Here come the ITDevCoins: the new currency that rewards your professional growth! If you are a developer, you know very well how important it is to stay updated, attend events, and use the right tools. Starting today, all of this has an extra value. We are thrilled to introduce an absolute novelty: ITDevCoin (ITDC)! ITDevCoins are our new loyalty points designed exclusively for the dev community. The more you learn, the more you participate, the more you buy… and the more you save on your daily work tools. What they are (and what they are NOT). ITDevCoins are loyalty points, not a cryptocurrency and not an investment. They have no monetary value outside of our program, are not convertible into cash, are not transferable to other accounts, and are used exclusively as a discount on our products and services. How do you earn ITDevCoin? Accumulating ITDC is super simple: on products participating in the program, you receive 1 ITDC for every €10 actually paid. The accumulation is calculated on the amount you pay in cash: the price portion covered by using your ITDCs does not generate new points. Important: the accumulation of ITDevCoin is explicitly stated on the offer of the individual product or service. If it is not expressly indicated, the product does not earn ITDevCoin. The typical occasions where you will find ITDevCoin are: Course purchases: invest in your skills and receive an immediate return in ITDC. New Embarcadero licenses: renew your toolset and fill up on ITDC. Participation in bit Time events: your presence matters! You earn points by participating in our events, including free ones. Sharing and feedback: share the speeches after leaving your review (keep an eye out for badges!). Developer services: in general, any purchase through bit Time Software or bit Time Professionals of courses, products, or services dedicated to the dev world will let you accumulate ITDevCoin. How do you use them? (And how much do you save?) How it works is super simple: you use the ITDevCoin you have accumulated to get an immediate discount. Each ITDevCoin gives you access to a €0.50 discount. You freely decide how many ITDCs to use on each purchase, up to a maximum number that depends on the product and is indicated for each item (you can find it in the table below and during the checkout phase). The values in the table represent the maximum applicable discount for each item. You can always choose to use fewer, based on the ITDCs you have available. Practical examples (maximum discount) Product / Service List Price Price using ITDC (max discount) Web API Course with Delphi and DMVCFramework € 490.00 € 417.50 + 145 ITDC Local LLMs and AI: From Foundations to Operations € 490.00 € 417.50 + 145 ITDC PostgreSQL for Developers € 599.00 € 511.50 + 175 ITDC Practical Application of OOP and Design Patterns € 799.00 € 681.50 + 235 ITDC Delphi Course – Part 1 € 590.00 € 502.50 + 175 ITDC Delphi Course – Part 2 € 590.00 € 502.50 + 175 ITDC Rapid Development of Modern Web Applications with Delphi € 590.00 € 502.50 + 175 ITDC Multithreading Techniques in Delphi € 299.00 € 256.50 + 85 ITDC HTMX, from zero to hero! € 590.00 € 502.50 + 175 ITDC Kanban Methodology € 299.00 € 256.50 + 85 ITDC C++Builder Enterprise Named User € 4,399.00 € 4,049.00 + 700 ITDC C++Builder Architect Named User € 7,149.00 € 6,579.00 + 1,140 ITDC Delphi Enterprise Named User € 4,399.00 € 4,049.00 + 700 ITDC Delphi Architect Named User € 7,149.00 € 6,579.00 + 1,140 ITDC RAD Studio Enterprise Named User € 5,499.00 € 5,061.50 + 875 ITDC Update Subscription C++Builder Enterprise € 1,038.96 € 956.46 + 165 ITDC Update Subscription C++Builder Architect € 1,558.96 € 1,436.46 + 245 ITDC Update Subscription Delphi Enterprise € 1,038.96 € 956.46 + 165 ITDC Update Subscription Delphi Architect € 1,558.96 € 1,436.46 + 245 ITDC Update Subscription RAD Studio Enterprise € 1,246.96 € 1,149.46 + 195 ITDC In short: the more you participate in the community’s life, the less your software and training will cost. Program Terms and Conditions Accumulation on actual spending. You earn 1 ITDC for every €10 actually paid in cash. The price portion covered by using your ITDCs does not generate new points. Non-combinable. ITDCs cannot be combined with other promotions or discounts, either during the accumulation phase or the utilization phase. Accumulation only if indicated. A product earns ITDevCoin only if explicitly stated on the offer. In the absence of an indication, by default, the product does not earn ITDevCoin. Utilization subject to exclusions. The use of ITDevCoin as a discount can also be excluded on certain products or services: any exclusion is indicated on the individual item. Expiration. Each accumulated ITDC has an expiration date of 2 years from the date of credit; beyond this period, it is lost. (Points closest to expiration are used first.) Personal and non-transferable. ITDCs are associated with your account and cannot be transferred, sold, or converted into cash. Accumulation per company. ITDevCoins are associated with the company making the purchase (the holder who pays), not the individual employee. If multiple people from the same company participate in courses or purchase products, the ITDevCoins flow into a single corporate balance, which can be used on subsequent purchases of different types and for the benefit of other people in the company. Example: a company accumulates ITDevCoin by purchasing a license and then uses them to discount a course intended for its developers. Non-transferable to third parties. The ITDevCoin balance cannot be transferred, sold, or assigned to other companies, nor converted into cash. Returns and refunds. In the event of a return or cancellation of a purchase, the ITDCs earned on that purchase are reversed; any ITDCs used for the discount will be re-credited to you. Point value. Each ITDevCoin gives you access to a €0.50 discount, usable exclusively within the ITDevCoin program. 