SamplingProfiler 1.8.1
A new version 1.8.1 is available from the SamplingProfiler page.
This minor updates fixes the displayed source code for samples gathered on a generic method (“Show Source Location” option) and other minor fixes.
Source Code for the String Concatenation/Building Benchmark
By popular request, here is the source code used for the previous String benchmarks StringConcatBench.zip, essentially to test alternative memory managers.
The source is nothing complicated as you will see, just a set of simple function with the test cases, and a couple function that measure run times.
Multi-Threaded String Building in Delphi
After looking at String concatenation and String Building in Delphi, and as a conclusion, it’s time to have a brief look at what happens in multi-threaded settings, such as in a server pushing JSON, XML or some other text data.
Pimp your WebSite with an Halloween Bat
Time for some Halloween silliness: here is a quick & dirty JavaScript to pimp your website, blog or whatever with a randomly moving vampire bat animation.
Or a dozen. Or a whole flock.
Efficient String Building in Delphi
As a followup to the String Concatenation article, let’s take a look at a less trivial case: what if instead of concatenating a couple strings, you want to concatenate a few hundred?
Sounds like a task at which TStringBuilder should excel, but one should never assume, and always measure.
Efficient String Concatenation in Delphi
You may all know about String concatenation in Delphi, but do you know about the implicit String variables the compiler may create for you?
Along with the implicit variables come implicit exception frames, and a whole lot of hidden stack juggling, which can quickly become hidden complexity bottlenecks.
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MapFileStats v1.3 update
My small MapFileStats utility has been updated to 1.3 (last public release was four years ago…).
The utility provides simple statistics about compiled size, to help you figure out what went into your executable.
This version add as few minor features and improves detection of project file, which could result in missing DFM size.
Time-stepping for Games and Simulations
The built-in time-stepping support for the upcoming release of Chrome Web Apps in Android
Chrome for Android 31 (currently in the beta channel) added the ability to add a web application to the home screen, which iOS fans will notice it had been available for years on their fruity phones.
Upgrading a SmartMS application to allow installing on the Android Home Screen is very straightforward.
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Moving hosts – part 2 – CloudFlare
I’ve now enabled CloudFlare as CDN, is it all it’s hyped up to be? Here is a small unscientific poll to give your feeling on how or if it affected the perceived speed of this website.