<s>
C++Builder	B-Language
is	O
a	O
rapid	O
application	O
development	O
(	O
RAD	O
)	O
environment	O
,	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Borland	O
and	O
owned	O
by	O
Embarcadero	O
Technologies	O
(	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Idera	O
)	O
,	O
for	O
writing	O
programs	O
in	O
the	O
C++	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
currently	O
targeting	O
Windows	O
(	O
both	O
IA-32	B-Device
and	O
x64	B-Device
)	O
,	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
for	O
several	O
releases	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
(	O
still	O
supported	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
Android	B-Application
32-bit	O
apps	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
C++Builder	B-Language
combines	O
the	O
Visual	B-Library
Component	I-Library
Library	I-Library
and	O
IDE	B-Application
written	O
in	O
Object	B-Language
Pascal	I-Language
with	O
multiple	O
C++	B-Language
compilers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
components	O
developed	O
in	O
Delphi	B-Language
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
C++Builder	B-Language
with	O
no	O
or	O
little	O
modification	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
reverse	O
is	O
not	O
true	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
constraint	O
is	O
valid	O
only	O
for	O
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Binary	O
code	O
generated	O
by	O
Delphi	B-Language
can	O
easily	O
be	O
linked	O
to	O
binary	O
code	O
generated	O
by	O
C++Builder	B-Language
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
to	O
generate	O
an	O
executable	O
written	O
in	O
both	O
Object	B-Language
Pascal	I-Language
and	O
C++	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
approach	O
,	O
C++	B-Language
can	O
be	O
called	O
from	O
Object	B-Language
Pascal	I-Language
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
both	O
Delphi	B-Language
and	O
C++	B-Language
use	O
the	O
same	O
back	O
end	O
linker	O
,	O
the	O
debugger	O
can	O
single	O
step	O
from	O
Delphi	B-Language
code	I-Language
into	O
C++	B-Language
transparently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
C++Builder	B-Language
includes	O
tools	O
that	O
allow	O
drag-and-drop	O
visual	O
development	O
,	O
making	O
programming	O
easier	O
by	O
incorporating	O
a	O
WYSIWYG	B-Application
graphical	O
user	O
interface	O
builder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
C++Builder	B-Language
uses	O
the	O
same	O
IDE	B-Application
as	O
Delphi	B-Language
,	O
and	O
shares	O
many	O
core	O
libraries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
shared	O
Delphi	B-Language
(	O
Object	B-Language
Pascal	I-Language
code	O
)	O
and	O
C++	B-Language
Builder	I-Language
routines	O
include	O
the	O
FastMM4	O
memory	B-General_Concept
manager	I-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
community	O
effort	O
within	O
the	O
FastCode	B-Language
project	O
,	O
the	O
entire	O
UI	O
framework	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
VCL	B-Library
,	O
which	O
is	O
written	O
in	O
Object	B-Language
Pascal	I-Language
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
base	O
system	O
routines	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
optimised	O
for	O
both	O
Delphi	B-Language
and	O
C++Builder	B-Language
through	O
the	O
FastCode	B-Language
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
C++Builder	B-Language
projects	O
can	O
include	O
Delphi	B-Language
code	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Delphi	B-Language
compiler	O
emits	O
C++	B-Language
headers	O
,	O
allowing	O
C++	B-Language
code	I-Language
to	O
link	O
to	O
Delphi	B-Language
classes	O
and	O
methods	O
as	O
though	O
they	O
were	O
written	O
in	O
C++	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reverse	O
(	O
C++	B-Language
code	I-Language
being	O
used	O
by	O
Delphi	B-Language
)	O
is	O
not	O
as	O
straightforward	O
but	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
C++Builder	B-Language
originally	O
targeted	O
only	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
versions	O
incorporated	O
Borland	O
CLX	B-Language
,	O
a	O
cross-platform	O
development	O
visual	B-Library
component	I-Library
library	I-Library
based	O
on	O
Qt	B-Language
,	O
that	O
supports	O
Windows	O
and	O
Linux	O
,	O
however	O
CLX	B-Language
is	O
now	O
abandoned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Traditionally	O
,	O
the	O
release	O
cycle	O
was	O
such	O
that	O
Delphi	B-Language
got	O
major	O
enhancements	O
first	O
,	O
with	O
C++Builder	B-Language
following	O
,	O
though	O
recent	O
versions	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
their	O
Delphi	B-Language
equivalents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Original	O
Borland	B-Language
C++Builder	I-Language
