Yes, Delphi was great. I'm talking about earlier versions, but current versions are good too. [Disclaimer: Only used them lightly.] The two cons I see are: 1)

Yes, Delphi was great. I'm talking about earlier versions, but current versions are good too. [Disclaimer: Only used them lightly.] The two cons I see are: 1) the trend towards greater and greater complexity and more features as time goes by and as version numbers increase. 2) the cost, of course. Edit: Also, as others point out in this thread, some versions of it were reportedly moderately to quite buggy. And as someone else said in this thread, Lazarus is an option.