I've been a developer for half of those 25 years, and I think the most important improvement has been in the IDE - the Integrated Development Environment... Borland's always had the best (IMHO, but perhaps I've simply grown used to their IDE).
Features such as CodeInsite (press CTRL-Space to see an objects methods and procedures - and in Delphi 7 just the ones that make sense in your current context even inside of a WITH) and a Debugger (with useful features - ability to set Breakpoints with conditionals for example). There's nothing like tracing through logic as it's running in the IDE when you're in the guts of development.
However, alternatively, I've been thinking upper managers aren't worth their salary and the overall burden placed on IT (i.e. regular staff meetings, and various time wasting activities that could be devoted to streamlining the business... or handling a data conversion from a merger, etc).
And besides, what is the value to assign to cost savings for automating processes so individual peons don't have to press buttons and screw up data? One bean, or two? When I convert a customer, order, and trouble ticket history database from one company to ours... and it allows a single support person to intelligently answer a new customers question quickly - is that worth one, two, or three piles of beans?
I hate justifying my existence, and generally never have to when I deliver on projects that simplify processes and do things quicker than would have to be done by hand...
I'm not sure, but I really don't think the sky is falling either...
Borland Delphi 7 Studio will be available during summer 2002 in four editions: Architect, Enterprise, Professional, and Personal. A full Delphi language version of Borland Kylix(TM) 3 ships with Delphi 7 Studio Architect, Enterprise, and Professional editions. Delphi 7 Studio Architect is priced at $3,499, Delphi 7 Studio Enterprise at $2,999, Delphi 7 Studio Professional at $999 and Delphi 7 Personal at $99. Check regional websites for promotional pricing for Delphi 7 Studio.
$99 for D7 Personal isn't a bad price at all!
"Anymore, I buy what sounds cool, not what some hoser is given for free to review."...
"I'm sitting on top of *two* flawless IBM Death Stars. And my latest purchase was a Soyo Dragon+ mobo. Didn't care about the features. Don't use but half of them. Damn thing's rock solid."...
"Now go, grasshopper, and use the knowledge that cool-sounding hardware *works* for good."
*cheer* I like it! Damn the technical specs!
Seriously though, you can go even further than cool sounding hardware... why not mod it too? Like here's a place to check out possibilities: ZXMods
Or, go here and take the Product TOUR (if you have time to view their Flash 5 presentation and get all the sales-speak you can swallow i.e. good to show to boss).
I tend to agree with the Anonymous poster.. it's an IDE.. the power of CodeInsight, code templates, etc can't easily be demonstrated through a screenshot. Read through the Features to get an idea of what the environment supports.
I compiled with Kylix 2 Open Edition, but I haven't released. You'll have to take my word that it actually runs fine (on development box running Red Hat 7.1).;)
Seriously though, you make a good point. Since I am releasing both the Windows and Linux version of the game as shareware, I have to purchase the Kylix 2.0 Professional license in order to do so. Fair is fair. I wouldn't expect to be able to use their tool for free to create something I can turn around and sell.
yeah, it is strange they don't have a better tour of the IDE. Perhaps they do want people to download the trail version (and therefore require registration with them so they can sick their sales team on you...)
The best alternative (instead of registering and downloading Kylix 3.0 trial or Open Edition) I found on Borland's site is to take the Product Tour of Kylix. It's a Flash 5 presentation and provides quick glimpses of the IDE, and goes into much detail why Kylix should be considered as development package. Although it's geared more for the Enterprise-level manager than for the greater audience which would be us, the typical software developer.
I apologize for your headache, but I wanted to post at least SOMETHING that was relevant to the topic! More than half of the replies to the news of Kylix 3.0 release is a bunch of garbage.
In the future, I'll try to spend an additional minute to edit my message to make myself more clear. how about:
Kylix 3.0 integrates two great object-oriented languages into one very powerful IDE. Check it out!
Would that have been better? Go drink some coffee you bastard.
