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Dennis Landi
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more info on future of borland compilers2003-10-31 12:10:26 AM delphi243 FYI, bdn.borland.com/article/0,1410,31277,00.html There will be another letter to the Borland C++ Community stating more specifically what is to become of VCL development for the C++ guys. But if you read this carefully you will see that they are being clearly herded to a pure C++ widget platform ala wxWindows, or to VCL.NET via managed C++... Conclusion: In the future Borland will have three compilers - 1) x-platform C++ based on a Java IDE (including multi-c++-compiler plug-ins) 2) JBuilder 3) IL Compilers for their .NET offerings. That's it. They will probably update Delphi/Win32 at least one more time, but not necessarily under a full blown release. Pascal/Kylix may get an update at the same time. But otherwise it looks like the C++ Kylix has been discontinued. It appears obvious that, as we enter the 64-bit universe, all Win32 toolsets will drop away and Borland will have (1) one native compiler for C++ inside of a multi-compiler IDE; (2) JBuilder and (3) the .NET IDEs. That mainstream universe is at least two years away... In the meantime choose: 1) Blithe Blindness 2) Anger: switch to gardening and furniture-making as a career. 3) Sheep-like submission 4) Stubbornness: do nothing and fall into legacy limbo 5) Be content to be led around by the nose as usual. 6) Start looking at all the tools for a new emerging platform and begin thinking for yourself.... 7) Blind Faith: Cheer leaders Wanted! You are not in Kansas any more Dorothy... Your development platform as you know it isn't dead, but it will be abandoned... Accept it. Start investigating. Start planning. -dennis |