[DUG] Lazarus

[John Bird]

I am interested if anyone has info on these questions:

Q1 - What is the comparison of Lazarus executable size versus early 
Delphi and later Delphi?   I have noticed Delphi exes have grown in size 
a lot, mostly I understand from more RTTI.

Q2 - Also execution speeds as comparison?  (Early Delphi/Later 
Delphi/Lazarus)

Q3 - Execution size and speed of Android FMX and Lazarus LCL?


Also Wallace - you might be a bit unfair on MS there - is there any area 
of computer support more prone to grief and aggravation than a Computer 
+ Printer?


On 5/07/2022 1:12 pm, Todd Martin wrote:
>
> >Does anyone know how compatible Lazarus is with Delphi.
>
> In terms of compatibility the first thing to look at is which third 
> party components you're using, if any. If you use TMS or DevExpress 
> components then you're stuck with Delphi. However for grids and trees 
> /Virtual TreeView/ is a powerful opensource alternative that has been 
> ported to Lazarus.
>
> Additionally Lazarus does not support FMX. Cross-platform development 
> is handled using the standard LCL (equivalent of VCL) components.
>
> Todd.
>
> On 5/07/2022 12:34 pm, Marshland Engineering wrote:
>> Hi Paul
>>
>> Great reply.
>>
>> I started with bBase III many many moons ago. I gave up commercial programming
>> in 1997. The headache with windows was just too much for me.  Why must my
>> customers pay for things not working when its just not their fault ?
>> Recently, I had USB Dymo label printer that stopped working. I paid for MS
>> support and 6 hours later, I got the option to reinstall my OS. HA - I did get
>> a refund !!! A USB printer couldn't be fixed.
>>
>> On that line I tried to install the community edition to try and compile for
>> Android. I could not even get the software to run and, as it is a community
>> version, there is no support.
>>
>> I think if you have been in Delphi for years, you would probably upgrade as
>> time when on, but starting from scratch, it is just too cumbersome and
>> overwhelming to get going. I cant see anyone new joining and paying for
>> Delphi. On the other hand, Lazarus just seems to work, and is neat and tidy.
>> Dare to say, they 'stole' a lot from old Delphi IDE which make it easier to
>> adapt.
>>
>> Delphi 6 still does everything I want. If they had to launch a 6 version
>> today, they may get more new users.
>>
>> I am and engineer and not a software junkie so I do come from a different mind
>> set. My stuff is all in house and not web based.
>>    
>> Cheers Wallace
>>
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