> I was talking to my boss yesterday, and she seemed quite interested in
> Delphi......BUT what I would like to aks is this, soi can answer the
> critices elsewhere at work, is "Why is Delphi Better than VB".
I think there might be a white paper on www.inprise.com, but, IMO:
- Compiled, with no 1.5-2meg DLL overhead
- Code generated is faster, but a fairly wide margin (well, it SEAMS
faster :) )
- database is built into the environment, not looking like an after
thought
- DB engine can be dumped and a new one (apollo, IBO etal) cna be put in
easier.
- 95% true OO (it aint smalltalk, but VB is a JOKE for OO)
- Does activeX/MTS better than VB6 (according to ZiffDavis)
- VERY rich component support - supports all of the ones
that VB does thru ActiveX, but also has VCL (but you knew this)
- IDE kick arse. VB's IDE sucks it. IMO.
- CORBA. If you havn't gone 3 tier yet, try it some time, even
experimentally. It definatly IS the way of the future. The ability
to failover from object-on-machine to object-on-machine, and not worry
(or care) what language its written is, just rocks.
Down side:
- Not done by MS, so Inprise WILL lack some inside knowledge. Thats
unaviodable, especially the way MS work.
-Inprise doesn't give it away. MS gives away almost everything to
developers
if they get MSDN. Its scary, almost.
I think the kicker for me is, Delphi does all that VB does, and more.
Having used VB a fair bit, I can't think of something it does that
I can't do easier, quicker or better in Delphi.
NOTE however, I AM an inprise employee, but in a software development
role,
not a sales role. I had the same view when before I worked for Inprise
(at an MS shop, no less)
> I know VB does some stuff better than Delphi, but I also would like to
> know of some BIG developments done in Delphi her in NZ if pos.....
Here are some I know of:
- TVNZ stuff (RealTime Technology, www.rtt.co.nz): Cricket
scoring/display system, telebindo scoring/display system (ie, the stuff
you see on screen),
the video wall behind ONN, for the few that can't stand John Campbell :)
- NZTS automated batch washer (Dunedin). Done by my flatmates :).
Controls a bag rail system, and a 14-stage continuous batch washer. I
dont think this is possible to do in VB, as it uses direct hardware
control and touch screens. With Delphi's OO design, all the logic, which
is flow-based, is just modelled using datamodule-like containers and
custom controls in them.
- Profax, Xonet (sorry if I spent it wrong), Trader, other major
accounting systems.
- SoftTech V6 - aluminium window design tools (and WAY more). AFAIK, has
ecommerce stuff built in, talks to AS/400's etc. Xander or BJ can tell
you more than I can.
- Foodstuffs??
Sorry if I missed anyone :)
If you need more, or specific case studies, call Annie (09-3600231 or
[EMAIL PROTECTED]). AFAIK, she has loads of them.
Nic.
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