I've actually used Kylix 2.0 Open Edition to cross-compile a shareware game I've been working on in Delphi 6. It's very convienent to have one set of source code, and simply re-compile with Kylix for Linux distribution! (Yes, avoiding Windows API calls and such helps... plus I'm using JEDI-SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) for graphic/sound cross-platform stuff).
Perhaps now instead of people saying, you can't develop cross-platform games with Delphi you should use C++... I can simple agree (instead of arguing and pointing out that Kylix is cross-platform) and say, sure, I could do that and use the same compiler I've been using all along... leaving certain code in Delphi, but re-writting parts in C++ (just for fun) but no, I don't have to use C++ it's just a language - I prefer Kylix 3.0 for my development environment!
The only important fact in this entire sensationalized media drivle is this:
"...other alternatives may also exist. Wool said researchers have been trying to introduce "micro-bubbles" into silicon to achieve the same effect as his chicken feathers (COMPOSITE)."
Do you know the definition of that word? I think it would go a long way to explain the principle of this (sensationalized media drivle).
And here is the only important sentence in the whole article: "...other alternatives may also exist. Wool said researchers have been trying to introduce "micro-bubbles" into silicon to achieve the same effect as his chicken feathers (COMPOSITE)."
Get it right!
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> Antisocial EncourageWare. A method of using software to partially simulate illegal actions in real-life scenarios, and to show positive results from all anti-social actions.
That's been done. It's a game called "Grand Theft Auto".
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I see an ad for SourceForge - to improve collaboration. I guess we see what we want to see... (/. banner ad - the next great oracle of the IT world?)
I've been a developer for half of those 25 years, and I think the most important improvement has been in the IDE - the Integrated Development Environment... Borland's always had the best (IMHO, but perhaps I've simply grown used to their IDE). Features such as CodeInsite (press CTRL-Space to see an objects methods and procedures - and in Delphi 7 just the ones that make sense in your current context even inside of a WITH) and a Debugger (with useful features - ability to set Breakpoints with conditionals for example). There's nothing like tracing through logic as it's running in the IDE when you're in the guts of development.
Sell my spare CPU cycles on eBay?
wow. it sure seems simple. in fact, it makes me start to wonder if maybe I should look into being an IT manager. *chuckle*
Seriously, your approach seems very logical, and gives me hope that upper managers won't gut(sic) IT.
However, alternatively, I've been thinking upper managers aren't worth their salary and the overall burden placed on IT (i.e. regular staff meetings, and various time wasting activities that could be devoted to streamlining the business... or handling a data conversion from a merger, etc).
And besides, what is the value to assign to cost savings for automating processes so individual peons don't have to press buttons and screw up data? One bean, or two? When I convert a customer, order, and trouble ticket history database from one company to ours... and it allows a single support person to intelligently answer a new customers question quickly - is that worth one, two, or three piles of beans?
I hate justifying my existence, and generally never have to when I deliver on projects that simplify processes and do things quicker than would have to be done by hand...
I'm not sure, but I really don't think the sky is falling either...
Borland Delphi 7 Studio will be available during summer 2002 in four editions: Architect, Enterprise, Professional, and Personal. A full Delphi language version of Borland Kylix(TM) 3 ships with Delphi 7 Studio Architect, Enterprise, and Professional editions. Delphi 7 Studio Architect is priced at $3,499, Delphi 7 Studio Enterprise at $2,999, Delphi 7 Studio Professional at $999 and Delphi 7 Personal at $99. Check regional websites for promotional pricing for Delphi 7 Studio. $99 for D7 Personal isn't a bad price at all!
"Anymore, I buy what sounds cool, not what some hoser is given for free to review." ...
"I'm sitting on top of *two* flawless IBM Death Stars. And my latest purchase was a Soyo Dragon+ mobo. Didn't care about the features. Don't use but half of them. Damn thing's rock solid."...
"Now go, grasshopper, and use the knowledge that cool-sounding hardware *works* for good."
*cheer* I like it! Damn the technical specs!
