[DUG] What is the future for Delphi programmer?

[Sean Cross]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-
> bounces at delphi.org.nz] On Behalf Of Jolyon Smith
> Sent: Friday, 15 January 2010 3:58 p.m.
> To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'
> Subject: Re: [DUG] What is the future for Delphi programmer?
> 
> > You can't deploy to the iPhone platform unless you pay.
> 
> $99 / $299
> 
> If there were a version of Delphi at those price points I would be very
> happy.
> 
> :)
> 
> And unless I'm mistaken, those costs apply no matter whose tools you
> are
> using to create the software.
> 
> $2000+ for Embarcadero Delphi 20XX for iPhone may even include that $99
> cost, but it's still $2000+ vs $99 and free tools.

The apple tools may be cheap, but they make up for it by being nasty.  xcode is a large pile of wtf.  Don't forget the $2000 dongle for xcode either.

If I was going to develop for the iphone again, I would use C# with monotouch.

Regards
 
Sean Cross