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Managing the Development Cycle Overview 

The development cycle as described here is a subset of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), dealing specifically with the part of the cycle that includes the implementation and control of actual development tasks. The development cycle described here does not include such things as modeling applications.
The tools of ALM include:

• Requirements management
• Source control
• User interface design
• Code visualization capabilities
• Project building, compilation, and debugging capabilities

 

Designing User Interfaces 

A graphical user interface (GUI) consists of one or more windows that let users interact with your application. At designtime, those windows are called forms. RAD Studio provides a designer for creating VCL Forms, Web Forms, and HTML pages. The Designer and forms help you create professional-looking user interfaces quickly and easily. 

Using Source Control 

This topic provides an overview of general source control concepts that are consistent among a number of source control systems, also known as automated change and software configuration management (SCM) systems. . 

Localizing Applications Overview 

RAD Studio includes a suite of Translation Tools to facilitate localization and development of Win32 applications for different locales. The Translation Tools include the following:

• Resource DLL Wizard (for Win32)
• Translation Manager
• Translation Repository

The Translation Tools are available for Delphi VCL Forms applications, Win32 console applications, packages, and DLLs. You can access the Translation Tools configuration options by choosing ToolsOptionsTranslation Tools Options. 

Deploying Applications Overview 

After you have written, tested, and debugged your application, you can make it available to others by deploying it. Depending on the size and complexity of the application, you can package it as one or more assemblies, as compressed cabinet (.cab) files, or in an installer program format (such as .msi). After the application is packaged, you can distribute it by using XCOPY, FTP, as a download, or with an installer program.
For additional information about deploying specific types of applications, refer to the list of links at the end of this topic.