Maurice, Rockwell PLC is quite a specialised system isn't it? its not as generic as delphi.. Just a curiosity, not a comparison
On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 10:55 PM, Maurice Butler < likema...@quicksilver.net.nz> wrote: > Like wise - professional Software developer was self employed for 10 > years, now receiving income by salary from a large international company. > > I wrote an application using D3, which is still running reliably in a 24x7 > manufacturing envionment, weigh and labelling product every 3 seconds, and > stuffing data into an oracle database. The qualification is that it either > works or it doesn't, if it doesn't you don't get any more work. The work > that i put in to the development of the application has ment it has run on > win98,nt 2k, xp without any changes. It is also the bench mark that new > projects are compared to. I now work for the company that i wrote that > application for and have been tasked with upgrading or replacing to include > a lot more functionality. > > After downgrading to 2005 I redeveloped my application to use a Rockwell > PLC for another client and gave delphi the boot, subsequently all > installations and varations of it have ment my money has gone to rockwell > for there hardware and software. > > I was looking at upgrading my copy of Delphi - but to be honest I may well > be better off sticking with the Rockwell PLC, not as nice to code but > reliable, occasional bugs that are fixed without major drama. Espcially if > I run into show stoppers like Delphi 2005 > > Maurice > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz] > *On Behalf Of *Paul A Norman > *Sent:* Saturday, 19 September 2009 1:09 p.m. > *To:* NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List > *Subject:* Re: [DUG] A change in upgrade policy coming from Embarcadero > > Dear Richard, > > " I however, am a professional software developer." > > I am sure that you are, infact from everything I have heard of you and your > work people should seriously consider looking at you and your consultancy > for any work espeically in areas of complexity that need special expertise > in advanced programing. > > What I am trying to address here is the changed busines model that the > Delphi Community is being asked to swallow hook line and sinker. It is true > as you say that E need to make money. What we and they are needing to look > at is the model by which they wish to do so, realizing that we are their > cash cows! > > Now what is a "profesional programmer", just one who receives their income > by invoicing directly for progranmming work? > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Kyley Harris Harris Software +64-21-671-821
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