[DUG] What is the future for Delphi programmer?

[Kyley Harris]

I am both maintaining and starting new projects in Delphi, and wont be
learning a new language anytime soon. My Hobbies are so busy I have no time
for playing with other tools. Besides which, by doing my own software I'm
not forced into needing to use another languages. Delphi is still excellent
(although I cant compare against the newer offerings from MS)

I have a huge investment in time and tools developed for Delphi and if I was
going to migrate I'd need a migration plan for those tools too.

As far as getting work in Delphi. I have not even looked for 6 years.... no
idea about the climate.

On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 11:47 AM, Alister Christie <
alister at salespartner.co.nz> wrote:

> I think there is still plenty of work around for Delphi developers - all
> that Delphi code out there isn't just going to go away and will need to
> be maintained.  However, the question that should be asked is how many
> people are starting new projects in Delphi (as opposed to C# / Java /
> Ruby etc).
>
> It's my understanding that specialized skills (Delphi Programming)
> usually demand higher rewards as opposed to commodity programming (C# or
> Java), but I guess it's mostly going to come down to supply and demand.
> All the same - it's probably worth learning another language.
>
> I haven't started any kind of new project for awhile, and have been just
> enhancing our existing products.  I've just started learning Ruby on
> Rails (although haven't gotten very far as yet), which I hope to start
> something with this year.
>
> How about other people:
>
> 1. Still maintaining Delphi code?
>
> 2. Started a new Delphi project in the last year?
>
> 3. Started a new project in another language in the last year (what was
> the language)?
>
> 4. What other languages are you using learning?
>
> My Answers
> 1. Yes, 2. No, 3. No, 4. C# (Compact Framework)
>
> Alister Christie
> Computers for People
> Ph: 04 471 1849 Fax: 04 471 1266
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>
>
>
> Leigh Wanstead wrote:
> > Good morning,
> >
> > I thought that I must ask this question. I only see one job ads for cobol
> programmer in seek website. If cobol programmer face this situation, what
> about Delphi programmer?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Regards
> > Leigh
> >
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Kyley Harris
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