[DUG] RAD 2007 to what

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Does Embarcadero still offer old versions of Delphi when purchasing the new
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On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 4:54 AM, David Brennan <dugdavid at dbsolutions.co.nz>
wrote:

> It really depends whether you want to enhance the app in the most time and
> cost effective manner (in which case definitely stick with the current IDE,
> Delphi 2007) or whether you are serious about trying to get into properly
> development. If the latter then there is much to be said for learning the
> new features in the newest versions of the software such as Delphi XE6. The
> latest versions include a *lot* of changes which are useful for applying
> modern development theory (including unit tests, mocking frameworks,
> closures, reflection, etc). You can still do some of this in Delphi 2007
> but
> most the open source or third party frameworks/components rely on features
> which are newer than 2007.
>
> Of course it also depends on whether you can afford to do anything about
> replacing the BDE/dbase database. I have no idea whether Delphi XE6 would
> still work with your current BDE/dbase solution but I suspect the answer is
> no (I'm sure others could clarify?) so this could be the deciding factor.
>
> Cheers,
> David.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: delphi-bounces at listserver.123.net.nz
> [mailto:delphi-bounces at listserver.123.net.nz] On Behalf Of John Bird
> Sent: Wednesday, 9 July 2014 11:24 a.m.
> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
> Subject: Re: [DUG] RAD 2007 to what
>
> First reaction would be unless you need Unicode for your users you could
> stay on D2007 - I am running it on Windows 8.1.   BDE even will still work,
> but you could look at moving to another database.  Firebird or MySQL
>
> Migration ease depends largely on what external components you have
> installed - make sure you can get XE6 versions of those.  If you are using
> just standard VCL stuff then migration is extremely easy as the defaults in
> existing projects will (usually) just work.  (If you started catering for
> Unicode using Widechar or AnsiString  you may have to revisit or undo that
> as XE6 will do Unicode native)  Also note the XE5/XE6 versions of project
> files are not backward compatible, so keep a copy of the original D2007
> ..dproj file in case you need to revisit D2007.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charlie
> Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 8:53 AM
> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
> Subject: [DUG] RAD 2007 to what
>
> Hi, real quick I've wanted to be a programmer for 20 years but "LIFE"
> dictated something else. However I did develop a couple of applications and
> am now being asked if I want to work on one of those app again. So I'm
> seeking y'alls advise as I have done over the years.
> The app will be used by 3 users, originally developed with Delphi 2007
> Professional with the BDE & dBase files. Since the computers that are now
> being used are all Windows 8 what should I do:
> 1) upgrade or not. If so to what release & version eg XE5/Professional?
> 2) what database to use
> 3) any gotchas in upgrading?
> 4) would anyone want to "mentor" me if I take on this project? And if so
> what are your fees"
>
> Thanks
> Charlie
> Williamson, GA - USA
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