On Mon, 17 Jan 2011, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote:
Op 2011-01-17 12:58, [email protected] het geskryf:
RAD works, if done right.
Fair enough. That then tells me that 99% of the developers using Delphi
(and probably Lazarus) are doing it wrong - your team being in that 1%
exception. I'm basing this on my work experience in multiple companies
over the years. It seems Borland's RAD marketing was so good, most
developers are now mouse click junkies, and forget to think about design.
Not only Borland. RAD was the word at the beginning of the 90-ies.
VB, WinDev, Forte: you name it. All RAD.
RAD is generally very good for small apps, quickly thrown together.
(less than 20 forms)
But before starting on a large project, think first.
Don't start blindly using RAD.
I said it: Any technology can be abused. This does not mean the technology
is bad.
Someone putting more than 50 datasets on a Datamodule is clearly doing
As bad as that screenshot looks, and considering the size and complexity
of that product, I was incredibly impressed at how stable it was.
No doubt. One does not exclude the other.
Michael.
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