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The weird thing is I love Lazarus for the GUI but I'm too used to VS Code to deal with their source code editor. Coupled with the non-C-based language, I kind o
by AlienRobot 2y ago
The weird thing is I love Lazarus for the GUI but I'm too used to VS Code to deal with their source code editor. Coupled with the non-C-based language, I kind of feel like I couldn't write a complex program in it if I tried.
For example, if I wanted to display a .webp in a desktop GUI, I'm confident I could manage it in Python, Zig, C++, C#, and even Java although I don't have a lot of experience with it. With Pascal, I won't have my Python libraries, nor my out-of-the-box C interoperability. In fact, I don't think I've even learned how to use a library with Pascal.
I don't know if in Delphi the editor is better, or the documentation is more accessible. It feels like it has a lot of potential but barriers for entry make it not as interesting as just programming something in Python with Qt.
- jksmith 2y agoFor Lazarus, use the BGRAImage package for webp.
- renewedrebecca 2y agothe omnipascal extension for vscode works pretty well.
- pjmlp 2y agoIn Delphi that would be a 10 minute task. - Create project - Drag image viewer component into the form, a couple of buttons to open an image selector - Compile executable - Done