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- From: rmorin@inforamp.net (Randy Charles Morin)
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- Subject: Re: HELP: C++ or DELPHI ? We need translate DOS program which written in BP/TV.
- Date: Wed, 20 Mar 96 05:52:42 GMT
- Organization: MiddleWorld SoftWare
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- In article <DoJ6yG.FIn@actcom.co.il>,
- alexlevi@actcom.co.il (Alex Levitas) wrote:
- >Can you please help us ? We have program which was written for DOS in
- >Borland Pascal 7.0 (user interface in Turbo Vision). Now we want to create
- >next version of this program - for Windows. And we try to decide, which
- >tool/language is better for this purpose: C++ or DELPHI ? And if we'll go to
- >C++, is better Borland C++ 4.xx or Microsoft Visual C ? Can you please send
- >us your opinion, thoughts or arguments, which language will better for us,
- >and, most important, _why_ you think so, what are reasons to choose this
- >language ? Please, send your answer directly to my Email address:
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- Since Turbo Vision and OWL were co-developped for C++, I think you might find
- it easy to move the application to Borland C++. Then again, porting from
- Pascal to Delphi would also be recommended, since they are essential similar
- languages. But these arguments are falacious. No matter how you try to port
- the program, you will end up re-writting almost everything. Thus, I would
- recommend that you pick the best compiler for your situation.
-
- Delphi is most likely the easiest to use and it is often the fastest way to
- develop simple applications. But the draw back is always flexibility and
- available tools. The C++ compilers tend to have alot more tools available for
- development.
-
- Borland C++ is clearly better than Visual C++ for development. But I've
- found that Visual C++ is better than Borland C++ for maintainance. The MFC
- classes have only slightly changed since their initial release, but the OWL
- classes have gone through major changes.
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-
- Agrivar
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