Re: Stop Calling Delphi

At 19:31:51, 30.08.2005, Rick Carter wrote:

> Rudy Velthuis [TeamB] wrote:
> > Whether Delphi should use its own syntax, or adopt the C like
> > curlies, is an opinion, and I don't see how that can be correct or
> > incorrect.
>
> Well, I think the idea of changing the syntax of a language so much that
> major portions of code need to be rewritten is a boneheaded idea. If I
> wanted that, I'd be using VB.

IMO too, it is a silly idea.

> What Borland could do is include another C-like language using the curly
> brackets in the Delphi IDE as an option. Oh, wait, they're already
> doing that.

<Tuvok />


--
Rudy Velthuis [TeamB] http://velthuis.homepage.t-online.de

"I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless
enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as
though it had an underlying truth."
- Umberto Eco
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Delphi? Futureproof re vb!
    ... .NET side of things over the older syntax side. ... Delphi experience will be along to address these issues. ... Apparently dot net express is an attempt by Microsoft to get back ... to the vb6 concept which they should never have left! ...
    (microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion)
  • Re: newie. Any pointers?
    ... I ve been developing software for the last 3 or 4 years with delphi ... syntax changes (note that mapping your delphi library knowledge is not going ...
    (microsoft.public.dotnet.framework)
  • Re: LINQ vs Delphi
    ... Uh, not to burst your bubble, but C# has been using the "curly braces" ... I do not recall your suggestion that Delphi should ... change the syntax from Begin/End but it would be a bit ludicrous to ... LINQ has ...
    (borland.public.delphi.non-technical)
  • Re: Newbie scratching his head
    ... > just hire others to do the heavy lifting. ... I would like to learn one language first ... like the VB syntax... ... Borland/Inprise released the first .NET version of Delphi) and was ...
    (microsoft.public.vstudio.general)
  • Re: Why no language improvements?
    ... Jim Cooper wrote: ... People are trying to explain Delphi ... Rudy Velthuis ... "I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, ...
    (borland.public.delphi.non-technical)