[DUG] D7 vs D2007

[John Bird]

There were many comments some time back from D7 users reluctant to upgrade -
here's my experience.
 
Having used both side by side for a while now - (I have used D5, D2006,
D2007, D7 in that order).  I can see why people like their D7, it is very
good.
 
Overall I prefer D2007.  Its stable, fast - my impression its at least a
match for D7 overall.
 
Main pro's of D7:
 
-Fast to load
-lean and mean
-fast help
-stable - well I only crashed it once so far :) 
 
Main pro's of D2007:
-faster, more stable than D2006, which was better than D2005 I hear.  I
would rate it against D7. Better in some ways.
-Line numbers
-changed sections highlighted with colour in the margin
-code completion/code insight
-real-time syntax checking
-filtering of the component palette (how cool is that! - eg click on the
header and type "Grid" it shows only the grids)
-dynamic alignment guides for components (this is a must if you haven't seen
them - when you move components on a form thin blue lines appear when they
are aligned with other components - and text of labels shows alignment with
text of edit boxes etc)
-automatic XP and Vista themes support
-Run without Debug  (D7 does not seem to have this option)
-Rave reports
 
These are main among lots of things I wouldn't live without.
 
I do most development on a laptop.  XP and only 1GB of memory, and the
screen is too small (1024x768). But its enough horsepower to run D2007
though, and actually the D2007 IDE fits better on the screen than the D7
one.
 
Thinks - the only thing I find myself wishing for often is - I would love
for there to be a status line showing the name of the procedure/function I
am in the middle of.  As I jump around a lot between units and bookmark
points I am forever scrolling up and down to see what procedure I am
currently in.  (OK I need a bigger screen).
 
I would say - go try it out!   Delphi has a future if you vote for it with
your wallets once in a while.

John

 

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