I have to admit to over-stating my opinion a bit! <g> When I said
Fortune 500 I really meant Enterprise level companies.
You have to understand my position. I don't have a degree, nor any
formal work experience in programming I can put on a resume, so I've had to
depend on the grass-roots business I've been able to pick up from former
contacts and such. I've just about dried that market out and am living day
to day once again. I don't mind that now that my daughters are basically on
their own, but it's tough keeping up with the changes in technology when
work isn't supporting it! At the same time, if I don't, then I am unable to
take the little amount of work I could find! All of you surly know how bad
the tele-commuting area is...unless you're in Korea or some 3rd world
island. So I have to be very careful and very particular about what I get
into and where I spend my money.
Borland isn't anything like the company it was when I first started.
Back then they supported guys like me, that were just one step ahead of
being hobbyists. But now...well there's not much use in re-stating what
everyone already knows.
As for "The Delphi Magazine", it has always been my favorite, even
when there was three or four to choose from. I especially used to enjoy the
Algorithm columns as they really got you thinking. But I have a real hard
time reading for any length of time on-screen, and I used to enjoy kicking
back with the new issue when it came out each month. I'm going to try
printing them out as you do, but as I do very little printing I have a cheap
HP and I don't know how well it will hold up under the strain! <g>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 4:08 PM
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Subject: Re: Delphi 2006 Announced...moved from Delphi List
Hi Robert,
> ... just this morning I received my letter about the Delphi Mag's
> last printed issue. I can't see how e-reading will ever replace
> what can be held in your hands and enjoyed in a thousand positions,
> but I do know I won't be renewing my subscription to this fine
> magazine simply because I already spend more time in front of
> my screen than I should!
Note that you will be getting PDF files (one for each article), and you
can print the PDF files, as well as use the Acrobat reader to search for
keywords in them, copy and paste source code, etc. I personally find the
PDF files *more* convenient than the paper magazine (and yes, I often
print articles, but it's easier to take just 7 pages with me on the
train than a whole magazine, and I can even make a client happy by
leaving him the article I took with me ;-)
Also, an electronic subscription will give you access to all electronic
issues, all the way back to issue #95 (right now we're at #122), so this
is an especially good deal for new subscribers (in my humble opinion)...
Anyway, I would hate to see you go, since I believe The Delphi Magazine
needs all the support it can get. I'll stick with it (reading *and*
writing), and can only hope we'll have at least another decade. Or two,
until it's time for me to retire ;-)
> If Borland makes a BIG change in direction and manages to give a little
> thought to those of us NOT working for Fortune 500 companies, well....?
I'm not a Fortune 500 company, and neither are my clients. Only one of
my clients has switched from Delphi to Visual Studio.NET this year, and
I've got two new clients who moved to Delphi this year (one from VB, the
other from PowerBuilder). And that's not counting the ex-VB guys who
come to my Delphi training classes ;-)
Groetjes,
Bob Swart (aka Dr.Bob - www.DrBob42.com)
--
Bob Swart Training & Consultancy (eBob42) - Borland Technology Partner
Delphi 2005 PDF manuals available from http://www.drbob42.com/training
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