> > The real hassle with Delphi, is that component industry which has a
> > lot to do with the underlying success of Delphi, kind of forces you to
> > upgrade sooner or later.
>
> Hmmm, why is that? I mean, this isn't the case in my experience --
> most of the component offerings I use (and indeed, offer) go back
> at least one or two compiler versions, sometimes far more. Does
> this really bite you very often??
Not for your current tool set (always have source and migrating a source UP a
version is straightforward while migrating DOWN is not). However, when some
new tool comes along, from a developer with only latest/greatest then it becomes
issue. GLScene is one example - with a lot of effort from its community you can
get it most of it going in D4 - but certainly not lower down. Similarly to based on
frames and custom draw events.
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