----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Hruska" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 10:01 PM Subject: Re: [delphi-en] Delphi where is now and where it going
> A large chunk of the "main market" you describe relies on InnoSetup for > distribution. By "main market", I intended that requiring programmers to do hands on programming, not to distribute or install ready made programs; Innerfuse Pascal is embedded into the InnoSetup compiler > and installers for custom scripting purposes. I also have a client who > wants me to teach them a Pascal-like language that is used in a program > called MetaStock (supposedly the #1 trading analysis program for > watching the stock market). MetaStock uses also C, C++ and PowerBASIC; > > I think that while Pascal isn't _broadly_ used any more, it is still > being used in more specific sectors. Particularly where embedded > programming is used and the user ends up writing code to accomplish a > task within the program that the program doesn't do by default and would > be impossible to do in a "user-friendly" fashion. Developers choose > Pascal as the embedded language for their application either because > they are already familiar with it or there is evidence somewhere that > says users learn Pascal faster. I think Pascal is easier than say C or Assembler, though most embedded work I have seen seems to be in C > A number of colleges still teach Pascal > as their CS100 course. Although I've seen Java and C++ show up more. > Haven't heard of anyone teaching C# in CS100... C# has been around for only about 5 years: if the Mono project catches on it should then be portable to other systems: its a language that is quite close to Pascal Recently it has been possible to program Oracle in Java instead of PL/SQL: this means that both the user interface and the database itself can be programmed in the same language: a very good multiplatform solution; Some colleges here (Milan) teach Pascal as well, though I have rarely seen any job offers; My comments were really directed towards Delphi, not to Lazarus: if I can't work in Delphi, I will be leaving Pascal based languages; Kevin O'Neill ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/i7folB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ----------------------------------------------------- Home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/delphi-en/ To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/delphi-en/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