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Flowenti at BPM 2026: The Italian process management platform heads to Toronto The company is set to attend the 24th International Conference on Business Process Management, held at York University from September 27th through October 2nd. Flowenti announces its participation in the 24th International Conference on Business Process Management (BPM 2026), to be held at York University in Toronto, Canada, from September 27 to October 2, 2026. As one of the world’s most prestigious events for the Business Process Management community, the BPM conference has served as the leading global forum for researchers and practitioners for over twenty years, bringing together academics, industry experts, and innovators for a week of keynotes, scientific presentations, tutorials, workshops, and demos. Flowenti will be represented by its CEO and a delegation from the technical team, underscoring the company’s commitment to blending strategic vision with engineering excellence. This presence in Toronto is part of the international growth strategy for the platform, which was developed to support organizations in digitalizing and automating operational processes through a native BPMN 2.0 approach. The 2026 edition holds particular significance, marking only the second time since the conference’s inception that the event has taken place in North America. The program spans disciplines ranging from computer science and information systems to engineering and management, with a strong focus on real-world impact—an ideal setting for the dialogue between industry and research to which Flowenti intends to actively contribute. Participation will allow the team to engage in discussions on the frontiers of process mining, intelligent automation, and the integration of formal modeling with enterprise applications, further strengthening relationships within the international scientific community.

Developing software can be beautiful, but… Editorial by Fabrizio Bitti In recent months, I have been reflecting on some news in software technology and generative artificial intelligence: Sora, an explosive technological product, lightning-fast growth, global hype… and then shut down within a few weeks. Each of us tried to make a video of our dog dancing tap, but every video cost nearly 2 dollars in electricity, and the company created a hole of millions in a couple of weeks just to watch the world’s dogs dance. It is not the first time, and it won’t be the last. But the point is not the individual product. The point is: how do you get to the point of creating something only to realize the direction was wrong? When you develop software today—whether it’s a mobile app, a SaaS platform, or a desktop product—the temptation is always the same: to do everything. New features, new products, new business lines, new integrations. AI, automation, marketplaces, social layers. Every week a different direction. When you show your product, those looking at it take what is there for granted, but point their finger at what is missing. In a typical meeting, what exists occupies a few seconds, while the focus remains only on what is missing. On paper, it looks like innovation. In reality, it is often dispersion. The problem is that every product has a real cost: development, infrastructure, maintenance, support, compliance. If you multiply initiatives without a clear strategy, you aren’t scaling—you are diluting. And when complexity exceeds the value generated, the system collapses. It doesn’t matter how advanced the technology is. Then there is a second, even subtler mistake: building too much on assets you don’t control. Third-party APIs, distribution platforms, external models, marketplaces. They are powerful accelerators, but they are not foundations. If your product depends critically on something that can change its rules, costs, or existence from one day to the next, you aren’t building a company. You are renting your core. And when the context changes—due to costs, policies, or strategy—you find yourself chasing, not leading. The lesson for those who develop software is simple and uncomfortable: It is not the launch speed that determines success, but sustainability. Even if timing remains important, it is not the factor that determines success. It is not the number of features, but the coherence of the product. It is not how much you integrate, but what you truly control. It is not about doing more, but doing better. Focus is not a limitation. It is a multiplier. It means choosing what not to do. It means protecting resources. It means building something that holds up even when the context changes. Because in the end, the problem isn’t that a product might fail. It happens. The problem is when it fails because you lost your direction. With different guidance, a coherent direction might have prevented that failure. And if today you are building, adding, expanding… the question to ask yourself is not “what else can we do?” But rather: “are we doing too much?” If the answer is yes, you already know what to do. Cut. Focus. Build well—no, build excellently.

