Indy News - May 23, 2004

Indy Plus, New Demos, Automated Install, Indy.NET and more.

Fully automated installation kit. No need to synchronize source, compile, or manually install. Just run the setup! The install currently supports Indy 9.0 for Delphi 5 through 7. Indy 10, Delphi 8, and Visual Studio support will be added soon. More Info

Indy.NET

Indy.NET is here. Not only is Indy available for Delphi 8, but it is also available for Microsoft Visual Studio.NET users using C#, VB.NET, or C++.  More Info

Indy in Depth

Indy in Depth has been updated to include C# and VB.NET examples. Many many new general topics have been added as well. Indy in Depth is now over 210 pages and still growing! More Info

Developing Web Applications?

You have got to try IntraWeb! A revolutionary new way to create your Web Applications - Create, Debug and Maintain web-based applications as quickly
and easily as your normal Delphi applications using IntraWeb.

SDGN Magazine, the official magazine of Software Development Group Netherlands (SDGN) reviewed IntraWeb. SDGN
Magazine says: "Intraweb is a very nice tool to build web applications in a fast and simple way and in a language Delphi developers feel at home with. With this tool you will be very comfortable and it feels good, right from the start." (Translated from Dutch).

And guess what? It is built with Indy!

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New Demos

Several new demos have been added. Many of the demos are now available in Delphi, C#, and VB.NET. New demos include:

• VS Intro TCP Client
• VS Intro HTTP Client  
• VS Intro Stream
• VS ZipCode client
• VS SendMail
• Slow HTTP Server
• Zip Code Server
• Minimal Web Server

New Articles

• Why Indy ? - This article will cover some of the Indy basics, but is specifically geared towards Visual Studio.Net developers. It provides source code in C#, Visual Basic, and Delphi. It also answers some common questions from Visual Studio.Net users...... Full Article
• Indy for Visual Studio.NET Developers - A common question from .net users is: "Why should I use Indy when .NET has socket support?". This is a very reasonable question, with simple but not immediately obvious answers...... Full Article

Indy Test Team

An Indy Test Team has been formed. If you are interested in joining and helping to write unit tests, please join the Indy Test Team mailing list.

Indy in Depth now Free to Microsoft MVP's and Borland Team B'ers

Indy in Depth is available free of charge to Microsoft MVP's and Borland Team B members. Since members of these two teams spend large amounts of time supporting user by donating their own time voluntarily, this is our way of expressing thanks. Access to Indy in Depth is also made available to better help MVP's and Team B'ers support Indy based questions. More Info