[DUG] What is the future for Delphi programmer?

[Cameron Hart]

I doubt we would agree on who is in the minority or majority.  Once thing that cant be argued though is that we are all in the minority for using Delphi still.  As such Delphi should stick to its strengths cause I doubt they have the ability to overtake some other languages and become the next best thing again.  

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-----Original Message-----
From: delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz] On Behalf Of Jeremy North
Sent: Friday, 15 January 2010 4:57 p.m.
To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
Subject: Re: [DUG] What is the future for Delphi programmer?

> I would have to agree.  If I wanted to develop an Itool application I
> most likely would not consider Delphi, whether or not they have the
> ability.
>
> Adding this feature to Delphi is like me providing bicycle racks with my
> software.  It gives me warm fuzzies that my clients would consider
> saving the environment and riding to work but it isn't going to sell
> more software, and isn't going to make my product better.

That is a poor analogy.

Adding (enter mobile phone architecture of choice here) functionality
could be beneficial to many companies. Perhaps not for your product,
but certainly for some of the many products I work on.


> I pay a lot for Delphi, I wish time and again they would stop adding
> features that brings value to a minority.

How do you know the features are being added for the minority. Perhaps
you are in the minority by not wanting the feature?

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