tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post1235672016764595160..comments2024-03-18T05:45:09.883-04:00Comments on Software Development, Programming, Technology : News and Extra Insight: Is Delphi Software Development Dead?Mike Eberharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16410014970702142362noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-67411062922375932242015-12-05T22:14:09.007-05:002015-12-05T22:14:09.007-05:00Additionally, Visual Basic - by far - is easier to...Additionally, Visual Basic - by far - is easier to learn and even master than Object Pascal. And, even though it's just as (if not more) verbose as Delphi, the verbosity doesn't seem as wasteful. Visual Basic is certainly easier to read.<br /><br />And I'm speaking of the post .NET Visual Basic, not the Win32 one from decades ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-36117632878727814162015-12-05T22:12:06.859-05:002015-12-05T22:12:06.859-05:00Borland underestimate the mobility of the general ...Borland underestimate the mobility of the general market. A few things happened:<br /><br />1. The desktop Database market crashed in the move from MS-DOS to Windows... Except, there was as survivor. Microsoft Access. Access ate into Delphi's target market because it was used as a RAD [App] Database Development Tool, and in many ways was more productive than Delphi (and certainly more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-9326228048748411842015-11-23T04:56:24.675-05:002015-11-23T04:56:24.675-05:00Check out the latest Tiobe Figures. Delphi up to 1...Check out the latest Tiobe Figures. Delphi up to 12th from 15th a year ago, now at 1.682% share.<br /><br />Whats going on here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-83814735848615705102015-11-05T02:01:00.169-05:002015-11-05T02:01:00.169-05:00Delphi is still around, but if you want a job, you...Delphi is still around, but if you want a job, you had better learn Java (for Enterprise Development) or C# (in the smaller shops).<br />Python has some followers, but it is being used more for utility type code. It is powerful however.<br /><br />I still use Delphi like Lazarus for small utilities, but I would NEVER write a major application with it.<br /><br />Borland ruined Delphi years ago. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-13617943480566779702015-10-26T12:36:10.939-04:002015-10-26T12:36:10.939-04:00Anonymous said "Object-pascal is much better ...Anonymous said "Object-pascal is much better than C or C++ the generate bugfree software."<br /><br />Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. I know of plenty of delphi libraries, units, programs, that are full of blown exception bugs because try except or try finally weren't put in the right place or all the errors were not handled properly. <br /><br />Object pascal Larshttp://z505.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-10794063476060952922015-10-26T12:23:38.637-04:002015-10-26T12:23:38.637-04:00Fritz, you said "So my idea is to see if it&#...Fritz, you said "So my idea is to see if it's possible to return to the classical way of programming, especially without OOP."... Well it's pretty hard to use Delphi without using some OOP if you reuse existing delphi components on the market or from the IDE. If you aren't doing OOP you might want to try Go Language but it's not for GUI programming for win32 as much. Larshttp://z505.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-80894126575169125622015-10-07T14:29:07.256-04:002015-10-07T14:29:07.256-04:00Delphi is great for native applications. Python, C...Delphi is great for native applications. Python, C# and Java need a virtual machine. To beat Delphi you need to go for C or C++. And Object-pascal is much better than C or C++ the generate bugfree software.<br /><br />I've read in several places that there are delphi developers that work in companies that are developing also with .net or java. They report that they beat in productivity the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-73231648901603609192015-09-29T23:56:57.741-04:002015-09-29T23:56:57.741-04:00I'm not so sure here. I used to program in Pas...I'm not so sure here. I used to program in Pascal and Modula in the 80s but then got sucked into the C / C++ world by promises of more powerful language, OOP makes things easy etc. After 20 years of OOP in C++ I must say that my aversion to that kind of language has grown more and more to the point where I want to vomit when I have to turn on VS. <br />I was looking into Ada as a replacement Fritznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-74124155870562988332015-05-15T14:42:45.218-04:002015-05-15T14:42:45.218-04:00Delphi is'nt dead, because dinosaurs like us w...Delphi is'nt dead, because dinosaurs like us who started with Turbo Pascal, and Delphi, still keep many applications running. Also we know that the Delphi has one of the best development environments and has libraries for almost everything. For us, why to change to the new "fashion" languages? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-25962665940894974672015-05-09T22:11:34.308-04:002015-05-09T22:11:34.308-04:00@Jupiter:
