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  1. Not flamebait guys by Weaselmancer · · Score: 0 · on Nokia Closing Australian Office, Looking To Sell Qt Assets

    I haven't used Qt so I can't speak to the comparison, but VCL is actually pretty awesome. I've always liked CBuilder. It was doing RAD well and correctly back when MS solution was to make the dlls in Visual C and the UI in Visual Basic. Remember that mess? I will always have a fond spot in my heart for CBuilder for being a better alternative.

    So take VCL, and couple that with Project Jedi and you've got a great dev environment. Scores of smart widgets, panels, sliders, panes, etc. If there is anything that rich for Qt I'd really like to see it. Seriously - I would! Not being snarky. I'd love to see something that rich as open source. I keep hoping and praying that the Jedi guys will do a port that will work on Lazarus, but so far no luck.

  2. Yeah, but what kind of Jedi is he? by WebHostingGuy · · Score: 3, Informative · on Britain's First Jedi Member of Parliament

    Jedi Academy Student
    Jedi Programmer
    Jedi Religious Member

    And did he use the Official Jedi Name Generator?

  3. sdl cross platform game development by iplayfast · · Score: 2, Interesting · on Borland Releases Kylix 2

    I use Kylix and Delphi 5 to code games under Linux and Windows, using the SDL code. Same code for 2 different OS (OpenGL to boot)

    Jedi code

    For a great reference and good tutorials check out The great nehe site!

  4. Re:e-buzz word whip lash... by iplayfast · · Score: 2, Informative · on Borland Releases Kylix 2

    The followin site has info
    Jedi code

  5. Borland - Kylix and Borland C Builder by StrawberryFrog · · Score: 2 · on Does Linux Need Another Commercial Compiler?
    I agree - I haven't heared much out of Borland (or anyone else for that matter) about cool things done in Kylix. Still, The freeware JCL Library http://www.delphi-jedi.org/ will be out on Kylix soon, and I will get around to porting my freeware to Kylix sometime after that. I've been busy at work, ya know how it is.

    Anyway, to drift back onto topic, it is worth remembering that Kylix 2.0, if when it ships (and I hope Borland is taking a long-term view on this one and keeps plugging at it), will include Borland C++ Builder. Yup Borland C++ On linux will be another C++ option.

  6. ...in a language some don't even know is OO... by borgboy · · Score: 1 · on Where Can I Find Beautiful Code?

    the JCL has it's moments. I'd actually suggest the Delphi VCL first, but the source ain't free. Too bad - it's an excellent lesson in inheritance.

  7. Re:Delphi developers & Open source by WraithX · · Score: 1 · on Interbase And Kylix Details From Borland/Inprise Con

    I think the opensource VCL you are referring to might be the Jedi VCL which has a website here: http://www.delphi-jedi.org/Jedi:VCLVCL:578699194

    In addition to your comments, many delphi developers release their code under the GPL - something which will occur much more frequently once Kylix is out I believe.

    -- In principio creavit Deus caelum et terram.

  8. Kylix seen working by earache · · Score: 1 · on Prepare for Kylix: The Compiler and RTL

    Coincidently, here is an article written by someone who has seen Kylix in action and gives some more info about it.

  9. JEDI!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Open Sourcing Windows Based Project

    a delphi project depends on closed/propietary source to even compile

    It's a bit tricky. Source is included as are libraries, but there are restrictions on what and how you redistribute it (I've never had any problems w/ it though). There is also a Pascal limitation that makes it very difficult to customize/rebuild the VCL (their standard Delphi object library plus the RTL) and the license makes it almost impossible to redistribute, though there are a few work arounds to both of these and their object heirarchy is designed well enough that this rarely ever comes up.

    Open source is not new to the Delphi world, but Delphi's licensing restrictions make it tricky (if not impossible) to distribute under the GPL. I honestly wouldn't know, but Project JEDI might be a good place to start!

  10. Delphi OSI projects - Project JEDI by Ronin+Developer · · Score: 1 · on Open Sourcing Windows Based Project
    The Delphi community has already adopted the Open Source philosophy. I suggest you go to Project JEDI and check out the JEDI Project. Jedi uses the MPL.

    Although other OSI project for Delphi exist (most notably, Winshoes (an internet component suit), most of the projects current adopted by JEDI deal with conversion of Microsoft Windows API headers into forms usable by Delphi developers.

    As a side note, Kylix (Delphi on Linux) has been demonstrated in Spain (early betas). Supposedly, the demo compiled 45K lnes of X-VCL in 2 seconds.