ERP for software delivery
Hyperion – visibility and predictability
Themis – team-work infrastructure

We will see them integrated in current environment one by one during next few years.

As a main next stage of evolution of Borland platform for 8 months – resource and project management, process automation and optimization (this segments are part of first two project).

Next exciting news was announcment of the new versions of products

• JBuilder 2005
• StarTeam 2005
• Caliber 2005

Note. Borland finally decided to go with year based versioning

As a closing point of the presentation we saw one of features of upcomming DiamondBack – NUnit based testing

And then, just in case if someone fall asleep during presentation, we had a Taiko team with David I again.

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Session #1: Many of us start a day with session which became classic of BorCon – Delphi Tips and Techniques by Brian Long. I think everybody enjoyed Brianâ€s British accent. ;o)
As usual we see some nice ways to add homey touch to your Delphi IDE (such as make visible some hidden menus, make your hints nice and colorful, some undocumented registry keys and more. Because during a session Brian used DiamondBack attendee were be able to feel a new flavor of new Delphi version, see new features and language extensions.

Session #2: My big “thank you” to Kenneth Faw, Pillar Technology Group, one of the favor presenters during BorCon (6 sessions). He did talk about SOA (Service-Oriented Architectures), not a web-service aspects of it (many of us see SOA from this perspective only), but as a full architecture for enterprise applications (remember CORBA?). Even it wasnâ€t many people during a presentation, I think it was GREAT. My opinion, Kenneth should have this session presented during regular tracks and for bigger auditoria. As soon as people go to enterprise market they start to make (in many cases) same mistakes, over and over… Going through major aspects of SOA architecture, Kenneth included many real life samples of building enterprise application in .Net and Java environment.

• building SOA
• detailed list of benefits
• do you have legacy system component – look at SOA architecture
• defining SOA architecture for your applications
• use of web-services in your SOA
• good and bad practices of implementing enterprise application

If you miss a session, talk with Kenneth, you will find what you can get many good ideas. It might lead to a consulting contract with Pillar TG… or might be not… ;o) Anyway, it was gooood.

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• Microsoft .net Framework Security by Steve Teixeira
• XML in Microsoft .Net Framework by Robert Love

Bellow is a little about first

I think it was a great session. Yes, there is not enough time to cover .Net security in 4 hours, but Steve did great presentation.
He covered main aspects of incorporating security context into your application.
Next topics were included:

• set a security for your application code -at design time
• assemblies security settings – signing, security certificates, …
• cryptography in your applications
• security in ASP.Net applications
• ASP.Net authorization

What is good about all such sessions, it gives you an idea where to look and what to expect. It gives you a starting point from which you can elaborate and come with a solution you need.

Note You might be surprised, but you will see a lot of Diamondback (Delphi 9) or Delphi 8 during a sessions which are in any way related to .Net and require some code samples. Almost all demos are done within them – you can see C# or ASP.Net code, Delphi.Win32 or Delphi.Net. I think this is showing a big effort of Borland in promoting a new version of Delphi or Delphi in general. I will encourage you to look at these products today and as soon as it (Delphi 9) will be available for evaluation.

Second session by Robert. Great session! Tutorial provided a basic coverage of main elements on how XML is used throughout MS .Net Framework. All samples was done using Delphi for .Net (Delphi 2005 or Delphi 9.0, I really do not know what it will be at the end, I like 2005 better). Robert cover main aspects of use of XML from application: reading and writing from/in XML document, validation, and transformation. What I personally found handy – it is how any Delphi class can be easily serialized via XML by using XMLSerializer. It is easy and fully customizable. Great addition for Delphi component streaming.

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Every attendee received usual backpack with T-short – navy blue with ALM elements model at front – very nice, I personally do not like white style, so this one is perfect.
Backpack also comes with BorCon 2004 program booklet, set of CD (ASP.Net resource kit, MS Windows XP SP2 and Tablet PC Developer Start CD), Delphi Informant Magazine and ASP.Net Pro Magazine issues, and some adv info.
I like a t-short and backpack, they will be a good addition to my BorCon collection.

It is not related to a registration but just to get you some info how everything is arranged – there is a wireless coverage during the conference, you can use it everywhere around the building (if you have a signal)
Also there is a computer lab available for people who does not have air signal and regular LAN connection can be used.

Note. I will try to write down everything what I see, but as you can imagine it is impossible to cover everything, so bellow is a list of other people’s blog, please read and enjoy:

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