I'm not familiar with the speed performance aspects of the compiled code, but hasn't freepascal (fpc) already achieved the cross-compatibility (Linux,Windows,Mac) goal? I believe they're working towards Pocket PCs as well.
On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 09:08, Phil Scadden wrote: > > C#/2.0 is better. That is an unfortunate fact. By the time Delphi catches > > up to 2.0 Visual Studio will probably be at Orcas and .NET 3.0 and > > believe me some of the features of 3.0 are show stoppers for any IDE that > > isn't using > > Delphi could compete with C++ for performance. C# is competing with > Java. Its seems that get speed out of it you have to go to UNSAFE and > then why arent you using C++? When Delphi started seeing itself as > a competitor for VB rather C++, that's when rot set it. For me personally, > I HATE C++. I'm rotten at it and takes forever to find all the bugs. On > other hand, what I write is often performance-sensitive and trying to > escape from Fortran. Delphi is an alternative but somewhat platform > limited. Would be great as someone said if could get OSX/Windows/Unix > capability. > > In past crossplatform has been hampered with the ideal of cross-platform > GUI. Now this is a worthwhile holy grail I agree. However, access to > native libraries and platform-compiling only is a great first step. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Phil Scadden, Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences > 764 Cumberland St, Private Bag 1930, Dunedin, New Zealand > Ph +64 3 4799663, fax +64 3 477 5232 > > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list > [email protected] > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list [email protected] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
