[DUG] Planning PC upgrade - Delphi IDE options

[Conor Boyd]

Thanks for that feedback re Windows 8.  I'll keep an open mind then when
my new machine arrives.

 

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[mailto:delphi-bounces at listserver.123.net.nz] On Behalf Of
jason at software-solutions.co.nz
Sent: Monday, 29 April 2013 7:56 p.m.
To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
Subject: Re: [DUG] Planning PC upgrade - Delphi IDE options

 

I have used Windows 8 since the second beta (can't remember the name) as
my commercial development machine, I wouldn't go back to Windows 7 if
someone paid me, there is nothing bad about it, the start screen is a
little different, but use it the same as you would windows 7 and there
is no real user experience difference. The settings thing is a little
annoying, but the speed is far better than Windows 7, so unless you are
constantly changing settings (why?) then I can't understand the bad
press.

 

To be honest most people that bag it are columnists trying to get
traffic, people who are still stuck with the Windows XP is still the
best (really?), Mac users (for which I am also) or the odd people who
use linux. I have nothing against Linux or OSX, but if you want to write
software for mass sales, windows is still the only option.

 

I have also switched to XE4, and if anyone is looking at using
firemonkey, then this is finally a version I would recommend. There are
still a lot of things missing and it isn't perfect, but in my app (I
have been developing for over 1.5 years) it is far far quicker and
stable. Even the OSX apps are running much quicker. I am keen to have a
play with IOS dev with this now. J

 

Jason

 

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[mailto:delphi-bounces at listserver.123.net.nz] On Behalf Of John Bird
Sent: Monday, 29 April 2013 3:57 p.m.
To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
Subject: Re: [DUG] Planning PC upgrade - Delphi IDE options

 

Its interesting nobody is keen to touch Windows 8...  I have only played
around with it some, and once I found where they moved things to found
it quite fine...eg on the Metro screen there is no search box - you just
start typing, and the search is very good.   eg type "Resolution" and it
shows how many documents, how many settings (etc etc) match that word.

 

Its getting pretty hard to find a PC without Windows 8 on it these days
- so:

 

is there any real technical reason not use use Windows 8, ie why its
worth the bother of putting on Windows 7 which is excellent.   Is there
some manner (apart from unfamiliarity or aesthetics) in which Windows 8
is technically inferior to Windows 7?

 

I saw one Windows 8 PC, I7 processor, 256GB SSD and 1TB Hard Disk which
booted from cold to Windows 8 login prompt in 7 seconds.   Like that
kind of speed.:

 

John Bird

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