I don't get it... the power of Delphi is it's RAD environment and libraries. If you don't have it, and are forced to write elements by hand (like this example d

I don't get it... the power of Delphi is it's RAD environment and libraries. If you don't have it, and are forced to write elements by hand (like this example does), then all you have is a super-expensive Pascal clone with no headers or libraries. This is not a good deal.