I also went on - in a subsequent comment - to say that things that Malcom didn't seem to consider were that big, *were* in fact very noteworthy and worthwhile additions, imho.
I think the actual position is somewhere between the two views. i.e. Delphi 2010 *is* more than just a "bug fix", but it's not as *major* a release in terms of headline features that 2009 was, for example. Perhaps Malcolm simply didn't express that particularly well in Auckland. (there's a danger that since people often complain that bugs don't get fixed, attention is then drawn to "how many bugs we fixed" which then distracts away from "how much of, and how big, the new stuff is" - I was commenting on the perception that I felt Malcolm conveyed, not agreeing that that perception was necessarily correct). I myself was perhaps not clear enough on that point (the observations were in comments, not a blog post - I spend more time on posts than on comments) From: delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz] On Behalf Of Paul A Norman Sent: Friday, 16 October 2009 2:59 p.m. To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List Subject: [DUG] Has Malcolm Groves Been Misrepresented? I was not at the Auckland presentation, and have had to rely on others' reporting of it. Jolyon who normally appears to be very careful in what he says and writes has said on his blog: "Malcolm Groves stood up in Auckland and openly told us that in his view, apart from 1 or 2 things, and really in *his* opinion only 1, Delphi 2010 was basically a bug fix release with lots of little tweaks here and there. They charged full price for it of course and won't be retrofitting those bug fixes to Delphi 2009 or 2007 (where they would be of most use). "I stress - that's not my characterisation of the release as not delivering much in the way of "new stuff", it was his. "David" wrote on Jolyon's blog: "While I usually agree with you Jolyon I don't feel Malcolm Groves told us Delphi 10 was mainly just bug fixes. What he did say was that there were only one or two big killer features but there were hundreds of small improvements. Some of these small improvements were no doubt bug fixes, but many are enhancements and new features which from the sound of it really improve the IDE." Please, Jolyon, David and any one who was there, what is what? -- Because like a lot of people, my decisions on ongoing use and purchase of Delphi very much depends on whether you have to factor in the next version as a paid for bug fix or not, on what you buy. Paul
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