[DUG] Embarcadero article

[Jeremy North]

Do it properly or don't even bother. That is my advice to them.

On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 4:02 PM, David
Brennan<dugdavid at dbsolutions.co.nz> wrote:
> I just don't see it working unless it is possible to take sophisticated
> applications using the current VCL (ie VCL32) and with some effort but not a
> complete rewrite (ie NOT replacing the entire component library!) modify the
> code using ifdefs etc so that you have single source that can compile to
> either platform. Similarly third party providers (eg DevExpress) need to be
> able to produce single source versions of their libraries fairly easily.
>
> As far as I can tell they are producing a completely new VCL for the Mac
> just like CLX was for Kylix... if so then that means they are only targeting
> new applications which is a fatal mistake IMO.
>
> Of course doing what I suggest (making the new Mac VCL compatible with the
> existing VCL32 BUT still making it appear native on other targets) is
> probably at least an order of magnitude harder than what they are trying...
> but if they don't then I don't really see the point.
>
> Interested to hear what others think.
>
> Cheers,
> David.
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz] On
> Behalf Of Kurt
> Sent: Saturday, 13 June 2009 7:24 p.m.
> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
> Subject: [DUG] Embarcadero article
>
>  From
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/12/embarcadero_codegear_tools_future/
>
> "Embarcadero is now betting on cross-platform for Delphi and its partner
> C++ Builder, which shares many of the same libraries. 'The most
> important thing is native cross-platform, Mac and Linux. Some of our
> biggest customers have moved completely to Mac. Internationally we don't
> hear as much Mac interest, but Linux is really strong,' Williams said.
>
> Wasn't this tried before, at least on Linux, with a 2001 product called
> Kylix, which nobody bought?
>
> 'Two big differences,' according to Williams, at least. 'First, that
> wasn't a cross-compile approach. People are fine developing on Windows.
> I need to be able to debug against a remote machine, but I don't need
> the whole IDE over there. The other difference [is] they were too early
> as far as Linux goes, and from a visual standpoint now Mac matters. I've
> never been so sure about an opportunity.'  "
>
> cheers, Kurt
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