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silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I've launched a new website dedicated to modern Object Pascal. I'm starting by publishing my new Five in Five series: short articles, practical tips, common mistakes... 📖 Read the posts here: modern-pascal.netlify.app/posts/ #ObjectPascal #FreePascal #LazarusIDE #Delphi #Programming

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Exploring Delphi, Free Pascal, Object Pascal, and the Wirth lineage.

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

New video: a candid look at Free Pascal and Lazarus — strengths, weaknesses, and the rough edges we don’t always talk about. What’s your personal “good/bad/ugly” list? youtu.be/VQzhZwhq8XM

Free Pascal Ecosystem Audit 2026: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

YouTube video by Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

New Pascal/Lazarus video is out! If you find it interesting, a like, repost, or comment helps it reach more developers who are interested in Object Pascal. Thanks for helping keep Pascal visible! youtu.be/69UbutJ6ZBI #Pascal #ObjectPascal #FreePascal

How Pascal Secretly Shaped Modern Programming

YouTube video by Silver Pascal Coder

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Luc-Mtl @luc-mtl.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Another good reason to learn Pascal that is often overlooked today, is that it's a good road to Ada and Spark.

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

After my last video on #Pascal + #Git video, I had a bigger idea: Pascal as a modern workflow language. If you missed it, here’s the Git video - youtu.be/0sS3_36ALQ8 Next: using Free Pascal as a scripting engine with #instantfpc. Instant execution. Native speed. Real automation. Video soon.

Modern Pascal + Git: The Essentials + My GitIgnore File

YouTube video by Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

New video: a treasure hunt through Free Pascal’s utilities including instantfpc and fpcmkcfg. #instantfpc #fpcmkcfg #FreePascal #ModernPascal #PascalScripting youtu.be/HJkVJV_XeXY

Digging Into Free Pascal: My Journey Beyond the IDE

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silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Posted a new Pascal News update today. A look at what’s been happening across the Pascal world in compilers, international congress... If you’re curious: youtu.be/IeYBFvTrqd4?... #pascal #freepascal #fpc #modernpascal #retrotech

Modern Pascal Is Busy Again | New Compilers, Congress, and Delphi’s Compliance Push

YouTube video by Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

It feels like Pascal is entering a new phase... with Blaise Pascal doing a rewrite on one side and Unleashed opening new doors on the other, the ecosystem is growing in interesting ways. Plenty to talk about! #pascal #freepascal #fpc #unleashed #modernpascal #retrotech

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silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Hey everyone. New video on Delphi and anti-patterns. Check it out here - youtu.be/odMKirJ2pnE

Delphi and Anti-patterns: The Sins I’ve Committed

YouTube video by Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Before installing that next component — pause. There may be hidden costs that aren't obvious. I walk through 9 things to check first, using Indy as a real world example. #Pascal #Delphi #FreePascal 🔗 youtu.be/QjhJf037lZw

What Could Go Wrong With That Component or Library?

YouTube video by Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

In this session, the text adventure proof-of-concept become a little more robust and 100% compatible with both Delphi and Free Pascal - refactoring. messy if-blocks into command tables and starting an auto-complete function. youtu.be/etPCfNwR4KQ #ModernPascal #Delphi #FreePascal #GameDev

Going Beyond the Basics: Delphi, Refactoring, & Updating Logic

YouTube video by Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Dropped my text adventure engine—originally built "elsewhere" (hehe)—straight into the Delphi IDE on Windows. Result? It builds with almost zero friction. Doesn't work for every project, but for a core engine? A win is a win. #ModernPascal #Delphi #Coding #SoftwareEngineering

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Moving the Silver Engine from static arrays to a class-based DTO architecture for inventory management. Plus, an update to the Parser... filtering noise words! youtu.be/mf01EsRae6M?... #ObjectPascal #GameDev #SoftwareArchitecture #SilverPascalCoder #Generics #CleanCode

Modern Pascal: Building a Scalable Inventory System with Generics & DTOs

YouTube video by Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Building a text adventure in Modern Pascal. In the latest video, we start an engine from the ground up using the MVC pattern to separate world state from the interface. Watch here: youtu.be/G7KZPpkAc1s #ModernPascal #SoftwareArchitecture #CleanCode #GameDev

