Re: What I Think Delphi Needs to Do to Survive
- From: "Chris Burrows" <cfbsoftware@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 16:56:24 +1030
"John Jacobson" <jake@j[nospam]snewsreader.com> wrote in message
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"Chris Burrows" <cfbsoftware@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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You always had a choice of languages no matter what platform choice you
made.
Yes - but that is no good if the choice was limited. I have no desire to use
C++, Java or Basic. My languages of choice are Component Pascal, Oberon,
Modula-2 and only then Object Pascal. The rest come later. If I was using a
platform other than Windows it would not have been a problem.
There's nothing magical about Object Pascal. It is just a language.
Of course it's not magical - this is computer *science*. Computer languages
are NOT all the same - even if they look similar from a superficial
viewpoint.
In my case I am no longer as dependent on Delphi (a big plus with recent
events), but don't have to fall back on a C-heritage language.
Even if Delphi was skinned alive and was manned by a skeleton crew, it
would still have more resources devoted to it than Chrome. Your argument
is simply ridiculous.
Delphi *needs* considerably more resources than Chrome. The Chrome guys had
more sense than to try to reinvent the Visual Studio IDE, forms designers
and to wrap a framework that has little need of any wrapping. They only need
a fraction of the resources that Delphi needs.
But don't jump to conclusions. I'm not using Chrome. But I'm also not using
Delphi.NET. I have the complete source of the development system I am using.
I also know that Microsoft is going to be around as long as Windows is a
supported platform. It's a sensible as being dependent on solar power rather
than oil for your energy needs. Once the sun goes out there is no longer any
need to worry.
--
Chris Burrows
CFB Software
http://www.cfbsoftware.com/gpcp
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