>Delphi is not dead! I am still usin...@Jupiter:<br /><br />>Delphi is not dead! I am still using <br />>it.<br /><br />Wnen we say "dead", we mean "relevant". COBOL is still being used today - to maintain legacy code. But no start-up in the world is going to consider using COBOL for their new product, are they? <br /><br />The problem here is that a great deal of former Delphi users are gone now and those alcaldehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404682533930977783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-61656938736749618462015-05-09T18:15:46.458-04:002015-05-09T18:15:46.458-04:00@Navid
>Delphi is very much alive
By what mea...@Navid<br /><br />>Delphi is very much alive<br /><br />By what measurement? It ceased being used for AP Computer Science in 1998 or 1999. You now have an entire generation that has never seen a line of Pascal. A twindling number of users in their 40s and 50s doesn't make it very much alive. It's dying out.<br /><br />>Firemonkey is maturing nicely<br /><br />But Qt is already alcaldehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404682533930977783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-87897146942159064182015-05-09T18:03:32.096-04:002015-05-09T18:03:32.096-04:00@Lars
Visual Studio does *not* cost a lot. The co...@Lars <br />Visual Studio does *not* cost a lot. The community edition is now free for up to five developers and under one million dollars of income. Delphi's last niche was the small shop of solo developer, and MS' move (itself due to pressure from open source) killed it.<br /><br />A new license of Delphi Pro including software assurance and the client/server add-on costs about $2147 alcaldehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404682533930977783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-3454702191541370942015-02-10T03:05:38.250-05:002015-02-10T03:05:38.250-05:00Delphi costs a lot, but so does MS visual studio. ...Delphi costs a lot, but so does MS visual studio. <br /><br />The microsoft Visual Studio Express editions are pretty limited because you can't even edit resources properly, you need to buy the full version for the resource editor! The express edition is only good for trivial non visual tasks. <br /><br />Although, microsoft is supposed to have released an express edition that has almost allRetarded Engineershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415876211261234010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-397181966873541932015-02-10T03:04:28.730-05:002015-02-10T03:04:28.730-05:00Delphi costs a lot, but so does MS visual studio. ...Delphi costs a lot, but so does MS visual studio. <br /><br />The microsoft Visual Studio Express editions are pretty limited because you can't even edit resources properly, you need to buy the full version for the resource editor! The express edition is only good for trivial non visual tasks. <br /><br />Although, microsoft is supposed to have released an express edition that has almost allRetarded Engineershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415876211261234010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-25642364414534030612014-12-16T22:20:10.883-05:002014-12-16T22:20:10.883-05:00Delphi is very much alive and RAD Studio is a viab...Delphi is very much alive and RAD Studio is a viable option for Delphi and C++. Firemonkey is maturing nicely and the IDE is a pleasure to use. The higher cost is offset by productivity and getting your program ready faster. Delphi is obviously the flagship platform and is especially productive. Native compiled code is fast an does not carry the garbage collection burden. Reference-counted Navid Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-53544721182871121332014-12-15T00:07:15.098-05:002014-12-15T00:07:15.098-05:00Delphi is dead! I learnt to program with Turbo Pas...Delphi is dead! I learnt to program with Turbo Pascal and I love Pascal. I loved Delphi but is too expensive and undocumented. A couple of years I moved to Lazarus but it probably will die too... It's time to move to Java (aaaaggghhhh!) or say 'good bye' to programming...