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I did a contract that involved some Delphi not long ago. I was really surprised to see it still in use. The worst thing, though, was registering to get a tria

I did a contract that involved some Delphi not long ago. I was really surprised to see it still in use. The worst thing, though, was registering to get a trial from Embarcadero who then had an elaborate follow-up process including phone calls from them. And after all that, the code in question wouldn't compile with the new editions of Delphi and I had to track down a copy of Delphi 6. I was really surprised to discover they still have a C++ compiler product. Does anyone use it?

pdw 12y ago
I used C++Builder at a previous job. All their software was C++/VCL, they were completely locked in. Embarcadero tried to keep up with the evolving C++ standard and on paper they were moderately successful, but if you actually tried to program in a modern style, it all fell down. E.g. you'd find an object's destructor was ignored, or even worse, run twice. I think I reported about two dozen compiler or C/C++ library bugs.
pcunite 12y ago
I use CB2007. Yes, it's not the fastest code and no C++11 but it does the job at the moment. The thing is that the supplied VCL is what is so amazing. Hard to give it up.