Category: Delphi

Inspecting the internals of GExperts while it is running in the IDE

ai&dr - if you don't care. One of the annoying things when using Claude Code for GExperts is that it cannot test the UI of GExperts itself. That means I have to open the IDE, call the dialogs, check for problems, maybe make screenshots for Claude Code to inspect. I can't just let it work … Continue reading Inspecting the internals of GExperts while it is running in the IDE →

Delphi Class Constructors and the Smart Linker: A Silent Trap

AI;DR - for those who can't be bothered. Note to self (so I can find it again if I need it): I just spent an embarrassing amount of time debugging a problem that compiled without errors, produced no warnings, and simply didn't work at runtime. The culprit? Delphi's smart linker silently optimizing away code that … Continue reading Delphi Class Constructors and the Smart Linker: A Silent Trap →

Fixing GExperts Code Formatter Bugs with Claude Code

Over the past few weeks I have been using Claude Code, Anthropic's AI coding assistant, to fix long-standing bugs in the GExperts Code Formatter. The results have been impressive - bugs that had been open for years were fixed in a matter of hours, including some that I had hesitated to tackle because of the … Continue reading Fixing GExperts Code Formatter Bugs with Claude Code →

GExperts Reverse Statement Expert: Now with Configurable Regex Rules

The Reverse Statement expert in GExperts has received a major upgrade. Previously, it could reverse simple assignments and swap a small set of hardcoded function pairs. Now it uses configurable regex-based rules that you can customize to match your own coding patterns. What Does Reverse Statement Do? When you press Alt+Shift+R in the Delphi IDE, … Continue reading GExperts Reverse Statement Expert: Now with Configurable Regex Rules →

GExperts Code Formatter: Align Assignment Operators

The GExperts Code Formatter can already var blocks, const blocks and single line comments at a configurable column position. The latest addition brings the same capability to assignment operators (:=) in regular code as suggested in this feature request (Yes, I do read those.) How It Works When enabled, the formatter pads the space before … Continue reading GExperts Code Formatter: Align Assignment Operators →

GExperts: The Dialog That Ate My Screen (and How I Finally Fixed It)

If you've been using GExperts' "Edit Unit Search Path" dialog on a multi-monitor setup with mixed DPI scaling, you may have noticed something odd: The dialog gets a little bigger every time you open it. Not dramatically - just enough to be annoying. Open it ten times and it's noticeably larger. Open it twenty times … Continue reading GExperts: The Dialog That Ate My Screen (and How I Finally Fixed It) →

Context-Sensitive Preview in GExperts Code Formatter Configuration

The formatter configuration dialog now shows context-relevant preview code when you switch between settings tabs. Previously, the same preview.pas file was shown regardless of which tab you were configuring. This made it difficult to see the effect of certain settings because the preview code didn't contain relevant examples. Now each tab loads its own preview … Continue reading Context-Sensitive Preview in GExperts Code Formatter Configuration →