editions	O
include	O
Client/Server	O
Suite	O
,	O
Professional	O
,	O
Standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
align	O
version	O
number	O
with	O
Borland®	O
Delphi®	O
,	O
version	O
2	O
was	O
skipped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
the	O
latest	O
ANSI/ISO	O
C++	B-Language
language	I-Language
specifications	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
host	O
of	O
compiler	O
enhancements	O
including	O
Dynamic	O
Compilation	O
and	O
Adaptive	O
Compiler	O
Technology	O
(	O
ACT	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
radically	O
speed	O
compiler	O
build	O
processes	O
;	O
full	O
ANSI/ISO	O
template	O
implementation	O
;	O
full	O
ANSI/ISO	O
STL	O
(	O
standard	O
template	O
library	O
)	O
support	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
high-performance	O
32-bit	O
ANSI	B-Language
C++	I-Language
native	O
code	O
compiler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exclusive	O
C++	B-Language
debugging	O
tools	O
,	O
including	O
remote	O
debugging	O
for	O
distributed	O
development	O
(	O
COM	O
and	O
CORBA	O
)	O
;	O
multi-process	O
and	O
cross-process	O
debugging	O
with	O
debug	O
inspectors	O
,	O
dynamic	O
watch	O
windows	O
,	O
and	O
debug	O
tooltips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	O
tools	O
,	O
including	O
ActiveForms	O
for	O
building	O
Web	O
browser	O
C++	B-Language
applications	O
and	O
WebBroker	O
for	O
building	O
CGI	O
,	O
WinCGI	O
,	O
ISAPI	O
,	O
and	O
NSAPI	O
C++	B-Language
applications	O
and	O
over	O
25	O
Internet	O
protocol	O
components	O
for	O
instantly	O
adding	O
HTTP	O
,	O
FTP	O
,	O
SMTP	O
,	O
POP	O
,	O
NNTP	O
,	O
HTML	O
,	O
and	O
TCP/IP	O
support	O
to	O
any	O
C++	B-Language
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
industry	O
standards	O
,	O
including	O
Oracle	O
Corporation	O
's	O
Oracle8i	O
database	O
server	O
;	O
Microsoft	O
Corporation	O
's	O
Microsoft	O
Foundation	O
Classes	O
(	O
MFC	O
)	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
Active	O
Template	O
Library	O
(	O
ATL	O
)	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
SQL	O
Server	O
7	O
and	O
MTS	O
(	O
Microsoft	O
Transaction	O
Server	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
Inprise	O
Corporation	O
's	O
Object	O
Windows	O
Library	O
(	O
OWL	O
)	O
and	O
Visual	B-Library
Component	I-Library
Library	I-Library
(	O
VCL	B-Library
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EZ-COM	O
,	O
which	O
simplifies	O
C++	B-Language
COM	O
client	O
development	O
and	O
One-Step	O
ActiveX	O
Control	O
creation	O
with	O
new	O
Data	O
Binding	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
Inprise	O
Corporation	O
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Borland	B-Language
C++Builder	I-Language
5	O
,	O
available	O
in	O
Enterprise	O
,	O
Professional	O
,	O
Standard	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
Borland	O
Software	O
Corporation	O
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Borland	B-Language
C++Builder	I-Language
6	O
on	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
including	O
C++Builder	B-Language
6	O
Enterprise	O
,	O
C++Builder	B-Language
6	O
Professional	O
,	O
and	O
C++Builder	B-Language
6	O
Personal	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
60-day	O
free	O
trial	O
download	O
of	O
C++Builder	B-Language
6	O
Enterprise	O
was	O
also	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Oct	O
10	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
Borland	O
Software	O
Corporation	O
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Borland	B-Language
C++Builder	I-Language
(	O
previously	O
codenamed	O
"	O
DeXter	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
About	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
announcement	O
Borland	O
released	O
Borland	O
Developer	O
Studio	O
2006	O
which	O
includes	O
Borland	B-Language
C++Builder	I-Language
2006	O
that	O
provides	O
improved	O
configuration	O
management	O
and	O
bug	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Borland	O
Developer	O
Studio	O
2006	O
is	O
a	O
single	O
package	O
containing	O
Delphi	B-Language
,	O
C++Builder	B-Language
,	O
and	O
C	O
#Builder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
Borland	O
's	O
Developer	O
Tools	O
Group	O
,	O
developers	O
of	O
C++Builder	B-Language
,	O
was	O
transferred	O
to	O
a	O
wholly	O
owned	O
subsidiary	O
,	O
CodeGear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CBX	O
was	O
written	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
framework	O
as	O
JBuilder	B-Application
and	O
bore	O
little	O
resemblance	O
to	O
either	O
C++Builder	B-Language
or	O
Delphi	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Sep	O
22	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
Borland	O
Software	O
Corporation	O
and	O
