Thank all for your input into Delphi, Delphi 2005, .Net, VS.Net etc. Interestingly I haven't hear comments about Java except for Darren's statement - similar to Java debacles now
One on the things that bothers me is, Will Microsoft become the present day IBM? What I mean by that is IBM would bring out a computer/os model only to abandon it two years later (mainframe and/or PC). Thus far Microsoft has kept OS's backwards compatible; but are we on the verge of that no longer being the case? Are we on the verge of resorting to Open Source? Or are we going to either continuing paying Borland for upgrades or Microsoft for new languages? Perhaps a more simple question is. "Can one do with Java what one can do with .Net?" Again I admit my ignorance; so that is why I've turned to you folks. I have a second motivation. My oldest son has expressed interest in learning a programming language and I don't know what to suggest to him. Know what you now know but you were just getting started what would you do. Thanks to all of you. Charlie Kerscher Williamson GA 30292 __________________________________________________ Delphi-Talk mailing list -> [email protected] http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk
