Ø I thought Standard was mostly equivalent to the Pro version in terms of functionality? Or is it crippled in some fashion?
Assuming you meant the new Starter Edition (since there hasnt been a Standard edition for as long as I can remember... J ), heres a link to the complete feature matrix, updated with the Starter XE differences: https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.embarcadero.com/products/delph i/Delphi-Feature-Matrix.pdf I wouldnt call it crippled, but it is deliberately limited in comparison to Professional/Enterprise/Architect. I suppose you might call it crippled in the same way that you might call a 1.8 Mondeo crippled in comparison to a 2.5V6 model. Or you might just call it suited to a different purpose/market. J Heres a quick summary of whats missing (according to the feature matrix), categorised according to my own personal perspective/opinion: Good Exclusions: - DBExpress - Data Snap - UML Modelling - Code Formatting - Code Templates - Code Completion for HTML - Source Control (SVN) Integration - i18n/L10N tools - DUnit Integration - AQ Time / FinalBuilder /CodeSite trialware integrations - Azure/EC2 integrations - RAVE Reports - SOAP / BizSnap - IntraWeb - WebSnap - ER/Studio Odd choices: - AutoUpdating IDE (does this mean Starter Edition is not intended to be updated?) - Command line tools (TDump, resource compiler etc) - Class Explorer (!?!) - Resource Manager (not ever knowingly used it myself tho, so this may be a good choice) - Symbol Insight (!?!) - Code Folding (!?!) - TODO lists (!!?!) Really, really BAD choices: - Numerous debugger limitations, including: o reduced multi-thread tools, no freeze/thaw thread for example o reduced breakpoint controls (no data aware triggers) o No Evaluator (!!?! I really REALLY hope this doesnt mean the Ctrl-F7 evaluator that would be DUMB DUMB DUMB) o No expandable local variables (but you DO get expandable watches go figure) - COM limitations, including such mind bending exclusions as : o No Type Library Editor o No COM Object Wizard o No support for automation object event handling o No ability to generate component wrappers for imported COM servers !!?!?!!
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