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- From: bking@primenet.com (Brien King)
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- Subject: Re: HELP: C++ or DELPHI ? We need translate DOS program which written in BP/TV.
- Date: 3 Apr 1996 06:41:02 -0700
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- On Tue, 02 Apr 1996 11:42:13 -0600, Brian Ebarb <ebarb@airmail.net>
- wrote:
-
- >
- >The native tongue of Windows development is C/C++. Microsoft has worked hard to provide the
- >VBA interface to 32-bit Windows mechanisms such as OLE, etc., which allows VB to hook into
-
- If Micro$oft has their way, the native tounge of Windows will be VB.
- VB is being incorporated into all their products in some form or
- another. Take a look at Exchange, thats getting scrary! (Email that
- is a VB Application that runs when you read it! Can you say "Virus").
-
-
- >some serious areas of the OS. I assume that Delphi is a C->Pascal port in much the same way
- >that Lisa Pascal was ported to C in the early Mac C environments (such as Aztec, MetaWare,
- >etc.) SO -- Delphi is probably capable of generating more powerful apps than Visual Basic.
- >
- No, Delphi, is basicly Turbo Pascal for Windows 8.0. The compiler and
- tools have been around for a long time. Delphi adds a lot of new
- things to a well proven compiler (atleast thats true for 1.x, don't
- know about 2.x)
-
- >The apps I'm involved with are just too large and complex to be written in VB. An endorsement
- >for Delphi from the VB community doesn't change my technical requirements of a development
- >environment. Since I have to use C/C++ for my large apps, I wouldn't consider diluting my
- >skills by using another development environment for smaller projects. SO -- if a programmer
- >knows that he/she'll never get involved in a project that's just too large for Delphi, and
- >doesn't already have a solid base in the C/C++ based tools, go for it.
-
- I really don't see a limitation in Delphi that would prevent it from
- being used in any size application. Can you be a little more
- specific? Are we taking Data size, Code Size, or????
-
-
- >
- >Remember tho - Powersoft sold PowerBuilder as a tool that could not be outgrown, alleging
- >that it was scalable and could handle anything. This has proven to be woefully wrong, and
- >jobs have been lost or jeopardized over the fiascos that belief in Powersoft's claims have
- >wrought. With this in mind, is it then reasonable to carry blind faith in yet another
- >non-native vendor's promises? It would make me too nervous.
- >
-
- I'm sure that claim could be made about any language. COBOL anyone?
-
- >THAT'S what I meant by 'go with the power'. I am comfortable in the knowledge that no matter
- >where Microsoft leads Windows 16 or 32, I'll be able to write apps that are as large as the
- >OS can handle, not just as large as the development tool can handle.
- >
-
- Better brush up on your VB skills since thats the way Micro$oft is
- heading.
-
-
- Brien King
- bking@primenet.com
-