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<DIV>I don’t know RemObjects C# or Oxygene. I read the site and
their viewpoint on using native API’s is a worthwhile debate.
I would have these queries:</DIV>
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<DIV>1 – Where does it rate on the number of users? Community
support, code snippets etc is as important as everything else.</DIV>
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<DIV>2 – It is the opposite of “one language fits everywhere” yet
the language currently scoring top on the Tiobe index of programming languages
does just that – Java.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3 face=Calibri>I noticed Delphi is up another few places, to
13. Pascal is rated separately too at 20.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3 face=Calibri>On the comments about the IDE, at work have used
D5 , D2007, XE2 XE5 XE7 XE8 and each version was a definite improvement.
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jsmith@deltics.co.nz
href="mailto:jsmith@deltics.co.nz">Jolyon Smith</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 28, 2015 5:03 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=delphi@listserver.123.net.nz
href="mailto:delphi@listserver.123.net.nz">NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [DUG] EMBARCADERO MY GRIPE</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>I'll say it one more time... RemObjects manage to provide very good
support for good quality products with extensive, impressive and innovative
technology that does indeed "just work" (as in effortlessly, not "barely" LOL)
at a very reasonable price. $49 Turbo Pascal it certainly isn't, but lined
up against the likes of Delphi and Xamarin and particularly after adjusting for
inflation (for comparison with the $49 TP) it isn't far off.
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<DIV>Cheap(er) = lower quality is <B>not</B> a rule, and certainly not a
Universal Constant.<BR><BR></DIV></DIV>
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