I'm writing a major system using FPC/Lazarus right now, and will fund additional dev as soon I can get a reference mvp done. No idea how many people are using

I'm writing a major system using FPC/Lazarus right now, and will fund additional dev as soon I can get a reference mvp done. No idea how many people are using this toolchain to produce real work, but I consider it to be my secret weapon. I've never seen a truly multi-platform, batteries-included dev tool that is so coherent and comprehensive. At this point, the only add I would love to see is better macro expansion beyond the simple code macros that are provided now. At any rate, depending on your definition of success, if you want to see an example of a decades old, open source project that really does work, throw the FPC/Lazarus project in with Linux itself. I'll spend the day today writing code on both a Windows and a Linux machine for the same project, producing the same ui heavy app with hardly any differences, thanks to this toolchain that runs pretty much exactly the same in either environment. Seeing the love and dedication put into this project by contributors is a great way to remember how cool writing software really is. All devs should at least fiddle around with FPC/Lazarus just so they know what it is.