Re: VS2005 final delayed for september

From: Eric Grange (egrangeNO_at_SPAMglscene.org)
Date: 01/25/05 

Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 19:02:35 +0100

> I doubt the missing C# compiler would be a problem (they could add it later).

That would be assuming options didn't change, error reports didn't
change, etc.
Besides, Borland isn't just relying on the compiler, but on the whole
foodchain, from debugger to libraries, and as long as final version
isn't out, nothing is set in stone. There could also be changes that
would affect the IDE in non-obvious ways, triggering random bugs, etc.

> The problem is .NET 2.0, but well, the same could have happened
> if they based their Delphi on a specific version of Windows.

That's where you're confusing things: .Net isn't an O/S.

OSes are planned, spec'ed and their specs stabilized long before
they're out. Their development SDKs also emerge long before
release, and since OS comes out with a variety of applications,
drivers and APIs that rely on each other, things are pretty much
set in stone several months ahead of release, with only bug fixes
towards the end and no interface changes. There is also the need
to support legacy apps that ensure certain API and paths *will*
work in a defined fashion (or the OS won't be released).
.Net on the other hand is still morphing from beta to beta,
and as long as it's not out, there is no certainty about what
will make it, what won't, or what will be reengineered.

The dependency towards an MS OS is nowhere as tight as
the dependency to what is still primarily the VS runtime:
VS is the primary consumer of .Net, the primary consumer
of OS API are legions in thousandths of independant companies.
Thus the two are managed quite differently.

Eric

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