C# has a number of things I like (garbage collection, good libraries, big community) and a number of things I dislike (case sensitivity, c based syntax, large runtimes...). If it compiled to native code, or if the runtime library was smaller then it would be my goto language for desktop dev. As it is, I still use Delphi.
For web dev, I prefer c# to Delphi but my existing code is all Delphi so ... I haven't used c# for 4 years now, but if I was starting afresh I would go the .net way for the in-house dev I do. Regards Sean Cross CIO Catalyst Risk Management -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Bird Sent: Thursday, 9 April 2009 4:12 p.m. To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List Subject: Re: [DUG] Future of us Delphi programmer in New Zealand? Any more comments from those who have used C# for serious work how they rate its strengths and weaknesses against Delphi? Delphi IDE vs VS? C# vs Java? (just small questions eh..) After they both have the same author (Anders Hejlsberg). Is C# Delphi done right? or is it Delphi done big the MS way? Can it be used for mobile devices? How much is it just a product that MS sells and how much is it a serious tool they themsleves use? (for Windows and Office) [I am much more relaxed about merits of languages than most here, as the language I programmed in for over 20 years, and still keep a fondness for, doesn't even rate in the top 100 of computer languages I think...Dibol/DBL, so stepping into Delphi was a big step into the mainstream for me] John _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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
