If they got the 3rd party buy in and DevExpress (for example - they are our biggest 3rd party supplier and our apps just wouldn't be possible without them) ported all their stuff across then I would be quite happy with the current VCL fading away.
However that is a big IF. I don't see it happening (the 3rd party buy in part that is - I see Embarcadero TRYING unsuccessfully to push us this way as a definite possibility!) Interesting getting others take on it all. I still don't think a visual development environment like Delphi can be called cross platform unless you DO allow single sourced GUIs... However I certainly recognise that is very hard to do well which leads me to the conclusion that the whole thing isn't worth trying (too much effort, probably won't be done well as a result). Others have different requirements and see value in a multi GUI but single back end implementation. Could work I guess. ;-) Cheers, David. -----Original Message----- From: delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz] On Behalf Of Paul Heinz Sent: Monday, 15 June 2009 10:18 p.m. To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List Subject: Re: [DUG] Embarcadero article << SNIP >> If Project 'X' is highly successful (which Embarcadero obviously hopes is the case) and the VCL/NG Linux and OSX Delphi developer base grows strongly, the VCL might become the red-haired step-child with waning Embarcadero and 3rd party component vendor support. Cheers, Paul. _______________________________________________ NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: unsubscribe
