I've used Delphi since the year it was released and have used nothing else for serious production work since that time (though I've studied any number of alternatives). I totally agree it is the best Win32 development tool around. And, I greatly prefer Pascal to C and its children or any version of Basic. But, the handwriting is on the wall. If Borland had announced the "DevCo" idea after they actually had a plan (better yet, a buyer) in place, it would be one thing. But, they didn't did they? And, Lazarus is a great idea if you're into hobby programming, but it has a very long way to go if it is to compete in the real world. Finally, the people using my products tell me they want NET and they want it soon, whether they have good reasons or not.
So, with great regret, I am in the process of making the move to VS.NET and C#. The experience is not painless - NET has many good points, but there are some really bad ideas mixed in. In any case, I have never been a Microsoft fan. I bitch about it constantly, but I am forcing myself to stick with it because it's quickly becoming the only alternative. This isn't the first time I had to abandon excellent tools becuase the vendor (but not the tools) failed me. It is never much fun, but sometimes there just isn't any choice. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/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/