The Beginnings of a Text Adventure: Applying MVC Concepts

YouTube video by Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Is your expertise rented... or do you own it? ☕️ I’m benching the AI. No safety nets. Just raw Modern Pascal in the terminal. If the Wi-Fi dies, I still want to be able to ship. youtu.be/HKPvj_pYWF0?... #ObjectPascal #Vim #NoAI #SoftwareArchitecture #SilverPascal

Coding Unplugged: Why I’m Going Bare Metal (And Why You Should Too)

YouTube video by Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Just pushed v1.1.0 of my Snake project to GitHub. 🐍 New features: * High score persistence * Fruit timers (eat it or lose it) * 'Sick' movement debuffs Read more here - github.com/silverpascal... #gamedev #indiedev #Pascal #buildinpublic

small snake hunting fresh fruit - the golden pear!

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Spent a few hours re-wrapping a "missing" #libsodium function, only to find the official Pascal overload was there the whole time. Lesson learned: Windows Explorer is a terrible code search tool. Trust the IDE, not the OS. Full story: youtu.be/AXlP0V0_jao #ObjectPascal #Programming

Beyond the Documentation: Finding the "Lost" Libsodium Overloads

YouTube video by Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Ever find a C function with a binding but no high-level wrapper? In the next video, we’re looking at libsodium to show exactly how to bridge that gap... using C libraries directly from Modern Pascal. #ObjectPascal #Lazarus #Delphi #ModernPascal #Libsodium

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

If you have been following the gui version of the snake game... a high score list has been added (this week). See you in the next video! Project Source: github.com/silverpascal... Original Video: youtu.be/MQamUn-I-bc

I Built Another Snake in Free Pascal (From Scratch — No Engine)

YouTube video by Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

The graphical Snake build is alive — sprites, clean movement, and a tiny asset manager keeping it all tidy. Retro joy with modern Pascal! #pascal #delphi #lazarus #gamedev #retrogamedev #pixelart #sprites #snakegame #coding #programming #indiedev youtu.be/MQamUn-I-bc

I Built Another Snake in Free Pascal (From Scratch — No Engine)

YouTube video by Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Just uploaded a small, retro project: building a Snake game in Free Pascal using ncurses. A simple, fun break from the heavier topics lately. youtu.be/eA_6y-2CFgc #pascal #freepascal #fpc #gamedev #terminalgames #retroprogramming #codingprojects #linuxdev

Building a Snake Game in Free Pascal (ncurses) — A Simple, Retro Terminal Project

YouTube video by Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

What can be learnt from the 2010 flash crash? Sometime "correct" code isn't enough and how we can use defensive argument checking in Pascal to build systems that actually survive chaos... youtu.be/MGxkGurrpxw

What can be learnt from the 2010 Flash Crash? (Defensive Argument Checking in Modern Pascal)

YouTube video by Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

I realized I shared the engine logic yesterday but forgot the most important part: the UI. 🤦‍♂️ Just posted a deep dive into building professional Fintech charts in Modern Pascal. Watch here: youtu.be/Ii3b2sLe5_4 #Pascal #Delphi #Lazarus #Programming #Fintech #UIDesign

The "Missing" UI Video: Real-Time Charts & User Empathy

YouTube video by The Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Next Monday at 11 am CST I have a session (pre-recorded) on Green Coding at CodeRage 2025. The sad part is this is 3 am AEST! #CodeRage2025 #GreenCoding #SustainableTech #EnergyEfficientCode #Programming #DeveloperLife #Pascal #FreePascal #Delphi #ModernPascal

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Today I walk through a tutorial how to create and use Frames in Free Pascal & Lazarus... great for clean, multi-screen apps without the complexity. 🌿 youtu.be/6GVoXAOU2dg

Modern Pascal Wellness App (Part 4) - Using Frames in Free Pascal for a Clean UI Experience

YouTube video by The Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

New Free Pascal tutorial! This one explores how to use TTimer and the Paint event to create a smooth breathing animation in Lazarus. It’s a fun little GUI project and a great intro to animation in Pascal. 🎥 youtu.be/HoNW3da9cf8 #FreePascal #LazarusIDE #PascalProgramming #CodingTutorial

