Re: Delphi support for generics/templates?

From: John Roberts (johnro_at_comcast.net)
Date: 02/20/04 

Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 22:45:33 -0800

I hope you're right about a Win32 version.

I think its wise and proper to do a .NET version that's fully compatible
with what Microsoft allows for generics, but for Win32 generics could
be done _today_.

So definitely add the .NET capabilities to the Win32 version to ensure
a mutual compatibility, since I suspect most developers, such as me,
will want to keep a foot in both camps.

I'd just like one source code and have multiple execution targets
(that support multiple environments like .NET and Win32).

Now how about Kylix too... :)

John Roberts

"Joanna Carter (TeamB)" <joannac@btinternetXX.com> wrote in message
news:402a707c$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
> Craig Stuntz [TeamB] wrote:
>
> | I'll take Danny Thorpe's words over yours on that.
>
> ISTM that the C# syntax is already established and published by Microsoft
> and, since the Delphi Win32 compiler has nothing to do with .NET, and
since
> it is already possible to use type substitution and include files, a Win32
> version for backwards compatibility is very easily possible.
>
> Joanna
>
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