> Another eWeek article posted today, again the result of the 'exclusive' > eWeek > was given on Borland's Kylix. In addition to this article, Peter will be > writing > a follow up to this story later this week. > > > Mainstream move for Linux > By Peter Coffee, eWEEK [posted on: Jan 29 2001 12:00:00:000AM] > http://www.zdnet.com/opm/stories/main/0,11891,2679101,00.html > > Borland's Kylix gives developers component library, interactive programming > for > building GUI apps > > Large-scale corporate deployment of low-cost Linux desktop systems could > move > into the mainstream by the end of this quarter, propelled by Borland > Software > Corp.'s release of its long-awaited Kylix, a rapid application development > environment closely resembling Borland's Object Pascal-based Delphi. > > eWeek Labs examined Kylix in late-prerelease form, before its public > unveiling > at Linux World in New York this week. Our trials included hands-on > development > of native Linux GUI applications with XML (Extensible Markup Language)-based > data storage, using the new Borland CLX (Component Library Cross-Platform) > family of software components. CLX will enable single-source application > development for Linux and Windows when Borland releases the CLX-compatible > Delphi 6 in the first half of this year. > > Learning to build applications in Kylix won't be hard for any developer > experienced with Delphi or similar products, such as Microsoft Corp.'s > Visual > Basic. A familiar programming model is wrapped in a set of editing tools > that > preserves the two-way interaction of Borland's recent offerings. > > CLX Web server components will support the Apache Web server framework and > will > be compatible with the WebBroker technology familiar to Delphi developers. > CLX > data access components will work with a new Borland database framework, > dbExpress, analogous to the Online Database Connectivity standard but > designed > to maximize client-side performance in bandwidth-limited (or intermittently > connected) settings. Kylix will include high-performance drivers for Oracle, > DB2, MySQL and Borland's Interbase back ends. > > The current Borland Database Engine will not be part of the Kylix offering. > Borland's Midas technology will migrate to dbExpress in the form of > application-side data cache capabilities, along with automatic "mobile data > briefcase" operation. The latter will let users modify records in > disconnected > mode and automatically resynchronize at the next opportunity. > > Lightweight database management tasks will readily be handled by the > included > MyBase local database management system. MyBase, an XML-based system, easily > interacts with other data sources (see screen). Developing a data-driven > application in Kylix is merely a matter of dropping icons for data source > and > display, filling in properties, and visually constructing data display and > navigation tools. > > Kylix won't take sides in the contest between graphical environments for > Linux: > It will be neutral between the popular KDE (K Desktop Environment) and GNOME > (GNU Network Object Model Environment) desktops. > > At Linux World, representatives of the newly renamed Borland (formerly > Inprise > Corp.) will disclose the details of the planned first-quarter Kylix > offerings, > including editions for server and desktop applications. The company will > also > disclose its plans for Kylix open-source development. > > Technology Editor Peter Coffee can be contacted at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi"
