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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=130105102-14102009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I'm surprised too.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=130105102-14102009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>We would love to see a 64-bit compiler. I was
disappointed to read Jolyon's comprehensive blog post on the subject this
morning.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=130105102-14102009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>My team leader has spent the past few months vociferously
petitioning Nick Hodges and anybody else he can find on any number of forums to
try and get our feelings across on that subject.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=130105102-14102009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2><BR>C.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz
[mailto:delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz] <B>On Behalf Of </B>David
Brennan<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, 14 October 2009 3:27 p.m.<BR><B>To:</B> 'NZ
Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [DUG]
Presentation in Christchurch - any other meetings in Chch?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">I’m
really not sold on the VCLX project. I will concede that my attitude is in part
based on my memory of the Kylux and .NET disasters which were admittedly with
Borland rather than Embarcadero. However I just don’t see that it is possible to
produce a really excellent cross platform version of Delphi in 18 months. Maybe
by VCLX version 2 or 3 it will be reasonable but even then my understanding is
that most existing development projects (ie any using significant GUIs with
third party components, such as ours) will have no chance of moving to the cross
platform VCLX.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">We
don’t have any real need for 64 bit compilation either yet BUT at least it seems
like a logical progression of core Delphi and is something we will definitely
want in the future. VCLX seems like a massive detour (yet another VCL version!)
and a likely waste of resources rather than an improvement to core
functionality.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">From
what Malcolm says though I’m in the minority. I’m surprised but it wouldn’t be
the first time ;-).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">I
guess we will see how it pans out.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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