Schneider Infosystems Consulting for Delphi

Christoph Schneider

Software developer and architect

Christoph Schneider has been successfully developing software on various platforms for over 30 years, mainly in medical technology and preferably with Delphi. After graduating from the University of Applied Sciences as an electrical engineer, he started his own engineering company Schneider Software Engineering and at the same time completed his Master's degree in Computer Science at the University of Fribourg.

Christoph has built up expert knowledge in the following areas over many years:

Cross-platform development with Firemonkey for desktop systems on Windows, Mac, and Linux;

Mobile app development for Android and iOS with Firemonkey;

Client-Server development for Microsoft operating systems with VCL;

SQL databases with Firebird;

No-SQL database with Firebase RT-DB and Firestore;

Communication: Server and client-side REST-API integration;

IT Security: Symmetric and asymmetric encryption and signing methods;

Gemini AI: Integration of natural language processing (NLP) in combination with image and document interpretation in applications.

Speaker at International Conferences

Investment in the Future of the Software Industry

Knowing that the shortage of skilled workers in software development can only be alleviated by investing in education on a broad front, Christoph Schneider volunteers his time for the further education of Delphi developers. He is a regular speaker at the annual international developer conferences EKON, the Delphi Summit and the online conference CodeRage/DevDays. Also, in the Swiss Delphi group, he imparts profound knowledge from different topics of software development to his colleagues.

Delphi Summit in Amsterdam in June 2024 — Figure 1: The opening show at the Delphi Summit 2024 in Amsterdam with the presentation of the agenda.

On stage at the Delphi Summit in Amsterdam in June 2024 — Figure 2: In the session on FB4D and the Firestore database at the Delphi Summit 2024, the use of end-to-end encryption was a topic too.

Figure 3: At EKON27, the session "Hybrid Encryption with WinRT" provided not only the basics
but also valuable information on the use of concrete encryption algorithms.

EKON23 — Figure 4: At EKON-23 at the first presentation of the open-source library FB4D

EKON26 Key Note — Figure 5: The key note of the EKON-26 in November 2022 in Dusseldorf (Germany)

EKON26 Session Vision ML — Figure 6: «Recognize objects and text in images with Cloud ML Vision» at the EKON-26

Delphi Switzerland User Group — Figure 8: Delphi training for "Code Coverage Analysis in Unit Tests" at the meeting of the Delphi Switzerland Group at the Bern University of Applied Sciences in Biel in mid-March 2024

Embarcadero MVP

Awarded for excellence in the global Delphi community

In January 2024, Embarcadero named Christoph Schneider as the first MVP (Most Valuable Professional) for Delphi in Switzerland. He received this honour for his contributions to the Delphi community, in particular:

The open source project FB4D provides easy access to Firebase databases and other Firebase services for applications running on Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android und iOS.
Presentations at Delphi conferences such as EKON and Code Rage Germany.
The co-organization of the Swiss Delphi Group, which offers free training through regular meetings and events and promotes exchange among Delphi developers in Switzerland.

In addition to recognition and honours, joining the MVPs brings very tangible benefits such as advance information from Embarcadero on the future development of Delphi technologies and the opportunity to discuss problems and ideas with other Delphi MVPs around the world.

Learn more about the Embarcadero MVP programme and the worldwide MVP directory.