I am in that boat at the moment. We have not moved from Delphi because not of all our customers have a machine that could run .Net, and despite trying, they didnt want to upgrade. That has changed a bit over recent years, but we have not had the time to look at C#. I have had a quick look at Prisim but once again no real oportunities you use it. I WANT to leave my current job. I have been here for 8.5 years and NEED a change, but I stuck because our organsiation had not moved with this times and I cant really apply for a .net role. We did do a vb.net training course 5 years ago....never used it !
I must admit too, that .Net had not really "spun my wheels" becasue I really dont like the whole .net overhead and having to deal with .net installations as part of an installation process. Delphi is just one exe and windows, simple. (well thats a bit general, but you get my point) I have heard too that C# is meant to be easy-ish if you come from a Delphi back ground. I that a true statement? Jeremy On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Kyley Harris <[email protected]>wrote: > haha.. I simply am watching the market and trends of delphi in this > country, and I've kept track of many of the companies I know that use > delphi. > Most of the companies that had delphi developers now have 1 or 2 maximum on > staff. the rest is outsourced offshore, or they are now using other > languages and following modern trends of c# etc. > > I am in the position of writing and selling software, so choosing delphi is > fine.. my customers are not concerned by the language used, only the end > product.. > > More and more, I see other bigger companies ditch delphi for other > languages.. So I said no hope, meaning.. If you loose your delphi > employment, and are seeking a new job as an employee, rather than as an > independant software vendor.. its getting slimmer and slimmer pickings in > the market. > > > On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Leigh Wanstead <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Why no hope? >> >> If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me. >> >> Have a nice day >> >> Regards >> Leigh >> >> -----Original Message----- >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected] >> ]*On Behalf Of *Kyley Harris >> *Sent:* Thursday, 9 April 2009 9:55 a.m. >> *To:* NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List >> *Subject:* Re: [DUG] Future of us Delphi programmer in New Zealand? >> >> As a company, fine.. as an employee? no hope :) >> >> On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 9:38 AM, Leigh Wanstead <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Before this happy Easter holiday, I am thinking what future about us >>> Delphi >>> programmer in New Zealand? Will we have to program in C#? ;-) >>> >>> I am programming AVR/Microchip assembler in my spare time. I am a fast >>> learner. ;-) >>> >>> Have a nice day >>> >>> Regards >>> Leigh >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list >>> Post: [email protected] >>> Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi >>> Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with Subject: >>> unsubscribe >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Kyley Harris >> Harris Software >> +64-21-671-821 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list >> Post: [email protected] >> Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi >> Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with Subject: >> unsubscribe >> > > > > -- > Kyley Harris > Harris Software > +64-21-671-821 > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: [email protected] > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with Subject: > unsubscribe >
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