I thought I’d take a few moments (or more) to answer some questions regarding the just introduced Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) mechanism to Delphi on mobile platforms (namely iOS in XE4, and Android in a future release). Among some sectors of our customer base there seems to be some long-running discussions and kvetching about this change. I will also say that among many other sectors of our customer base, it’s been greeted with marked enthusiasm. Let’s start with some history… Meet...

I thought I’d take a few moments (or more) to answer some questions regarding the just introduced Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) mechanism to Delphi on mobile platforms (namely iOS in XE4, and Android in a future release). Among some sectors of our customer base there seems to be some long-running discussions and kvetching about this change. I will also say that among many other sectors of our customer base, it’s been greeted with marked enthusiasm. Let’s start with some history… Meet...