[DUG] Embarcadero article

[Sean Cross]

I do use C# where it makes sense.  It just doesn't make sense for the sort of shareware and desktop apps I mostly do.  

I have never understood the fanatical hatred of garbage collection that some Delphi developers have (not aimed at anyone in particular but if you either try discussing gc in non-technical, you will get a large amount of vitriol heading your way).  It makes some things much easier, and some things harder.  Optional GC such as in D seems reasonable to me, but apparently not to everyone.

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 Phil Scadden
Sent: Wednesday, 17 June 2009 1:33 p.m.
To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
Subject: Re: [DUG] Embarcadero article


> Garbage collection is what I really want, but it's a long way down the list of what will ever get added to Delphi :(
>   
Then use C#. I want Delphi as a C++ replacement with as few  compromises 
as possible, not C#. That said, the C# programming model has things I 
wouldnt mind in the language - data bound objects, decent object 
inspector and the dynamic interface thingies. Of course, if you are 
doing 64 bit, would MPI support be too much to ask as well?

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