As is usual here at DevExpress during major release time, we like to stagger the publication of our .NET/web Universal and our VCL products. Our poor marketing folk need a bit of a breather between the two, so we give them a week or so to recover before we publish the VCL Subscription release.
Well, there’s no need to wait any longer: the VCL team has completed their testing of the build and it was published to the Download Center early this morning, my time. If you have an active VCL subscription (whether it’s the full one or one of the Packs) you can go now to our Download Center, log in, and download the latest and greatest. Version 16.2.
For what’s new in this release, please go to this page, click on the VCL button under the main banner, and read all about the enhancements we’ve provided.
I shall be presenting a webinar tomorrow (Wednesday, 21 December, at 10:00am Pacific Time) on the new features. Please register.
Some two or three months ago, we sent out an email to our customers with a survey about what we should/should not do with regard to FireMonkey controls. At the time, we specifically stated that nothing would happen for 2016 (which is why there’s no “FireMonkey Suite” being published alongside the VCL Subscription), but that once v16.2 was out, we in management would lock ourselves away in a room with the VCL team and discuss how/when/who/what with regard to where we go with our RAD-Studio-based offerings. We shall be making as much use of our partner relationship with Embarcadero as we can. Stay tuned, is really all I can say for now.
I’d like to extend our thanks to our VCL customers, some of whom have certainly been with us since the very start of Developer Express. We hope that what we’ve provided in v16.2 is going to mess with your plans for Christmas and the New Year as you incorporate the new features inside your apps. Just joking! Seriously, if you have any feedback about the release or about our future plans, don’t hesitate to add a comment below, or email me or Client Services. Thank you, again.