PalmSource	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
announced	O
Borland	O
has	O
licensed	O
the	O
PalmSource	O
software	O
development	O
kits	O
(	O
SDKs	O
)	O
and	O
will	O
support	O
Palm	O
OS	O
development	O
in	O
the	O
Borland	O
C++BuilderX	O
Integrated	B-Application
Development	I-Application
Environment	I-Application
(	O
IDE	B-Application
)	O
and	O
latest	O
Borland	O
Application	O
Lifecycle	O
Management	O
(	O
ALM	O
)	O
solutions	O
for	O
C++	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2004	O
Borland	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
earlier	O
C++Builder	B-Language
and	O
bundle	O
it	O
with	O
the	O
Delphi	B-Language
development	O
suite	O
,	O
abandoning	O
C++BuilderX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
June	O
5	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
CodeGear	O
released	O
C++Builder	B-Language
2007	O
,	O
providing	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
CodeGear	O
RAD	O
Studio	O
2007	O
incorporates	O
C++Builder	B-Language
2007	O
and	O
Delphi	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
2007	O
Borland	O
revived	O
the	O
"	O
Turbo	O
"	O
brand	O
and	O
released	O
two	O
"	O
Turbo	O
"	O
editions	O
of	O
C++Builder	B-Language
:	O
Turbo	O
C++	B-Language
Professional	O
,	O
and	O
Turbo	O
C++	B-Language
Explorer	O
(	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
from	O
CodeGear	O
)	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Borland	B-Language
C++Builder	I-Language
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
purchasing	O
CodeGear	O
,	O
Embarcadero	O
Technologies	O
bundled	O
C++Builder	B-Language
with	O
Delphi	B-Language
and	O
other	O
tools	O
and	O
released	O
them	O
as	O
RAD	O
Studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
article	O
will	O
reference	O
C++Builder	B-Language
by	O
the	O
RAD	O
Studio	O
release	O
nomenclature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
C++Builder	B-Language
2009	O
improved	O
with	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
Boost	B-Language
library	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
C++Builder	B-Language
XE	O
was	O
released	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2010	O
and	O
included	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
C++Builder	B-Language
XE2	O
was	O
released	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2011	O
and	O
included	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
C++Builder	B-Language
XE3	I-Language
was	O
released	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2012	O
and	O
added	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
C++Builder	B-Language
XE4	O
was	O
released	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
64-bit	O
Windows	O
compiler	O
based	O
on	O
Clang	B-Application
3.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
C++Builder	B-Language
XE5	O
was	O
released	O
September	O
11	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
C++Builder	B-Language
XE5	O
Starter	O
Edition	O
includes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
C++Builder	B-Language
XE6	O
included	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
C++Builder	B-Language
XE7	O
added	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
C++Builder	B-Language
XE8	O
,	O
released	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
included	O
the	O
following	O
new	O
features	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Seattle	O
updated	O
the	O
IDE	B-Application
with	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
C++Builder	B-Language
10.3	O
was	O
released	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2018	O
with	O
new	O
features	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
C++Builder	B-Language
11	O
was	O
released	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Embarcadero	O
released	O
C++Builder	B-Language
11.1.5	O
C++	B-Language
Code	I-Language
Insight	O
Update	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
improvements	O
and	O
quality	O
fixes	O
for	O
C++	B-Language
developers	O
using	O
C++Builder	B-Language
11.1	O
by	O
adding	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
C++	B-Language
Builder	I-Language
is	O
available	O
in	O
four	O
editions	O
with	O
increasing	O
features	O
and	O
price	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Professional	O
-	O
adds	O
cross-platform	O
compilation	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
(	O
until	O
version	O
10.2.2	O
:	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
requiring	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
the	O
additional	O
Mobile	O
Add-On	O
pack	O
)	O
,	O
more	O
library	O
source	O
code	O
,	O
code	O
formatting	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
full	O
commercial	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
