[DUG] Toolsets (was Re: Company closing)

[Jan Bakuwel]

Hi all,

Can't resist to chime in :-)

Of course a skilled developer can work with any toolset. Just like any
skilled gardener can use a rotary hoe, a rake and a fork to prepare a
piece of land.

Some toolsets are better than others for a particular purpose. Generally
speaking I think a very skilled developer with a great assembler and
libraries as a toolset still wouldn't want to compete with a developer
with average skills using Delphi to develop a Windows application.

I don't think that a company nowadays would turn someone down because
(s)he is not (yet) proficient in one particular toolset, something a
crash course can easily fix. I also think that being smarter/knowing
more than your future boss doesn't always work in your favor... after
all you might pose a threat :-) Guess I'm saying that a decision to hire
or not depends on rational and sometimes irrational arguments.

Re toolsets: I can only hope that Embarcadero embarks on a path of
creating a fantastic toolset that can target multiple platforms:
Windows, Mac, Linux, mobile devices alike. It might well be (the?) one
thing that could help them survive.

If you like Delphi and would like to develop web applications targeting
multiple devices/browsers without having to worry about the differences,
you should have a look at Morfik (http://www.morfik.com). Albeit
certainly not mainstream (yet), the potential is huge and those familiar
with Delphi will feel at home straight away. The latest version has been
made available free of charge.

Jan