For the first time, two Italian cities are competing for the name of RAD Studio 13. RAD Studio 12.3 was a huge success, and the team is already working on version 13, which will focus on transforming applications with artificial intelligence. This technology offers unique opportunities to renew Delphi and RAD Studio apps, creating new possibilities for developers. As is tradition, the next release will be named after a city, and after Athens, the choice has come down to two Italian cities: Syracuse and Florence. Syracuse, with its ties to ancient Greece and Archimedes, symbolizes inventiveness and elegance. Florence, the cradle of the Renaissance and home to figures like Leonardo da Vinci, represents vision and genius. After a fiercely contested internal vote, the final decision now lies with the Delphi developer community, invited to express their preference between the two cities. Fabrizio Bitti, CEO of bit Time Software and Italian Embarcadero MVP, wanted to share his thoughts with the community: “As an Italian, both Florence and Syracuse hold a special place in my heart, each a gem that shines with its own light. Florence is the birthplace of the Renaissance—a museum under the open sky where beauty breathes through every stone, every dome. It gave us Leonardo and Galileo, my childhood heroes, whose genius still echoes in the streets and skies of the city. Yet, it is Syracuse that touches the deepest chords of my soul. There, the spirit of Ancient Greece still lingers in the wind. Its grand theater, carved into the living rock, continues to host timeless performances under the stars, as if the past never truly left. The sea embraces Syracuse, adding a sense of magic, a rhythm, a breath that is both eternal and intimate. And then there is Ortigia—a small island within the city, a dream within reality. Time seems to have stood still within its walls, preserving whispers of ancient myths and the scent of salt and stone. Syracuse, as I mentioned, was also the home of Archimedes, the brilliant mind who bent the laws of nature with intuition and imagination. In many ways, it is a spirit akin to today’s Delphi developers—curious and inventive souls who continue to create the extraordinary through elegant logic and inspired design.” The final decision on the name of the next RAD Studio version is now in the hands of the community. What are you waiting for? Express your preference and choose the name of the next RAD Studio version:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeU0AjxjPVVcRsfceVdsnLXIpdNOPp8iQdEMlx7EPB0wJ8dVA/closedform The full article in English is available here: https://blogs.embarcadero.com/help-us-choose-the-name-of-the-next-rad-studio/

Who uses Delphi? The silent success behind astronauts, theme parks, satellites, and a multi-billion ultimate payday! This article is a translation into Italian of the article “Who Uses Delphi? The Silent Success Behind Astronauts, Theme Parks, Satellites, And A Multi-billion Ultimate Payday!” by Ian Barker. You can find the original article here: https://blogs.embarcadero.com/who-uses-delphi-the-silent-success-behind-astronauts-theme-parks-satellites-and-a-multi-billion-ultimate-payday Despite Delphi regularly ranking among the top ten development languages worldwide, there still exists this strange and undeserved negativity (whether accidental or intentional) from some people who mistakenly accuse it of being old or obsolete. This is despite the fact that, as you can see on our blog right now, RAD Studio 12.3 has just been released. I’m not entirely sure what the detractors and doom-mongers are worried about. They seem to wrongly claim that Delphi is outdated – which is obviously false – or that it’s not up to date – also not true – didn’t I just mention that RAD Studio version 12.3 with Delphi and C++Builder is now available? Or do they even use the ridiculous word ‘dinosaur’ in reference to Delphi, when in fact, Delphi is the fourth newest language in the top ten! Did you know that Delphi is actually the same age as Java and JavaScript? Delphi is also younger than Python, C++, and SQL. Even Java is only three months younger than Delphi. Additionally, JavaScript was released in the same year as Delphi. Yet there exists this strange type of bias trying to “push Delphi into a corner” and claim it’s a dinosaur when, in reality, it’s newer than many other well-known programming languages and roughly the same age as most others in the top ten. What exactly are people afraid of? Are they worried that their friends might use Delphi and appreciate it? Are they afraid that the legendary stories about its rock-solid reliability, exceptional performance, and the ability to create native apps that work on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and Linux with few or no dependencies might lead unsuspecting travelers on their first steps along the technological path to success? I don’t get it. Who uses Delphi? Well, actually, a lot of people. The funniest thing about Delphi is that you’ve almost certainly interacted with a program written in Delphi today. If not today, then almost certainly last month. The reason for this is the enormous number of systems worldwide that are written in Delphi. If you’ve been to an airport, watched TV, or traveled by train, you might very well have had Delphi doing its job behind the scenes. Even if you haven’t