RAD Studio (XE3 Launch?) Event Announced in NZ

02 Aug 2012 in Delphi, XE3 | 19 comments

Just a few moments ago I received an invitation to register for what I presume to be the launch event of RAD Studio XE3. 28th August is the date for your diary!

I have to presume this is the XE3 launch because “XE3″ isn’t actually mentioned. For that matter, the words “launch” or “release” don’t feature either.  Worryingly there is also no mention of either Android or Windows 8.  Fingers crossed these are being held back as a surprise for us all.

At the very least it looks like SOME information is soon to enter the public domain at last.

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19 comments

  1. batman’s avatar

    batman on 02 Aug 2012 at 10:54

    ..I’m wondering why you got permission to public this news, yet there are no official announcements directly from Embarcadero

    1. Deltics’s avatar

      Deltics on 02 Aug 2012 at 10:59

      Well, I suppose you could consider the email to be some sort of “official announcement” since it came from Embarcadero, it’s just that some people have received it and clearly others have not (yet). :)

      There was nothing in the email invitation or on the event registration page to indicate that it was a secret or that prohibited me from mentioning it.

  2. Mason Wheeler’s avatar

    Mason Wheeler on 02 Aug 2012 at 11:15

    Android, maybe. But why be worried about Windows 8? Does anyone have any reason to believe it will not turn into an even bigger flop than Vista and be utterly irrelevant 3 years from now?

    1. Deltics’s avatar

      Deltics on 02 Aug 2012 at 11:36

      Fair point, and Windows 8 may well be the next Vista but Vista begat Windows 7 and much of the work required to prepare for Vista was just as important and relevant for Windows 7. :)

      I just wonder if “Windows 8″ is being held back as the BIG REVEAL on the day, much like iOS “support” was last year (which would fit with an alleged suggestion allegedly made allegedly recently in an alleged comment to this alleged blog. Allegedly)

  3. Richard’s avatar

    Richard on 02 Aug 2012 at 12:12

    Email invites went out to Australia this morning as well – so no secrets to keep. Morning events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane on 22,23,24 August. We’ll let you know what was revealed!

  4. Alister Christie’s avatar

    Alister Christie on 02 Aug 2012 at 13:11

    Registered, flights booked (only NZ$78 return). Will I be seeing you there Jolyon?

    1. Deltics’s avatar

      Deltics on 02 Aug 2012 at 13:28

      Yep – I expect to be there, though I may still be limping! LOL
      It’ll be good to see you again. :)

  5. Jeff’s avatar

    Jeff on 02 Aug 2012 at 17:52

    No surprise, “inside emb” already mention no new compiler for ios, which of course we can assume no Android support.

    Also he said they will support Win8 support, don’t remember details.

    If you put together this invitation + what he said about the launch on middle of August this is about XE3

  6. VRV’s avatar

    VRV on 02 Aug 2012 at 21:47

    If i am correct, Embarcadero had already started some R&D in Metro before 2011 December(using win8 dev preview ) and by now it might have become stable(“stable” in Embarcadero’s language).

    here are some proofs

    http://www.thomgerdes.com/2011/12/writing-hello-world-for-winrt-in-delphi.html

    https://plus.google.com/101466385048851863100/about

    thom gerdes was at embarcadeo and it thing he was a part of R&D for metro development.

    He is no more at embarcadeo as no any R&D required

  7. Shane’s avatar

    Shane on 02 Aug 2012 at 23:52

    Big Wippie! Now we get to pay for a FireMonkey update that should have worked the first time around.

  8. QualityCoding.info’s avatar

    QualityCoding.info on 03 Aug 2012 at 04:34

    Let’s hope you’re correct.

  9. Oliver’s avatar

    Oliver on 03 Aug 2012 at 08:45

    What do you mean “no mention of Windows 8″?! If that tilefest in the header of your screenshot doesn’t scream METRO in yo face, then you must have been living under a rock for the last year… (which I know you haven’t) :-P

    1. Deltics’s avatar

      Deltics on 03 Aug 2012 at 08:58

      LOL – nice one! :)

      Sadly if this is some form of subliminal feature advertisment, it might suggest that what “Inside EMBT” allegedly said about some hurried Windows 8 support being regarded as the “big wow!” of this release, as a fop to those expecting those things that have been delayed, is actually the case. Much like the integrated version control and other IDE bells and whistles that were supposed to compensate for the lack of (an already late) 64-bit compiler in D2010.

  10. Wilfred Oluoch’s avatar

    Wilfred Oluoch on 03 Aug 2012 at 17:09

    @Oliver is right on it. Apart from the (almost) obvious tile layout of the announcement. Notice that the word ‘surface” is highlighted; Microsoft Surface ? Win RT? I think something is cooking…

  11. Peter’s avatar

    Peter on 04 Aug 2012 at 22:51

    Delphi XE3 = Firemonkey/Help Update Service Pack

    1. German Gentile’s avatar

      German Gentile on 14 Aug 2012 at 11:18

      @jon Not more there

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