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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

📚 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

💻 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

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

# 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

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?...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ready to start your debugging journey in Lazarus 4.0... (i) Breakpoints, (ii) Watch windows, (iii) Run to Cursor, (iv) Local variable inspection, (v) And more! #LazarusIDE #FreePascal #Debugging #PascalTutorial #BugFixing #LiveCoding #LearnPascal #ProgrammingHelp youtu.be/qYzMPEwDbnY

I just posted a walkthrough of the new IDE — perfect for beginners. Learn how to create your first GUI app and install packages (Minimap) in Free Pascal. 🎥 Watch it here: youtu.be/zBImv-TjIzg #FreePascal #LazarusIDE #OpenSourceDev #PascalProgramming

Found out on the Lazarus forums that Lazarus 4.0 has been released. Even though I have been using it, will be good to check out the release list here - wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Lazarus_4.0_...

New video out: reporting on dead links in a web page. It's also a tutorial video and code on Github. Link: youtu.be/oBYhxPCMnMc #freepascal #lazarus #fpc

Just dropped a new video on learning modern Pascal in 2025 I cover what’s changed (and what hasn’t), plus walk through some good free resources for anyone starting with Free Pascal or Object Pascal. 🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/j7gR1jt_Mjk #Pascal #FreePascal #Lazarus #Programming #LearnToCode

Learn how to call C functions from Free Pascal! In this video, we walk through interfacing with a simple C library, using the Raylib game framework as an example. youtu.be/f29SMhakdtE #FreePascal #LazarusIDE #PascalProgramming #CInterop #Raylib #OpenSource #ProgrammingTutorial #LearnToCode

Dive into the Delphi Conversion Tool in Lazarus to see how well it handles migrating a classic Delphi Minesweeper app to Lazarus 4.0 Release Candidate 3. How seamless is the process? youtu.be/Rnv5A20jQp8 #Lazarus #FreePascal #Delphi #GameDevelopment #OpenSource

Just finished Part 2 of my weather app! Added a weather forecast, updated the UI, and separated code into units. Still a work in progress. Check it out! *work in progress" youtu.be/jXoRXwdBNV4 Link to source code in video description... #WeatherApp #FPC #Lazarus #CodingJourney

Starting on a weather app using Lazarus and Free Pascal, and I put together a tutorial for anyone interested in building something similar. 📺 Video: youtu.be/uCiujaQmE1A #Lazarus #FreePascal #WeatherApp #Coding #API #JSON #PascalProgramming #AppDevelopment

After a recent cyclone, I wanted to build a weather app but ran into SSL issues. Enter FPCDeluxe—a powerful tool for managing Free Pascal & Lazarus versions with ease ... youtu.be/aOsFOa-zqXs Check it out! #Fcpupdeluxe #FreePascal #Lazarus #WeatherApp #Programming

A dive into FPCUnit, the unit testing framework that comes with Lazarus and Free Pascal - and converting a previously written test program into an FPCUnit test suite... Link to video - youtu.be/ibEqpB7SLZY #FreePascal #Pascal #Lazarus #UnitTesting #FPCUnit #Programming #SoftwareTesting #Coding

I've just uploaded a tutorial video re basic dictionary application in Free Pascal using Lazarus, using stringlists... Video: youtu.be/amAQvb2a3Og #FreePascal #LazarusIDE #GUIprogramming #PascalTutorial #DictionaryApp #StringList

Back with a beginner friendly video - this time an introduction to string lists and exploring how to create, manipulate, and load from and save to file... youtu.be/d60Udkb8h8A

A follow-up to the video on read/writing to files in Classic Pascal, this video uses Object #Pascal with #fpc with #Lazarus, covering reading, writing, and modifying files efficiently. youtu.be/pEO06NAh47o

Programming can be a thankless job, but celebrating small wins—fixing a bug, learning something new, or helping a colleague—boosts motivation and well-being. If nobody acknowledges your efforts, do it yourself. And don’t forget: recognizing others’ achievements makes a difference too.

I've just released a video reviewing MultiLog in Lazarus projects, including installation, setup, usage, and its limitations. If you're looking for a way to handle logging in your Free Pascal projects, this might be useful! 📺 Watch here: youtu.be/zYFDTubjo6k

🔧 Learn LazLogger Basics In my latest video, I explore LazLogger in Lazarus. If you're working with Lazarus (read FPC), this might be just what you need to improve your debugging workflow! 🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/G_eUUUBCwwI #Lazarus #FreePascal #PascalProgramming #LazLogger

Managing multiple projects in Lazarus doesn’t have to be a headache! 🛠️ Learn how to use Project Groups to keep everything organized and running smoothly... youtu.be/tyIclKI_YKw