Meet Alexandre Boisramé, a 54-year-old mathematics teacher from France with a lifelong passion for computers, which began at the age of 11. While teaching mathematics is his primary profession, his enthusiasm for programming has always been strong. About three years ago, Alexandre combined his interests by embarking on a personal project. His wife needed a robust planning tool for her work as a teacher, so Alexandre decided to create one using Delphi.

A glimpse of his School Planning Project

TMS FNC Chart

TMS FNC Grid

TMS FNC Kanban Board

TMS FNC Planner

TMS FNC Planner with TMS FNC Grid

TMS FNC Popup

In addition to the TMS FNC components, Alexandre has also purchased TMS FlexCel, though he has yet to fully implement it. He plans to use it to create PDF outputs for printing within his application. For some screens, he relies on the HTML Component Library.

For iconography, he chose the Axialis Office Pro 2019 collection, which provides an elegant and cohesive set of icons that match the overall design of the project. Additionally, for debugging, he utilizes EurekaLog, which has been incredibly helpful in identifying and resolving some of the more challenging bugs.

The journey of creating this project has been a rewarding one for Alexandre. Even though the project is personal, the TMS Software components have played an essential role in helping him bring his vision to life. 

For anyone considering Delphi development, Alexandre highly recommends the TMS FNC components. They have been instrumental in building a project that he is proud of and excited to continue developing.

Future of his School Planning Project

Backstory of Alexandre

Alexandre's first encounter with programming was on a Sinclair ZX81, which boasted just 1KB of memory. Despite its limitations, he saw vast potential, especially when he discovered Basic. This moment sparked his lifelong passion for programming.

Sinclair ZX81

As he grew older, his interest in technology deepened. He progressed through various machines, including the Oric Atmos and Atari 1040 ST, where he spent hours programming in GFA Basic. Later, during university, he studied formal programming languages like Cobol, Fortran, and Pascal, which provided him with a strong computer science foundation. Though his formal education was focused on these languages, Alexandre never stopped learning on his own. Over the years, he became proficient in languages such as C, C++, Java, Perl, and Python, constantly feeding his "learning bulimia"—an insatiable hunger for knowledge.

Atari 1040 ST

Alexandre’s journey also involved working with Borland’s Turbo Assembler and Turbo Pascal. He fondly remembers his first encounter with Delphi 2, still holding on to the box and CD, even though the original documentation and VCL class hierarchy poster were lost.

Despite his deep programming passion, Alexandre's primary career remains in teaching mathematics. However, with the planning tool project for his wife, he found a way to integrate his love for programming with his professional life, turning to TMS Software to streamline the development process.