Re: I really hate .NET especially inside Delphi

Clinton R. Johnson wrote:

I've done very little with Delphi.net aside from some reading as
articles drift by, but correct me if I am wrong, but isn't "UNIT"
treated as something different from "namespace" inspite of the fact
that they are direct conceptual equivalents (dating back all the way
to how they were described in Turbo Pascal 4.0 when they were first
introduced)?

No, you've not understood correctly. A unit name corresponds directly
to it's namespace. Very easy to work with and understand.

FOr instance -- it's very easy to see in the project manager which
files contribute to what namespaces. Can't do that in other .Net
languages.

Delphi is just different. I think it's better. Others' don't. Now,
again, you may prefer the other way of doing things, but it's quite a
leap to argue that "Delphi Sucks" because of it.

--
Nick Hodges
Delphi/C# Product Manager - Borland DTG
http://blogs.borland.com/nickhodges
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