Yes, you are correct. -----Original Message----- From: delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz] On Behalf Of Paul A Norman Sent: Sunday, 17 January 2010 6:30 p.m. To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List Subject: Re: [DUG] What is the future for Delphi programmer?
I am not sure that you don't mean the opposite to what you haven't said? 2010/1/16 David Brennan <dugda...@dbsolutions.co.nz>: > Correction: at the end of my last email I meant to say: I don't *DIS*agree > with your overall argument... just with some of the detail ;-) > > Funny how having the wrong number of negatives completely changes a > sentences meaning!? > > -----Original Message----- > From: delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz] On > Behalf Of David Brennan > Sent: Friday, 15 January 2010 5:38 p.m. > To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List' > Subject: Re: [DUG] What is the future for Delphi programmer? > > I have to disagree on this: > >> And I'd say that a tool that is free which you use to produce something >> which may or may not yield a return is absolutely a better investment than > a >> tool which costs a significant amount of money with the *same* potential >> return on your efforts. Or not. >> >> It's the software you produce with the tool that will yield the return. > The >> return isn't a function of the tool cost. It's not even, directly, a >> function of the quality and feature set of the tools. >> >>> The apple tools are way behind other IDE's for usability and > functionality. >> >> I suspected they might be. But then again, "usability" of a tool is not >> reflected in the quality or success of the software produced with the > tool. >> And a lot of usability can be forgiven for a "free" tag. > > For most software, even small iPhone apps, by far the biggest cost is going > to be the time spent by the developers (and possibly artists etc depending > on the app). Free vs $1000 for a development tool is a factor in this but > not a huge one. If one tool is 20-30% more productive then that is likely to > easily make up that cost and more. > > Hypothetically speaking if someone put out a version of Delphi which was > guaranteed to reduce development time by 50% (not likely!) then I would > happily pay 5 times or more what the current pricing is because I would > still be on a win over the course of a year or two. > >> All I'm doing is pointing out what I consider to be the mistake of > thinking >> that iPhone platform support is going in some way to contribute to the >> success of a product with a Windows Enterprise Development price tag. > > That said I don't agree with your overall argument... just with some of the > detail ;-) > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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