Breathing Animation in Free Pascal Using TTimer and a Paint(box)

YouTube video by The Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Just built a small Positive Quote Generator in #FreePascal with a Lazarus GUI 🌿 Loads uplifting quotes from a file — first step toward a simple mental health app idea. 🎥 Watch: youtu.be/VNUvJg5O66k #LazarusIDE #ModernPascal #CodingMotivation #MentalHealth

Lazarus GUI Project – Random Quote Feature for a Wellness App

YouTube video by The Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Demystifying TDictionary and generics in Free Pascal... what you get and don’t get when moving beyond TStringList. 👇 🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/ygzEaCRRNfU

Demystifying TDictionary and Generics in Free Pascal

YouTube video by The Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Revisiting TStringList as a dictionary in Free Pascal! In this new video, I dive deeper into key-value handling, plus share two practical tips ... with constants and creating a better user experience (enabling buttons only when all fields are filled). Watch here 👉 youtu.be/qsu2xOsbZT4

Revisiting TStringList as a Dictionary & Tips for Cleaner, Safer Code in Free Pascal

YouTube video by The Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Learn how to use RTTI in Free Pascal to easily convert objects to JSON and back again... no manual code needed. Watch here: youtu.be/iRg3jJ9z0mo #FreePascal #Pascal #Programming #JSON #RTTI #Lazarus

Free Pascal RTTI: Convert Objects to JSON (and Back Again!)

YouTube video by The Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

📚 New video is out! I look at a couple of Pascal books (mainly Delphi but great for Free Pascal learners), the FreePascal docs, and tips on getting better help with coding questions. ▶️ youtu.be/siZFNiW-jdk #Pascal #FreePascal #Delphi #Programming #PascalBooks #CodingHelp

Learning Pascal: Books, Free Pascal Docs & Getting Better Help with Coding

YouTube video by The Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Learn TCP client & server programming in Free Pascal / Delphi using Indy. Simple examples with TIdTCPServer & TIdTCPClient. #FreePascal #Delphi #Indy #TCP #Networking #Programming youtu.be/ugGuIgNDkfM

Networking Made Easy in Free Pascal (and Delphi) | Indy TCP Server & Client Introduction

YouTube video by The Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

A review (/reflection) for building a database app with #FreePascal & #LazarusIDE, features include search, sorting, CSV export, and #HeidiSQL. Video Coming ... timcoatesinsights.wordpress.com/2025/09/07/e... #LearnToCode #Programming #PascalProgramming #SQLite #OpenSource #DatabaseApp

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Exploring a Database Application with Free Pascal and Lazarus

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been building a small database application using Free Pascal and Lazarus. This wasn’t a standard “how to make an app” tutorial but a h…

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Sorting a DBGrid in Lazarus should (!) be easy... (a) write code or (b) just add a component and avoid writing code. Done it before. But it turned into a much bigger experiment! youtu.be/BN9i9TR6mxc #FreePascal #Lazarus #PascalProgramming #DBGrid #DatabaseApps

DBGrid Sorting in Lazarus | Code vs Component (Complete Walkthrough)

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silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

What to do when the documentation for the components you use are somewhat lacking? In this video we look at this issue with the CSV exporter. youtu.be/8N8-m4uIP1c #freepascal #documentation #opensource #learnpascal

Exploring Free Pascal Features With Sparse Docs – CSV Exporter Example

YouTube video by The Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

New video just dropped – Part 3 of my Free Pascal Database App series! This episode is all about the little things that take your apps from “working” to “polished” (getting closer to) ... Link: youtu.be/y-nx-PdHduU #FreePascal #Lazarus #PascalProgramming #OpenSource #DatabaseDevelopment

Code with Me | Database App (Part 3) in FreePascal – Indexes, Hiding Fields & More

YouTube video by The Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

New Video – Database App Part 2! In this episode, we expand our Free Pascal + Lazarus database app with: 🔹 Row coloring (red = unregistered) 🔹 Edit form to update details before saving Catch up with the series here 👉 youtu.be/wsHlotczSIc #FreePascal #LazarusIDE #PascalProgramming #DatabaseApp

