Do not make the mistake of thinking that because my conclusion is the same as another person's that my reasoning is the same
I just read that the current version of Delphi (version 7) is the last Win32 version to be produced. The next version, code named Octane, will be a purely .NET development environment. Versoin 7 will be supported for the forseeable future, since .NET is not going to be the dominant platform until the next version of Windows.
There's a limit to how disturbed I can be about that, but I bet if I look around there'll be much complaining.
Still, it seems Borland is pushing C# (and C#Builder) at the expense of Delphi. I should probably go ahead and make the switch, especially since there's an open source IDE called SharpDevelop that's at version 0.97 and looks pretty damn good. Since the .NET SDK is free too there's going to be little reason to pay cash when SharpDevelop hits version 1.0.
Later: SharpDevelop is throwing exceptions when I get to the form designer. Since I just upgraded from XP Home to XP Pro and am having weirdnesses in IE, I can't say whether it's SharpDevelop or me. On the other hand, Visual Studio .NET (the C# version) is happy.
Posted by P6 at October 3, 2003 04:39 PM | Trackback URL: http://www.prometheus6.org/mt/mt-tb.cgi/1833I used to be a Delphi programmer but the industry totally moved to Microsoft. I'm not surprised that Borland is going .NET. Borland has some very nice development tools and I truly wish they would have penetrated the industry better, but there is no stoppping thet Microsoft train.
Yup. C#Builder looks so much like Visual Studio .NET as to eliminate any real difference.
Borland still have the best tools…the most recent version of C++Builder looks to be a totally open shell that you can plug any command line compiler you want into. But I'm convinced they survive to this day only because they literally own (as in patented) the whole two-way tools paradigm that every IDE from Visual Studio to Dreamweaver uses.
how to use delphi language at to artificial intelegent,where description of electric engine diagnose at locomotive
Prolog is better for artificial intelligence. I do not write in Prolog.
Amzi has several Prolog products including a free version that may be all that is needed. You can create components that can be called from Delphi and other languages.
I'm interested in learning more about delphi. Where should I begin.
The first thing you need to learn about Delphi programming is a copy of Delphi. Borland has a free personal version which you can download if you have broadband. Buying a CD and manuals cost about 100 bucks. British PC magazines tend to give away an absurd amount of software, you may be able to find an issue with Delphi Personal on the cover disk. And I've seen a book on learning Pascal that included a copy of Delphi 6 Personal, but I don't remember what the title was.
I'm assuming you have programming experience, so I'd suggest Mastering Delphi 7 by Marco Cant�.