Can we drop this thread and get back to programming problems? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fredrik Larsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Delphi-Talk Discussion List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 9:28 PM Subject: RE: Delphi 2006 Announced...moved from Delphi List
> I have a couple of things: > > Stop making a big new release every year. A new big release costs time in > getting upgraded components/testing et c. I rather have and even pay for > servicepacks. But just don't let those servicepack break existing code. So > this is an economical question. Not just the money but the time as well > since time is worth more than money. I rather have those days off than > spending them on upgrading to a new Delphi version. > > Make the IDE and compiler/VCL completely separate. Let me choose if I work > on a Delphi 5 project or a Delphi 2006 project. It can be done. I have setup > batch-script to select which VCLs to use and I have seen it other > environments. > > Like I said I am using Delphi 5. The thing that I dislike the most is that > even though I got a very fast computer and a lot RAM it's very slow with > CodeInsight. It also takes a lot of time to load my packages (yes, I have > many and they are going to stay many, I like options and do a lot of > different kind of projects). I know that latter versions of Delphi is > supposed to be faster on this but I am quite ok with that D5 takes some time > to start and that CodeInsight takes a couple of more seconds on the first > run. > > I also would like to say that Delphi probably have the best 3rd party > libraries I have ever seen. I am so happy when somebody asks me how I did > something in a program and I just say "well I have this component, I drop it > on a form, trigger some events and voila". That's one reason of why I am > staying with Delphi at the moment. > > Regards, Fredrik. > > -----Original Message----- > There have been quite a few rather negative posts of people > who do longer consider Delphi upgrades worth the price. > Out of pure curiosity, does that mean that older Delphi versions > are already offering all you will ever need or that Borland is > no longer adding the features you want or any other reasons ? > (economy, platforms, other ... ?) > I wonder if there is anything Borland could do that, when > executed perfectly of course, would thrill enough to make you > reconsider upgrading Delphi ? > > __________________________________________________ > Delphi-Talk mailing list -> [email protected] > http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.0/134 - Release Date: 10/14/2005 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.0/134 - Release Date: 10/14/2005 __________________________________________________ Delphi-Talk mailing list -> [email protected] http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk
