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more info on future of borland compilers


2003-10-31 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
 
 

Re:more info on future of borland compilers

Dennis Landi writes:
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That mainstream universe is at least two years away... In the meantime
choose:
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