Demo Review - Project Introduction

Codegear have put the current RADStudio demo projects up on SourceForge as a subversion repository, freely downloadable. We notice that it is being regularly updated, and we believe that Codegear would consider improvements or additions from the ADUG.

Here's our ongoing project.

1. Choose a demo of interest. It could be a topic you want to embrace for the first time, or one you want to revisit, or one you know all about and would like to show off.
   
2. Review it. The intended message should be clear. It should be possible to get the message without undue struggle. Ideally the code should be excellent, not quick and dirty. Is the message complete enough?
3. Report back to a Melbourne meeting. We'll aim to allow regular pre-pizza slots to accommodate these reports. The report should (1) educate the meeting about the topic of the demo, and cover an assessment of the demo, and any improvements you have made or propose making.

For instructions on downloading the demos from SourceForge go here. If for some reason you can't download the SourceForge repository, feel free to refer to your own Delphi installation's demos. For convenience, this document contains a directory listing of the SourceForge repository.

Downloading the Repository

To download the demos you need a subversion client. If you're not already a subversion user the simplest approach is to download and install TortoiseSVN, a user friendly Windows shell extension. You can download Tortoise from here. To download the repository

Create a directory to receive it.

Right click on it and select 'SVN Checkout..'

In the 'URL of Repository' edit box paste this url: https://radstudiodemos.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/radstudiodemos

Click 'OK' to initiate the download.

Note that this repository is not complete. I believe it contain all current demos, but not all historical demos. For example, my D7 installation contains a directory called 'IPCDemos', which is the one I fancy kicking off with, but it is not in the download. You should feel free to select a demo from your install if it is not in the SourceForge download

As this project proceeds we will keep an index of reports on this page, with links to any modified code.