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-76406595393436379112014-11-21T15:13:26.163-05:002014-11-21T15:13:26.163-05:00I have a choice of languages where I work, java, c...I have a choice of languages where I work, java, c#, Delphi 1 - xe7.<br /><br />When I want to write something that compiles to an exe that will just run without any runtime libraries I pick Delphi. <br /><br />I use c# if the children cry about Delphi.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10933860477598186755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-33134379452144463552014-11-09T15:39:41.126-05:002014-11-09T15:39:41.126-05:00I am using delphi now, just I love Delphi. Problem...I am using delphi now, just I love Delphi. Problems of delphi:<br /><br />-> Price high <br />-> Coming one step back<br />-> Developers are using for evrything for C# (web app, desktop app, mobil app, database app etc.)<br />-> Developers can find information very easy from MSDN with C#<br />-> Tutorioals not enough for DelphiAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08688181179134300254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-31035262906883736232014-10-11T23:19:17.893-04:002014-10-11T23:19:17.893-04:00It cant be denied there is something about ObjectP...It cant be denied there is something about ObjectPascal that makes you very productive. Aside from that, I dont like Needle-Bill - his stuff is to sharp for me. ;-o<br /><br />OpenSource Lazarus is a great alternative for those who can't afford Delphi. Fast and reliable, works on all platforms. You can sit and program ObjectPascal on a RaspBerry Pi. Really cool stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-4460794656655545922014-10-11T14:05:28.161-04:002014-10-11T14:05:28.161-04:00In Tiobe Programming Language Popularity Index for...In Tiobe Programming Language Popularity Index for October 2014, the Delphi rose more than six-row and its is now 11. This is absolutely success of Embarcadero's mobile prediction. Hooray Delphi, Hooray Delphi Programmers :)kodlayicihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13316207043481300195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-10946985368799418942014-09-12T08:58:59.289-04:002014-09-12T08:58:59.289-04:00Delphi is alive and well and kicking assess,thank ...Delphi is alive and well and kicking assess,thank you! Best programming tool ever. Don't have money to buy it? Don't use it! Use Visual Studio,ha,ha,ha....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-55450770369282237282014-08-18T06:17:38.815-04:002014-08-18T06:17:38.815-04:00Delphi is not dead! I am still using it.
Delphi i...Delphi is not dead! I am still using it.<br /><br />Delphi is a very good IDE based on a solid language Pascal. The downfall was unsure marketing. The product kept changing names. Confusing for newcomers especially students.<br /><br />Visual Basic, does not look like the original BASIC, or even the intermediate Quick Basic, but because they stuck to a well known name, they kept attracting the Punungwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446712326948672745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-15158236761163244172014-06-24T04:48:33.838-04:002014-06-24T04:48:33.838-04:00Yes, Delphi is dead. I used it since version 1, I ...Yes, Delphi is dead. I used it since version 1, I loved It, but is time for move away, in my case I decided move to Java. Bye bye Delphi.Carlos Cuestanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-1429883081126820342013-12-20T22:51:50.302-05:002013-12-20T22:51:50.302-05:00I couldn't agree more with you.
Although Delp...I couldn't agree more with you.<br /><br />Although Delphi is one of the most awesome IDE, based on one of the fastest and most independent compilers ever, the yearly licence payment is ridiculously high compared to today's marketing world.<br /><br />I hope someday they make up their minds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-22393704874624437642013-09-30T14:14:36.624-04:002013-09-30T14:14:36.624-04:00Uomo,
Pascal may have originally been written in t...Uomo,<br />Pascal may have originally been written in the 70's, but so were many other languages that provided the foundation for modern incarnations. Delphi (object-pascal) is rather modern by comparison, having come about in the mid-1990's. And, C# was designed by one of the main designers of Delphi language (not surprisingly, C# looks a lot like Delphi). <br /><br />My argument aboutMike Eberharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16410014970702142362noreply@blogger.com