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

[Sean Cross]

C# has a number of things I like (garbage collection, good libraries, big community) and a number of things I dislike (case sensitivity, c based syntax, large runtimes...).  If it compiled to native code, or if the runtime library was smaller then it would be my goto language for desktop dev.  As it is, I still use Delphi.

For web dev, I prefer c# to Delphi but my existing code is all Delphi so ...  


I haven't used c# for 4 years now, but if I was starting afresh I would go the .net way for the in-house dev I do. 

Regards
 
Sean Cross
CIO
Catalyst Risk Management

-----Original Message-----
From: delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz] On Behalf Of John Bird
Sent: Thursday, 9 April 2009 4:12 p.m.
To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
Subject: Re: [DUG] Future of us Delphi programmer in New Zealand?

Any more comments from those who have used C# for serious work how they rate 
its strengths and weaknesses against Delphi? Delphi  IDE vs VS?   C# vs 
Java?  (just small questions eh..)

After they both have the same author (Anders Hejlsberg).  Is C# Delphi done 
right?  or is it Delphi done big the MS way?  Can it be used for mobile 
devices?

How much is it just a product that MS sells and how much is it a serious 
tool they themsleves use? (for Windows and Office)

[I am much more relaxed about merits of languages than most here, as the 
language I programmed in for over 20 years, and still keep a fondness for, 
doesn't even rate in the top 100 of computer languages I think...Dibol/DBL, 
so stepping into Delphi was  a big step into the mainstream for me]

John

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