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> Each new release of Delphi attempts to keep as much backwards compatibility as possible to allow developers to continue to use existing code without incompati
by rch 12y ago
> Each new release of Delphi attempts to keep as much backwards compatibility as possible to allow developers to continue to use existing code without incompatibility of interfaces or functionality.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphi_(programming_language) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphi_(programming_language)
- Avshalom 12y agoI'm pretty sure Delphi died from having to compete with essentially free C# and its better integration with Microsoft's ecosystem. And a little bit from the shifting of the overton window away from paying for languages. And mismanagement of Borland/Inprise. And about a dozen other factors before "lack of (breaking) change in the language".
- Roboprog 12y agoIt's 1996. Java runs on Linux, Delphi doesn't. Java also runs where Delphi runs. Java is free. Java 1.1 with inner classes looks much like recursive blocks in Pascal (albeit without procedural types -- function pointers to C folks). THE END. (sadly, as I really liked Borland Pascal)