Wilfred Verkley wrote:
>
> If Delphi where to support the .NET Common Language Runtime it would
> probably be a very cut-down version of delphi wouldnt it, because the CLR
> already provides much of the functionality that delphi does, including the
Probably just a different back-end (perhaps similar to how Kylix is
done?)
> actual development environment (???). My understanding is that different
> languages are essentially just plugins???
Rather than compiling to assembler, the compiler just outputs MSIL.
(Anyone heard those stories of a demo of Delphi compiling to Java?)
> It even supports COBOL
> (involuntary shudder as i write that).
But Cobol with a Delphi front end:
// Cobol
REPOSITORY. CLASS Foobar IS 'Foobar'.
// delphi unit
oFoo := FOOBAR.Create
And a *simple* recompile for all of that mainframe code crying out for
clients with a decent (modern) gui... And then recompiling
the gui to Linux...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nic Wise [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 10:38 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> Subject: Re: [DUG]: Delphi 6
>
> > The Intermediate Language (i.e. Byte code) for the MS Common Language
> > Run-time (i.e. the VM).
> > But it's not at all modelled on Java, honest :-)
>
> Ah! Definatly havn't heard anything. Sorry.
>
> > > Either way, I dont know much about its .net support -
> > > nothing has been announced, for sure.
> >
> > I'd be suprised to see any .NET stuff in D6 - I'm not sure even Microsoft
> > knows what .NET is really going to mean yet.
>
> Me too. Delphi 7 is another case tho - Borland have a history and commitment
> to support pretty much anything MS produces, so I'd say there would
> eventually be support in there - when and what, I dunno.
>
> N
>
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