tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428374771421713311.post450069783989428852..comments2024-03-10T12:04:17.661-07:00Comments on The Oracle at Delphi: Recap..Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10119008505905401707noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428374771421713311.post-57513648288920467022005-12-17T01:37:23.000-08:002005-12-17T01:37:23.000-08:00I am sure Higlander with Dot Net 2 support will be...I am sure Higlander with Dot Net 2 support will be released by Jul.Otherwise it will be tool late.<br><br>IDE for CF should be out by the same time.<br><br>All other things can wait<br><br>Venkatesh VTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428374771421713311.post-4949013578763333332005-12-14T03:16:13.000-08:002005-12-14T03:16:13.000-08:00Thanks for the great post!!!One thing however: get...Thanks for the great post!!!<br><br><br>One thing however: get us .Net 2.0 support asap! Just skip everything else, and support .Net 2.0 with C# in the next release... else our management might leave BDS and enter VS...<br><br><br>Tjipkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428374771421713311.post-66336331728580481782005-12-16T02:07:01.000-08:002005-12-16T02:07:01.000-08:00I also add my thanks, Allen, for the informative p...I also add my thanks, Allen, for the informative post. Delphi is a profound part of my professional experience. Given a choice among relatively equal tools, I will choose Delphi. As long as the Delphi/VS gap does not significantly widen in the future, I will continue with Delphi. Feeling like a part of the community goes a long way, and posts like yours help enhance that sense of community. <br><br>I had several occasions to sit and just chat with Danny at various conferences (about photography and physics, etc, not just coding). I believe him when he states that he has full confidence in the current team. Although I can only hope the "far greater talent remains in the team" comment is not just self-deprecation...<br><br><br>I would also add my vote for placing .NET 2.0 support at the very top of the priority listjamie swansonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428374771421713311.post-84826784818180888152005-12-16T02:19:03.000-08:002005-12-16T02:19:03.000-08:00I AM SHOCked! i agree it is private but we should ...I AM SHOCked! i agree it is private but we should support borland MORE AND MORE!<br><br><br>:)) i hopes borland and google merge together to beat microsoft!<br><br><br><br>Brian S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428374771421713311.post-14634135050499078402005-12-14T05:55:33.000-08:002005-12-14T05:55:33.000-08:00I like Tod already. I've read somewhere that h...I like Tod already. I've read somewhere that he's a director with Trolltech since Sep.<br><br><br>Recently, we had a Christmas party, the lyrics had "Go big, or go home"... so now I know where that phrase came from.Chee Wee Chuahttp://blogs.codegear.com/chewynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428374771421713311.post-55209299457582665262005-12-14T09:01:32.000-08:002005-12-14T09:01:32.000-08:00Allen,To quote Rob Schneider from various Adam San...Allen,<br><br><br>To quote Rob Schneider from various Adam Sandler movies: "YOU CAN DO IT!".<br><br><br>I hope the "timing may change" line does not actually become true, but I can understand what a mammoth task it may be to follow in the footsteps of Anders, Chuck and now Danny.<br><br><br>Fate has selected you to now look after our beloved Delphi as it prepares to venture into new realms (64-bit computing) and I know you'll have a great time getting her there.wpSlidernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428374771421713311.post-57596076004967787952005-12-14T16:41:15.000-08:002005-12-14T16:41:15.000-08:00Yoikes!! That tells me. Management is jamming XP d...Yoikes!! That tells me. Management is jamming XP down the throats - and Danny left because of it.<br><br><br>Not the first time I've seen companies do stupid things. Seems no one can leave a fine well oiled machine alone any more.<br><br><br>I suppose Phillipes vision of every developer with a window office (why the building in Scotts Valley was built) will be thrown out to put everyone on a folding card table in the middle of the gym so they can hear each other think (and fart and breathe).<br><br><br>Argh!<br><br>marbolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428374771421713311.post-5617023607928778142005-12-14T18:02:10.000-08:002005-12-14T18:02:10.000-08:00Great post Allen!...and as the new Borland CEO tol...Great post Allen!<br><br><br>...and as the new Borland CEO told during his keynote "Everyone in the industry (or at least most of them) <for some 'unknown' reason> wants Borland to win...". <br><br><br>The same things is with us developers. <br><br>We want Borland and our beloved Delphi to win, to be/remain the best of breed in the market, innovative and strong... and it seems you are on the right path to achieve it...<br><br><br>All the best,<br><br>Boro<br><br><br>Zlatibor Boro Urosevicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428374771421713311.post-70616080045082951442005-12-14T22:13:52.000-08:002005-12-14T22:13:52.000-08:00I'm shoked...Didn't read new for a quite l...I'm shoked...<br><br>Didn't read new for a quite long time, and now it's like a shot in my head.CNemonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428374771421713311.post-53878948691234181042005-12-15T05:45:57.000-08:002005-12-15T05:45:57.000-08:00marbol, Management is *not* pushing XP or any oth...marbol,<br><br> Management is *not* pushing XP or any other Agile methodology "down our throats." It'd be irresponsible for us to ignore it. As I simply stated, we're investigating the methodologies and concepts behind Agile. As a matter of fact it is turning out that much of the approaches behind XP/Agile, we've always been doing. Any team can stand to better fine-tune their process and that is all we're trying to do here.<br><br><br>Niether my team nor myself will be setting up folding tables in the hallways or gym any time soon.<br><br><br>Allen.Allen Bauernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428374771421713311.post-27827374969566513202005-12-15T11:59:39.000-08:002005-12-15T11:59:39.000-08:00There is an elephant in the room here and that'...There is an elephant in the room here and that's the open source community and Linux. These are separate elephants. You can be open and on Windows.<br><br><br>Lazarus and FPC have been dismissed in the past but these tools are growing rapidly and exponentially. For example, check out the forms designer. Lazarus is filling the niche market I mentioned above. I mention this because I believe Borland could take a leadership position in this market if done correctly.<br><br><br>Microsoft is like a big whale and everyone else are like tiny fish tagging along for the ride. Every once and a while, Microsoft changes direction and everyone else has to struggle to catch up.<br><br><br>Going big means getting out from behind the whale.Bill Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428374771421713311.post-30532449030318489282005-12-16T08:04:34.000-08:002005-12-16T08:04:34.000-08:00I am sorry to see Danny go, but I can understand w...I am sorry to see Danny go, but I can understand why. I have personally conversed with him via e-mail and he has always been very responsive (usually within an hour or so). That being said, I agree that there is a lot of talent on the Delphi R&D team. Delphi (now Borland Developer Studio) has always been a best-of-breed of product in my life as a developer and I have every confidence in Allen's ability to assume this role. Anders' unbridled passion in creating the original Delphi I believe still lives in the product today and I hope that the passion of others (past, present, and future) continue to make Borland Developer Studio the best-of-breed that I believe everyone wants it to be.Theodore W. Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428374771421713311.post-16415459038013743592005-12-16T08:39:54.000-08:002005-12-16T08:39:54.000-08:00What many of us want to hear is who will take the ...What many of us want to hear is who will take the compiler forward (generics etc.) and when. At the moment there is some doubt about Borland's ability to deliver on this front. (see for example Steve Teixeira's comment on Nick Hodge's blog).Kiriakosnoreply@blogger.com