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I know you probably meant it in jest but as someone who wrote a bunch of desktop apps at one time, it was actually easier to develop desktop apps in tools like
by pkphilip 3y ago
I know you probably meant it in jest but as someone who wrote a bunch of desktop apps at one time, it was actually easier to develop desktop apps in tools like Delphi in the 1990s than it is to develop apps now.
- matwood 3y agoFor me, VB6 was the pinnacle of Windows desktop app development. When I first starting building web sites/apps it was such a huge step backwards.
- javajosh 3y agoIt was/is a huge step backwards in terms of DX, but an infinite step forward for distribution. Distribution is the ONLY problem, which is why the shift happened.
- matwood 3y agoAbsolutely, which is why I (we all really) put up with the mess that is/was web development.
- pcdoodle 3y agoTry Xojo Web, pretty neat tool with VB like web builder.
- mike_hearn 3y agoBut, Delphi existed mostly because of the terrible default Microsoft DX. Writing pure Win32 was indeed pretty awful (and still is).