Does Embarcadero still offer old versions of Delphi when purchasing the new version?
On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 4:54 AM, David Brennan <[email protected]> wrote: > It really depends whether you want to enhance the app in the most time and > cost effective manner (in which case definitely stick with the current IDE, > Delphi 2007) or whether you are serious about trying to get into properly > development. If the latter then there is much to be said for learning the > new features in the newest versions of the software such as Delphi XE6. The > latest versions include a *lot* of changes which are useful for applying > modern development theory (including unit tests, mocking frameworks, > closures, reflection, etc). You can still do some of this in Delphi 2007 > but > most the open source or third party frameworks/components rely on features > which are newer than 2007. > > Of course it also depends on whether you can afford to do anything about > replacing the BDE/dbase database. I have no idea whether Delphi XE6 would > still work with your current BDE/dbase solution but I suspect the answer is > no (I'm sure others could clarify?) so this could be the deciding factor. > > Cheers, > David. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Bird > Sent: Wednesday, 9 July 2014 11:24 a.m. > To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List > Subject: Re: [DUG] RAD 2007 to what > > First reaction would be unless you need Unicode for your users you could > stay on D2007 - I am running it on Windows 8.1. BDE even will still work, > but you could look at moving to another database. Firebird or MySQL > > Migration ease depends largely on what external components you have > installed - make sure you can get XE6 versions of those. If you are using > just standard VCL stuff then migration is extremely easy as the defaults in > existing projects will (usually) just work. (If you started catering for > Unicode using Widechar or AnsiString you may have to revisit or undo that > as XE6 will do Unicode native) Also note the XE5/XE6 versions of project > files are not backward compatible, so keep a copy of the original D2007 > ..dproj file in case you need to revisit D2007. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Charlie > Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 8:53 AM > To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List > Subject: [DUG] RAD 2007 to what > > Hi, real quick I've wanted to be a programmer for 20 years but "LIFE" > dictated something else. However I did develop a couple of applications and > am now being asked if I want to work on one of those app again. So I'm > seeking y'alls advise as I have done over the years. > The app will be used by 3 users, originally developed with Delphi 2007 > Professional with the BDE & dBase files. Since the computers that are now > being used are all Windows 8 what should I do: > 1) upgrade or not. If so to what release & version eg XE5/Professional? > 2) what database to use > 3) any gotchas in upgrading? > 4) would anyone want to "mentor" me if I take on this project? And if so > what are your fees" > > Thanks > Charlie > Williamson, GA - USA > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: [email protected] > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with > Subject: unsubscribe > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: [email protected] > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with > Subject: unsubscribe > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: [email protected] > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with > Subject: unsubscribe >
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