I think if Delphi had concentrated less on attempting to achieve exciting, and more on achieving stability and core functionality they would have done a whole heap better.
How can you be branching out onto mobile spaces, and apple environments if you can't even do webservices properly.... Matt. > I think Delphi is a good tool, however the changes between upgrades have > not > been very exiting at all. I guess it all depends on what you wanna do with > Delphi as a whole and if you can justify the cost of upgrading at all. > > John > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:delphi- >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul A Norman >> Sent: Friday, 22 January 2010 2:51 p.m. >> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List >> Subject: Re: [DUG] What is the future for Delphi programmer? - summary >> >> That last offer from E was not too bad, still a bit too high, and came >> at a bad time of year, >> - not a good time for the cash flow to make an investment / purchase >> like that. >> >> Even though it means I slip from eligibility for upgrades >> (having managed to convince folk here to get 2005 as our last upgrade >> for me to use) >> - it was just not happening for me by Dec 31. >> >> Which makes D's pricing unjustifable at full price for me in practice >> now >> in our operation. The pingas will probaly go on other fields of >> software needs. >> >> Which is sad as I have really liked working in D all of these years, >> and enjoyed the support of the D Developer community. >> >> Jolyon is I believe right on to it with his previous comments about >> price breaks, >> and a lot of his other anaylsis on this stuff. >> >> If you are being forced out of D do look at that Titanium approach >> (http://www.appcelerator.com/products/titanium-desktop/) I mentioned >> in an earlier posting >> it combines widely useful skill sets so the investment of time and >> learning is not wasted. >> >> Paul >> >> >> 2010/1/22 Alan Rose <[email protected]>: >> > Don't know, do you know how to play the "Last Post" >> > Ha ha just kidding, sorry if my last post sounds negative but the >> trend >> > of Delphi use for new development in NZ is worrying. >> > I'm not sure what the trend is overseas however. >> > >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: [email protected] >> >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Leigh Wanstead >> >> Sent: Friday, 22 January 2010 11:57 a.m. >> >> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List >> >> Subject: Re: [DUG] What is the future for Delphi programmer? - >> summary >> >> >> >> What can I do? >> >> >> >> Regards >> >> Leigh >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: [email protected] >> >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alan Rose >> >> Sent: Friday, 22 January 2010 11:42 a.m. >> >> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List >> >> Subject: Re: [DUG] What is the future for Delphi programmer? - >> summary >> >> >> >> I think a quick play with seek co nz will tell you the story >> >> of where Delphi is heading here in NZ. >> >> "Delphi" keyed in as a keyword only returned 6 entries (in >> >> Auck only) and I doubt most are referring to Delphi as a >> >> major language as well. >> >> Forget how good Delphi is as a RAD tool I think its sad it >> >> been able to slip so far due to poor marketing and pricing >> >> decisions by management past and present(oh and the whole >> >> drop in quality issue after D7 did not help one bit). Can it >> >> make a return to its early glory days in terms of use I don't >> >> know, as its now got stiff competition from other tools of >> >> which a few are free and attracting the masses (next gen >> >> developers etc). But anyway I do have my fingers crossed if >> >> that helps. >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list >> >> Post: [email protected] >> >> Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi >> >> Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] >> >> with Subject: unsubscribe >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list >> >> Post: [email protected] >> >> Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi >> >> Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] >> >> with Subject: unsubscribe >> >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list >> > Post: [email protected] >> > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi >> > Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with >> Subject: unsubscribe >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list >> Post: [email protected] >> Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi >> Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with >> Subject: unsubscribe > > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: [email protected] > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with Subject: > unsubscribe > _______________________________________________ NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list Post: [email protected] Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with Subject: unsubscribe