Seriously though, you can go even further than cool sounding hardware... why not mod it too? Like here's a place to check out possibilities: ZXModsSo ya don't want to register to download the free Open Edition (GPL'd) or the trial version of Kylix 3.0, but you want to know more? Here ya go:
Screenshots of Kylix IDE...(an alpha version)
http://www.drbob42.com/kylix/hotshot.htm
Features of Kylix 3.0...
http://borland.com/kylix/pdf/kyl3_feamatrix.pdf
Or, go here and take the Product TOUR (if you have time to view their Flash 5 presentation and get all the sales-speak you can swallow i.e. good to show to boss).
Screenshots of Kylix IDE...(an alpha version)
http://www.drbob42.com/kylix/hotshot.htm
Features of Kylix 3.0...
http://borland.com/kylix/pdf/kyl3_feamatrix.pdf
Screenshots of Kylix IDE...(an alpha version)
http://www.drbob42.com/kylix/hotshot.htm
I tend to agree with the Anonymous poster.. it's an IDE.. the power of CodeInsight, code templates, etc can't easily be demonstrated through a screenshot. Read through the Features to get an idea of what the environment supports.
I compiled with Kylix 2 Open Edition, but I haven't released. You'll have to take my word that it actually runs fine (on development box running Red Hat 7.1). ;)
Seriously though, you make a good point. Since I am releasing both the Windows and Linux version of the game as shareware, I have to purchase the Kylix 2.0 Professional license in order to do so. Fair is fair. I wouldn't expect to be able to use their tool for free to create something I can turn around and sell.
yeah, it is strange they don't have a better tour of the IDE. Perhaps they do want people to download the trail version (and therefore require registration with them so they can sick their sales team on you...)
The best alternative (instead of registering and downloading Kylix 3.0 trial or Open Edition) I found on Borland's site is to take the Product Tour of Kylix. It's a Flash 5 presentation and provides quick glimpses of the IDE, and goes into much detail why Kylix should be considered as development package. Although it's geared more for the Enterprise-level manager than for the greater audience which would be us, the typical software developer.
Please post if you find screenshots!
I apologize for your headache, but I wanted to post at least SOMETHING that was relevant to the topic! More than half of the replies to the news of Kylix 3.0 release is a bunch of garbage.
In the future, I'll try to spend an additional minute to edit my message to make myself more clear. how about:
Kylix 3.0 integrates two great object-oriented languages into one very powerful IDE. Check it out!
Would that have been better? Go drink some coffee you bastard.
I've actually used Kylix 2.0 Open Edition to cross-compile a shareware game I've been working on in Delphi 6. It's very convienent to have one set of source code, and simply re-compile with Kylix for Linux distribution! (Yes, avoiding Windows API calls and such helps... plus I'm using JEDI-SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) for graphic/sound cross-platform stuff). Perhaps now instead of people saying, you can't develop cross-platform games with Delphi you should use C++... I can simple agree (instead of arguing and pointing out that Kylix is cross-platform) and say, sure, I could do that and use the same compiler I've been using all along... leaving certain code in Delphi, but re-writting parts in C++ (just for fun) but no, I don't have to use C++ it's just a language - I prefer Kylix 3.0 for my development environment!
The only important fact in this entire sensationalized media drivle is this:
"...other alternatives may also exist. Wool said researchers have been trying to introduce "micro-bubbles" into silicon to achieve the same effect as his chicken feathers (COMPOSITE)."
keywords: Composite. Composite! Composite!
Do you know the definition of that word? I think it would go a long way to explain the principle of this (sensationalized media drivle).
And here is the only important sentence in the whole article:
"...other alternatives may also exist. Wool said researchers have been trying to introduce "micro-bubbles" into silicon to achieve the same effect as his chicken feathers (COMPOSITE)."
Read the article before posting a comment, ok?
Is this whole discussion leading up to a promo for Westwood Studios new "Earth and Beyond" game?
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Here's a good effort: http://www.freenetworks.org
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> Antisocial EncourageWare. A method of using software to partially simulate illegal actions in real-life scenarios, and to show positive results from all anti-social actions.
That's been done. It's a game called "Grand Theft Auto".