tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428374771421713311.post2538983685457870404..comments2024-03-10T12:04:17.661-07:00Comments on The Oracle at Delphi: Great Hackers - huh?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10119008505905401707noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428374771421713311.post-2448031809512259432004-08-31T23:43:59.000-07:002004-08-31T23:43:59.000-07:00Lets admit it! You start open your source only wh...Lets admit it! You start open your source only when you cannot sell your binaries. That is what this open source is about! The economy has changed. Small software development companies are forced to open source or they will be pushed out of the market. Even large companies are falling to this crack. Young programmers want to be recognized and they see only one way open source. So this is my point ignore it! If you are a good programmer sell your work and be a good Hacker!SKhttp://skch.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428374771421713311.post-37590896808312937312004-09-03T03:25:38.000-07:002004-09-03T03:25:38.000-07:00You need Developers, not Programmers http://softwa...You need Developers, not Programmers <br><br>http://software.ericsink.com/No_Programmers.htmlJohn Jacobsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428374771421713311.post-55648763669407569452004-08-27T17:08:20.000-07:002004-08-27T17:08:20.000-07:00About your open source comments.I think the allure...About your open source comments.<br><br><br>I think the allure of open source is that nothing is hidden, with enough effort you can always find out what happens. <br><br>You mentioned Chuck Jazdzewski and Anders Hejlsberg, as far as I know they wrote compilers and libraries. They had/wrote all the source and did not depend others.(well maybe hardware vendors).<br><br><br>This comes back to again one of Delphi's srengths, the VCL-source. Hackers, myself and a lot of other people are happy with the fact that we can find out how our libraries work.Ronald Hordijkhttp://blogs.slcdug.org/rhordijk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428374771421713311.post-54534550600973375732004-08-30T00:36:37.000-07:002004-08-30T00:36:37.000-07:00I don't think Delphi was being considered when...I don't think Delphi was being considered when that article was written. In the context of that article I would say Delphi has the open source spirit he's referring to.<br><br><br>I have always considered one of Delphi's greatest strengths to be that it is created by programmers who use it on a daily basis to create the next version (it is an open source project for them). For the rest of us, virtually the entire library source is included, and the Open Tools API provides a great amount of control over the functioning of the portion for which no source is provided. If, for example, you don't like the editor, use an editor like Multi-Edit which includes full macro source for the editor allowing you to customize anything (I've personally made some interesting customizations to Multi-Edit), and integrates very well with the IDE (I know several programmers who use Multi-Edit with Delphi).<br><br><br>On the comment that you get smarter programmers for Python than Java because they use Python because they love programming and aren't satisfied with C/C++/Java/VB, instead of because there are lots of jobs (like C/C++/Java/VB). That description fits Delphi as well. As much as we would all like for it to be different, you don't learn Delphi primarily to get a job (that's what C/C++/Java/VB are for) programmers use Delphi out of a love for the tool.<br><br><br> Mr. Graham said great hackers choose a tool for control & programmers who learn languages because they aren't satisfied with C/C++/Java/VB are smarter because they do it out of love of programming. In spite of the sweeping generalities, using Delphi isn't inconsistent with this perspective.<br><br>Roger C. Morgan IInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428374771421713311.post-78562486552353617272004-08-30T19:08:09.000-07:002004-08-30T19:08:09.000-07:00Just to add to Ronald Hordijk's reply. I think...Just to add to Ronald Hordijk's reply. I think Delphi is Open source. Ofcourse the IDE is not, but the parts I use in programming: the VCL, is open source. I have all the source and I can fix bugs in it or walk trough it to see where the bugs in my own code is...<br><br><br>I hate it (well really don't like it ;-) when people think Open source is the same as Free source. It isn't and it shouldn't. A lot of thirdparty Delphi components are open source: you get the source with it, but you still have to buy it. Which is logical: some people do have to earn a living.<br><br><br>TjipkeTjipke van%20der%20Plaatshttp://www.tiriss.comnoreply@blogger.com