Before I make teh decision to jump, what are the general perceptions of the
two?  Is it worth upgrading?

Comments/Feedback?

Regards & TIA,

Ian
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Ian Branch wrote:
> Before I make teh decision to jump, what are the general perceptions of the
> two?  Is it worth upgrading?
>

First, download the Explorer version and give it a spin. It coexists
nicely with Delphi 7 and will give you a taste of what you can expect
with the Pro version.

As someone who is in the same boat as you, I'll give my 2 cents.

I've been playing with it for the last week. It is a slick piece of
coding and a big improvement over 2005 (which was a waste of hard earned
money). The compiler is very fast and the code seems to be robust.
However, I just can't justify the cost of the "purchase" (remember, you
can't upgrade from Delphi 7 to Turbo Delphi).

Most of the improvements in the IDE can be purchased for Delphi 7 from
3rd parties or are free. The refactoring and other enhancements can be
purchased from TwoDesk software as Castalia. Load up GExperts and you
have most of the rest. I you want the speed increases in your compiled
code, then visit the Fastcode project (that's what Borland did). As an
existing owner of Delphi, you'll have almost all the improvements at
about 20% of the cost and it will still produce executables that will
run on the latest version of Windows.

Let's face it, the the best part of Delphi is the ability to add and
update components and most companies are still producing their component
packages for Delphi 7. The Jedi project produces a plethora of
components, many of which take advantage of the latest Windows API's, so
you can still produce programs that look just as modern from Delphi 7 as
you can from Turbo Delphi.

Now, if you're a new user, then you're a fool if you go with any other
development environment. Even older version of Delphi are more
productive than other environments.

On the other hand, if Borland/Devco would see their way clear to offer
an incentive for those of us with Delphi 7 to purchase Turbo Delphi,
then I just might make the switch. Especially those of us who wasted our
money on Delphi 2005. Right now, it just doesn't make economic sense to
do so.

Mark

As someone who's upgraded to D2006 - I've switched almost all the refactorings off - I spent to much time fighting them and couldn't be bothered trying to figure out how to alter them to MY coding style not DevCo's

Roy Lambert

In my case, having gone Turbo Pascal >> D2 >> D6, the
question is:

Is D6 to Turbo Delphi a no-brainer?

I have downloaded the Explorer (which I think can co-exist
with D6) but have not yet pressed the button.

Malcolm

Malcolm wrote:

> In my case, having gone Turbo Pascal >> D2 >> D6, the
> question is:
>
> Is D6 to Turbo Delphi a no-brainer?
>
> I have downloaded the Explorer (which I think can co-exist
> with D6) but have not yet pressed the button.
>
> Malcolm

Hi Malcolm,

   I have D7 & Turbo Delphi both running fine on the same machine.

Regards,

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Hi Ian

Yes, I bit the bullet .. and they appear to co-exist fine.
Trouble is that Explorer does not like *any* of my existing
projects because of 3rd party components.  

DBIsam?  Never heard of it!

I will have to have a play with a new project to see if
there is anything I can't do without.

Malcolm

Malcolm


Look at this http://danielstools.de/?p=109

Roy Lambert

Thanks Roy.
Will you have to shoot me now?
Off to golf then back to study/experiment.

Malcolm


Yes, if I ever get a gun that will shoot that far, or even if I ever get a gun

Roy Lambert