done any of these things, 400 km above your head, at some point last week, an astronaut looked down at you with eyes tested by a Delphi app running on a laptop in space. One single Delphi app reaches 800 million people every year. A single Delphi app, by AviaVox, broadcasts important safety announcements and travel information to no less than 800 million people worldwide every year in over 35 different languages (Source: Merijn Bosma, AviaVox). During the webinar, I showed slides from Merijn and many other companies that specifically reached out to tell me they used Delphi or that I knew they used Delphi in one way or another. I had so many examples of people, products, and projects using Delphi that I couldn’t include them all. Delphi is so good at quietly succeeding that it’s used wherever you can imagine, yet it doesn’t carry the unreliability of many competing technologies or the instability and fragility of something like a scripting language or web technologies. It also has the raw computing power where, in the right hands, it can rival C++ and Rust while remaining much easier to understand and extremely simple to learn for new users. The New Pier project at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport uses Delphi behind the scenes to control many aspects of the project, including passenger control, gate access security, and many others; reliably, with minimal effort. Not bad for a dinosaur.

GIMP 3.0 officially released in stable version: here are the news GIMP 3.0 has been released with significant updates to the interface, performance, and features. Key new additions include the switch to GTK3 for a more modern and fluid interface, improved scaling on high-resolution screens, enhanced tablet input, CSS-based themes, native Wayland support on Linux, and non-destructive filters. GIMP 3.0 also improves color accuracy with a wider range of RGB profiles and introduces enhancements to the user interface. READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE: https://www.punto-informatico.it/gimp-3-0-ufficialmente-rilasciato-in-versione-stabile-ecco-le-novita/ Note: This link redirects to an external website, and bit Time Group has no control over its content or advertisements, nor does it profit from them.  

Discover the Hidden Features of File Explorer in Windows 11 This article provides a practical guide to make the most of Windows File Explorer, revealing advanced features that are often unknown. From keyboard shortcuts for quick file selection to customizing folder views, the article explains how to optimize your daily workflow. Topics also include batch renaming files, managing history, compressing archives, and restoring the classic context menu. The goal is to transform File Explorer into a powerful and personalized tool, capable of enhancing user efficiency and privacy. READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE: https://www.punto-informatico.it/scopri-le-funzioni-nascoste-di-esplora-file-su-windows-11/ The following link leads to an external site. bit Time Group has no control over the content or ads on this site and does not profit from them.

Flowenti and Artificial Intelligence: A New Horizon for Business Process Management In the ever-evolving business landscape, efficiency and process optimization have become essential priorities. In this context, Flowenti—the award-winning process management tool—takes a significant step forward by integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) to further simplify and enhance business operations. Automatic Generation of Process Models with AI The most noteworthy innovation introduced by Flowenti is its ability to automatically generate process models from a simple text description. Thanks to integration with various Large Language Model (LLM) engines, users can now ask Flowenti to create a specific process model—such as “Can you create a model for managing the onboarding of a new employee?” The AI will analyze the request and generate a detailed, relevant process ready for immediate use. Advantages of AI Integration in Flowenti This innovative feature offers numerous benefits: Efficiency: The automatic generation of process models drastically reduces the time and effort required to design workflows.Simplicity: The intuitive interface and the ability to use natural language make Flowenti accessible even to those without advanced technical skills.Flexibility: AI can adapt to various business needs by generating customized and optimized process models.Optimization: Already known for its ability to streamline business processes, Flowenti evolves further with AI, making process management even more efficient and high-performing. Flowenti: A Complete Tool for Process Management Flowenti confirms itself as an essential tool for businesses that want to: Consolidate and certify business processes. Optimize productivity and organization. Efficiently manage smart working and full digitalization. Reduce costs and increase revenue. Improve customer and employee satisfaction. Thanks to its intuitive interface and powerful features, Flowenti allows business managers to design optimal workflows for each user, role, and context. The integration of AI represents another step forward towards a more efficient, simple, and intelligent approach to business process management. Try it now, it’s free! https://www.flowenti.com/