Editing C++Builder (section)

== Technology ==

C++Builder uses the same IDE as [[Embarcadero Delphi|Delphi]], and shares many core libraries.  Notable shared Delphi (Object Pascal code) and C++ Builder routines include the FastMM4 [[Memory management|memory manager]], which was developed as a community effort within the [[FastCode]] project, the entire UI framework known as the [[Visual Component Library|VCL]], which is written in Object Pascal, as well as base system routines, many of which have been optimised for both Delphi and C++Builder through the [[FastCode]] project.

C++Builder projects can include Delphi code. The Delphi compiler emits C++ headers, allowing C++ code to link to Delphi classes and methods as though they were written in C++. The reverse (C++ code being used by Delphi) is not as straightforward but possible.

C++Builder originally targeted only the [[Microsoft Windows]] platform. Later versions incorporated Borland [[Component Library for Cross Platform|CLX]], a cross-platform development visual component library based on [[Qt (toolkit)|Qt]], that supports Windows and Linux, however CLX is now abandoned. The current version by Embarcadero supports cross-platform development using the new Firemonkey (FMX) library.