[DUG] Company closing

[Alister Christie]

I've been learning a bit of Android/Java lately as I need to write a 
fairly small database application, and have been frustrated about how 
much I need to know to able to achieve even fairly simple tasks.  I did 
some C# / Compact Framework work a few years ago, but I seem to remember 
that being a bit easier going.

And this is my round-a-bout way of asking, how hard do you think it is 
for someone to learn Delphi?

I started programming in Delphi 3, back when things were simple (crap - 
am I saying "things were simpler in my day...."), and from time to time 
I play catchup with many of the new technologies (Currently have half an 
android application talking to a REST server written in Delphi using 
JSON), so only learning a bit at a time.  But Delphi is now huge, where 
would one start?

Alister Christie
Computers for People
Ph: 04 471 1849 Fax: 04 471 1266
http://www.salespartner.co.nz
PO Box 13085
Johnsonville
Wellington


On 27/11/2010 2:49 a.m., John Bird wrote:
> ?IT work is expected to pick up over the next few months.  Just checked out
> the latest language surveys at
>
> http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html
>
> Top ones are still Java, C, C++, PHP, C#, Python.   Delphi at number 12.
> Java at 18% currently score more than 3x C# at 5.7%.  Delphi is 1.6%, Pascal
> .7%.
>
> I think if I were to learn another language to expand toolsets it would be
> Java/PHP/Python.   Or C#?
>
> Or whatever is best to develop iPhone (Objective C) and Android with -
> Android is Dalvik (Java variant)
>
> John
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I know I haven't been much of a participant in this mailing list, but I
> thought I would start saying goodbyes...
>
> My employer (Forum 8 NZ Ltd) is being closed down by our parent company
> in Japan.
>
> Anybody looking for experienced developers in Christchurch?
>
> Cheers,
> Alistair.
>
>
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