2026 on Oregon Delphi User Grouphttps://odug.org/tags/2026/Recent content in 2026 on Oregon Delphi User GroupHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usSat, 18 Apr 2026 10:54:16 -0800https://odug.org/delphi-software.svgDeath & Taxes - And Delphi!https://odug.org/events/2026-04/Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:54:16 -0800https://odug.org/events/2026-04/They say two things in life are certain: death and taxes. Delphi applications might just be a third — and if yours is still generating revenue, that’s something to celebrate, not apologize for.

Are you maintaining code that predates social media? Still talking to a database through the BDE? Locked to an old Delphi version because a critical component vendor vanished years ago? You’re not alone.

One of Delphi’s quiet superpowers is longevity. These aren’t fragile web apps that break on a library update, they’re workhorses. Boring, reliable, profitable workhorses.

This month we’re swapping war stories: the apps we keep breathing life into, the clients who depend on them, and how we honestly answer the question “how much longer?” If you’ve managed to modernize one of these old-timers — upgraded to FireDAC, moved to a newer Delphi version, refactored something you once thought was untouchable — we want to hear that too.

But let’s be honest: nothing lasts forever. Are you planning for the eventual end-of-life, or just hoping to outlive the code?

DATE/TIME

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 6:00 - 8:00 PM

LOCATION

Olive Garden in Lake Oswego
6355 SW Meadows Rd.
Lake Oswego, OR 97035

]]>AI Follow-Uphttps://odug.org/events/2026-03/Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:54:16 -0800https://odug.org/events/2026-03/Homer Jones will present a follow-up to his talk last November, on adding AI support to his insurance agency management software. He will cover the Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) method of using and controlling Large Language Model AI. We’ll discuss Theory, Implementation, Best Practices, Prompt Engineering, how to make AI execute application events, and how to keep it from wandering off on it’s own train of thought. There will be a code demonstration to show how it works as a real user assistant, even voice activated.

PRESENTER

HOMER JONES is currently the president of Agency Business Systems, Incorporated, a Portland-based company providing business management software to the Insurance Industry. He has been programming with Delphi since it was first released 30 years ago.

DATE/TIME

Wednesday, March, 18 2026 6:00 - 8:00 PM

LOCATION

Olive Garden in Lake Oswego
6355 SW Meadows Rd.
Lake Oswego, OR 97035

]]>A Complex Solutionhttps://odug.org/events/2026-02/Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:54:16 -0800https://odug.org/events/2026-02/Sometimes, advancing technologies help make things smoother; many times, they make things more complicated. In the case of running Windows applications, moving from an office installation to a set of remote servers offers many benefits but can also negatively affect some features of what the software used to be able to do effortlessly.

Tonight, we’ll share the details of how simply transferring files between a local computer and a remote software product suddenly took a dramatically increased amount of time when changing the access to the software–and what it took to resolve it.

The solution involves multiple moving parts; and yes, one of those is a Delphi application! And yes, it was built with AI!

(No wire cutters were used in building this solution.)

PRESENTER

DAVID CORNELIUS has full time job as a Delphi developer where he uses AI every day, manages online websites and applications through his business with the help of AI, and constantly shares tips and techniques on programming and technology with anyone willing to listen.

DATE/TIME

Wednesday, February, 18 2026 6:00 - 8:00 PM

LOCATION

Olive Garden in Lake Oswego
6355 SW Meadows Rd.
Lake Oswego, OR 97035

]]>VIBE CODING - LIVE!https://odug.org/events/2026-01/Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:54:16 -0800https://odug.org/events/2026-01/Coding is changing shape and we will show you the future tonight!

Using AI to help with research and documentation and testing has become a standard part of a developer’s daily job over the last year but in the last couple of months, AI’s capabilities has taken a dramatic leap. The latest versions of both Claude and ChatGPT are now being heralded by many as moving us from developers to product managers. Some are saying it’s the end of coding, many are skeptical.

Using Claude Code, we will attempt to build a working Delphi Windows app from scratch without writing a line of code ourselves. To keep it simple and familiar, we’ll use the VCL and a sample SQLite database. It won’t be a terribly complicated application (we only have an hour!) but it will use a third-party component or two, perform some manipulation of data, and show some refactoring of the project, all live and with audience suggestions.

PRESENTER

DAVID CORNELIUS has full time job as a Delphi developer where he uses AI every day, manages online websites and applications through his business with the help of AI, and constantly studies tips and techniques to help improve his use of AI.

DATE/TIME

Wednesday, January, 21 2026
6:00 - 8:00 PM

LOCATION

Olive Garden in Lake Oswego
6355 SW Meadows Rd.
Lake Oswego, OR 97035

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