[DUG] Embarcadero article

[David Brennan]

If they got the 3rd party buy in and DevExpress (for example - they are our
biggest 3rd party supplier and our apps just wouldn't be possible without
them) ported all their stuff across then I would be quite happy with the
current VCL fading away. 

However that is a big IF. I don't see it happening (the 3rd party buy in
part that is - I see Embarcadero TRYING unsuccessfully to push us this way
as a definite possibility!)

Interesting getting others take on it all. 

I still don't think a visual development environment like Delphi can be
called cross platform unless you DO allow single sourced GUIs... However I
certainly recognise that is very hard to do well which leads me to the
conclusion that the whole thing isn't worth trying (too much effort,
probably won't be done well as a result). Others have different requirements
and see value in a multi GUI but single back end implementation. Could work
I guess. ;-)

Cheers,
David.


-----Original Message-----
From: delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz] On
Behalf Of Paul Heinz
Sent: Monday, 15 June 2009 10:18 p.m.
To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
Subject: Re: [DUG] Embarcadero article

<< SNIP >> 

If Project 'X' is highly successful (which Embarcadero obviously hopes
is the case) and the VCL/NG Linux and OSX Delphi developer base grows
strongly, the VCL might become the red-haired step-child with waning
Embarcadero and 3rd party component vendor support.

Cheers,
  Paul.