Code With Me | Database App in Free Pascal (Part 2) with Row Coloring & Edit Form

YouTube video by The Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Next video starts as a tutorial for a "DB App", then turns into live coding session after a couple of IDE hiccups and my own blunders. Sigh! Anyways, come along for the ride and see how it all unfolds: 👉 youtu.be/0gyg05GgnNk #FreePascal #PascalProgramming #DatabaseApp #CodeWithMe #LazarusIDE

Code With Me | Database App in Free Pascal (Tutorial Turns Into Unfiltered Chaos)

YouTube video by The Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

First look inside the Double Command source code! Explore screenshots, grab it from GitHub, and see how it handles exceptions & multi-threaded debugging — plus how it extends LazLogger. 🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/9HQjR-_18k8 #FreePascal #LazarusIDE #Debugging #PascalProgramming

First Look: How Double Command Handles Exceptions & Debugging

YouTube video by The Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

💻 Real-world code isn’t always perfect. And that’s okay. PeaZip source code has global vars, try/except blocks, and more! What we can learn from this Pascal project. 🎥 Watch: youtu.be/yOMbP5fnlX8 #Pascal #OpenSource #Coding #SoftwareDevelopment #CodeReview

"Imperfect" Code Still Succeeds – A Pascal Case Study

YouTube video by The Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Just built HeidiSQL from source using Lazarus 4.2 — fixed some issues, poked around the code, and shared what I found. 🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/WV-vubcDnt8 #OpenSource #FreePascal #LazarusIDE

First Look at HeidiSQL Source Code – Build and Explore with Lazarus

YouTube video by The Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

# Bluesky Post No Pascal video this week, but I need your input on what to cover next! Poll with all the options here: youtube.com/post/UgkxUcG... #Pascal #Delphi #Programming

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No new video this week as there were other things I was involved in, BUT... I'm organizing my next series of videos and would like your input on priorities. ...

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

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Free Pascal Tutorial: Clocks, Anonymous Functions, and Testable Time

YouTube video by The Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Hey everyone! Jumping into build modes or configurations this time. And a look at assertions as well. #freepascal #buildconfiguration #lazarus #opensource #delphialternative youtu.be/62GB8sdiI7U?...

Lazarus Build Modes & Assertions — Smarter, Safer, Greener Pascal Projects

YouTube video by The Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Tuning your compiler can make your apps faster and greener. In this one, I take a simple Pascal primes program from 1MB down to 39KB using Lazarus IDE and Free Pascal. 🔗 youtu.be/Rby8OhU18Fk #LazarusIDE #FreePascal #GreenCoding #EnergyEfficientSoftware #PascalProgramming #CodeOptimization

Lazarus Compiler Settings for Greener, Faster Pascal Apps

YouTube video by The Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

FYI… more videos on green coding with Free Pascal are coming soon! 🌱 Stay tuned for tips on writing energy-efficient code. #GreenCoding #FreePascal #FPC #SustainableTech

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Just dropped a new video on callbacks in Free Pascal! 🎥 Learning how to use procedure and method pointers. Go Team! #FreePascal #ObjectPascal #Programming #FPC #Pascal youtu.be/harHj2CB5gk

Using Callbacks in Free Pascal (FPC) – Procedure & Method Pointers Explained

YouTube video by The Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Green Coding should be Common Sense... youtu.be/1f-rUh-hUMs

What Is Green Coding? Myth vs Reality | Efficiency, Energy & Pascal

YouTube video by The Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

I just dropped a short video exploring green coding and whether Free Pascal could be part of the solution. Could Pascal help us write cleaner, more energy-efficient software? youtu.be/JRZ_CI5lzFY Keen to hear what you think... #GreenCoding #FreePascal #EcoTech #SustainableSoftware #CodingForGood

Can Free Pascal Help Us Code Greener?

YouTube video by The Silver Pascal Coder

silvercoder70.bsky.social @silvercoder70.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Inline variable declarations in Pascal — here’s what I think about this modern tweak and how it fits (or not!) with Pascal’s goals. Worth the change or just extra noise? Link to Article: timcoatesinsights.wordpress.com/2025/06/02/i... #Pascal #FreePascal #Delphi #ProgrammingThoughts