[DUG] Future of us Delphi programmer in New Zealand?

[Jeremy Coulter]

I am in that boat at the moment.
We have not moved from Delphi because not of all our customers have a
machine that could run .Net, and despite trying, they didnt want to upgrade.
That has changed a bit over recent years, but we have not had the time to
look at C#. I have had a quick look at Prisim but once again no real
oportunities you use it.
I WANT to leave my current job. I have been here for 8.5 years and NEED a
change, but I stuck because our organsiation had not moved with this times
and I cant really apply for a .net role.
We did do a  vb.net training course 5 years ago....never used it !

I must admit too, that .Net had not really "spun my wheels" becasue I really
dont like the whole .net overhead and having to deal with .net installations
as part of an installation process.
Delphi is just one exe and windows, simple. (well thats a bit general, but
you get my point)

I have heard too that C# is meant to be easy-ish if you come from a Delphi
back ground. I that a true statement?

Jeremy

On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Kyley Harris <Kyley at harrissoftware.com>wrote:

> haha.. I simply am watching the market and trends of delphi in this
> country, and I've kept track of many of the companies I know that use
> delphi.
> Most of the companies that had delphi developers now have 1 or 2 maximum on
> staff. the rest is outsourced offshore, or they are now using other
> languages and following modern trends of c# etc.
>
> I am in the position of writing and selling software, so choosing delphi is
> fine.. my customers are not concerned by the language used, only the end
> product..
>
> More and more, I see other bigger companies ditch delphi for other
> languages.. So I said no hope, meaning.. If you loose your delphi
> employment, and are seeking a new job as an employee, rather than as an
> independant software vendor.. its getting slimmer and slimmer pickings in
> the market.
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Leigh Wanstead <leighw at softtech.co.nz>wrote:
>
>>  Why no hope?
>>
>> If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.
>>
>> Have a nice day
>>
>> Regards
>> Leigh
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> *From:* delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz
>> ]*On Behalf Of *Kyley Harris
>> *Sent:* Thursday, 9 April 2009 9:55 a.m.
>> *To:* NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
>> *Subject:* Re: [DUG] Future of us Delphi programmer in New Zealand?
>>
>> As a company, fine.. as an employee? no hope :)
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 9:38 AM, Leigh Wanstead <leighw at softtech.co.nz>wrote:
>>
>>> Before this happy Easter holiday, I am thinking what future about us
>>> Delphi
>>> programmer in New Zealand? Will we have to program in C#? ;-)
>>>
>>> I am programming AVR/Microchip assembler in my spare time. I am a fast
>>> learner. ;-)
>>>
>>> Have a nice day
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Leigh
>>>
>>>
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