[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I agree that Delphi is perhaps the best tool for developing Win32, > unfortunately that is not in line with the main market demand: > its not possible to 'insist' on Pascal;
A large chunk of the "main market" you describe relies on InnoSetup for distribution. Innerfuse Pascal is embedded into the InnoSetup compiler and installers for custom scripting purposes. I also have a client who wants me to teach them a Pascal-like language that is used in a program called MetaStock (supposedly the #1 trading analysis program for watching the stock market). I think that while Pascal isn't _broadly_ used any more, it is still being used in more specific sectors. Particularly where embedded programming is used and the user ends up writing code to accomplish a task within the program that the program doesn't do by default and would be impossible to do in a "user-friendly" fashion. Developers choose Pascal as the embedded language for their application either because they are already familiar with it or there is evidence somewhere that says users learn Pascal faster. A number of colleges still teach Pascal as their CS100 course. Although I've seen Java and C++ show up more. Haven't heard of anyone teaching C# in CS100... -- Thomas Hruska CubicleSoft President Ph: 517-803-4197 Safe C++ Design Principles (First Edition) Learn how to write memory leak-free, secure, portable, and user-friendly software. Learn more and view a sample chapter: http://www.CubicleSoft.com/SafeCPPDesign/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/i7folB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ----------------------------------------------------- Home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/delphi-en/ To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/delphi-en/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
