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<DIV>Installed Delphi XE8 over the weekend – main things I noticed are</DIV>
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<DIV>DUnitX replaces DUnit (now deprecated as not updated for a good
while)</DIV>
<DIV><A
title=http://www.delphifeeds.com/postings/108188-introducing_dunitx_-_a_unit_test_framework_for_delphi
style='href: "http://www.delphifeeds.com/postings/108188-introducing_dunitx_-_a_unit_test_framework_for_delphi"'>http://www.delphifeeds.com/postings/108188-introducing_dunitx_-_a_unit_test_framework_for_delphi</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Installer still takes a while but quite a lot seems faster</DIV>
<DIV>Castalia</DIV>
<DIV> -multi copy/paste buffer</DIV>
<DIV> -Code metrics</DIV>
<DIV>CHM style help back (like Delphi 7) – looks very comprehensive (Goodbye to
MS Document Explorer)</DIV>
<DIV>Native mobile controls OSX iOS Android for many controls (eg DateTime
picker)</DIV>
<DIV>Multi device preview</DIV>
<DIV>SVN Git Mercurial source control, now includes merging and branching</DIV>
<DIV>GetIt package manager in IDE</DIV>
<DIV>Native http(s) libraries on Windows, OSX iOS, Android</DIV>
<DIV>iOS Android support for <FONT style='face: "Segoe' ui?><FONT
style="COLOR: #333333"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10.8pt">SQLite, InterBase ToGo
and IBLite</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>FMX WebBrowser improvement on Windows OSX (iOS Android?)</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT style='face: "Times' New roman?>New - As of XE8 you will need to have
active Update Subscription (maintenance, SA)<BR>contract if you wish to receive
any updates and/or hotfixes even for current version.<BR><BR>That makes
purchasing Update Subscription almost mandatory. (Marco
Cantu)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT style='face: "Times' New roman?>Embarcadero looks to be moving to a
subscription model (many comments approve of this).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><A
title=https://www.embarcadero.com/products/rad-studio/update-subscription
style='href: "https://www.embarcadero.com/products/rad-studio/update-subscription"'>https://www.embarcadero.com/products/rad-studio/update-subscription</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Note - Subscription includes</DIV>
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<LI><FONT style='face: "Times' New roman?>Updates and hot fixes for the
current major release</FONT>
<LI><FONT style='face: "Times' New roman?>On-going Maintenance - Updates and
hot fixes for up to two (2) years and three (3) major releases</FONT>
<LI><FONT style='face: "Times' New roman?>Early Beta access to hot fixes,
updates, and upcoming releases</FONT>
<LI><FONT style='face: "Times' New roman?>All major upgrades (i.e. XE7 to
XE8)</FONT>
<LI><FONT style='face: "Times' New roman?>Three (3) annual developer support
incidents</FONT>
<LI><FONT style='face: "Times' New roman?>Exclusive bonus features, add-ons,
and technical content</FONT>
<LI><FONT style='face: "Times' New roman?>Annually renewable at a fraction of
a single upgrade cost (*)</FONT></LI></UL>
<DIV><FONT style='face: "Times' New roman?>* Typically 30% of new licence
cost</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ">John Bird<BR></DIV></DIV>
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