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Hello. My name is Ian Barker. I tell computers what to do.


What do I do?

✅ I am a British American professional software developer, designer and technical author.

✅ I am the Embarcadero Developer Advocate. Delphi is my super-power.

✅ You can view more about me at About.me/IanBarker.

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Want to know more about Delphi?

Delphi allows you to create programs which work natively on Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android and the web. It's easy to learn and use. If you're not using it to develop your applications you're probably working too hard.

Click the logo to learn more about Delphi and what it can do for you.

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Where can you see my work?

Most of my daily work is for software houses and is generally covered under one or more NDAs. Not only can I not show it I usually can't even talk about it. The repos for that work are private so you (hopefully) can't see them - I am a very prolific coder and I have a lot of repos 😀

However, nearly everything else I do is Open Source and public. You can either find it on my GitHub profile here, the official Embarcadero blog, or at my own blog website.

My CodeRage code is always available via Embarcadero or on my work website.

Background

Ian writing on the steps of Wrest Park

I've lived a rich and varied life (so far) and have a broad range of interests and activities. Apart from the software development I'm also a professional voice actor / narrator. You'll find me narrating audiobooks on Audible, Amazon and the iTunes Bookstore as well as other outlets, and as a voice-over for various sales and demonstration videos.

Ian dressed as Robbie Burns

I also write poetry and have been published in dozens of anthologies, magazines as well as four books of my own. I used to perform as part of the BardCore spoken word troupe and have appeared in various festivals, events and workshops as well as a few stately homes.

I was born in London, England. In 2009 I emigrated to the USA. I now live in Dallas, Texas. I became a US Citizen in 2013. I'm married to an American with an American daughter. No I haven't lost my cute British accent.

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Work

Ian in Hannover

I work for myself at Repeat Information.

I mostly develop applications for Windows, iOS and Android. No I will not fix your computer.

Streaming

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You can catch me live-streaming in various places across the internet as well as at CodeRage, Embarcadero Academy and YouTube.

Blogging

I also have a blog with replays and code examples at CodeDotShow.com.

Sometimes my dogs think it's hilarious to join in by shouting death-threats at passing Pit Bull terriers. Sorry, (not sorry). Dogs rule.

Chloe and Nemo

Happy coding! 😊👍

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  1. w10Sep5th2019IanBCode w10Sep5th2019IanBCode Public

    This repo contains the slides from the Ian Barker's Embarcadero webinar "Top Windows 10 features you can add to your VCL applications" broadcast on September 5th 2019.

    2 2

  2. build_over_dialup build_over_dialup Public

    Retro modem dialup sounds for build music

  3. MagicFoundation/Alcinoe MagicFoundation/Alcinoe Public

    Alcinoe Component Library For Delphi. Full opengl video player, WebRTC delphi wrapper, native ios/android TEdit, Improuved firemonkey controls, Firebase cloud messaging, Android/ios facebook sdk lo…

    Pascal 954 208

  4. delphidarkmode delphidarkmode Public

    Detecting and acting on Windows' Dark Mode theme setting using Delphi

    Pascal 43 10

  5. Dev-Cpp Dev-Cpp Public

    Forked from Embarcadero/Dev-Cpp

    A fast, portable, simple, and free C/C++ IDE

    Pascal 1

  6. fancy_ui fancy_ui Public

    Examples, slides and code from Ian Barker's Fluent UI webinars

    Pascal 13 3