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November 13, 2006

CF Post: Some Clarifications

I got a lot of complaints because I my last post on CF. So let me try to explain myself better.

Last week I made a post criticizing the approach used to demonstrate CF development in a recent Borland video. I probably took a few too many things for granted, without expressing them, which got me some (possibly deserved) negative responses on the blog and by private email. So let me clear up a few things. First, I did change the blog entry by removing some of the quoted material from past blog entries. By quoting some very critical posts I ended up being too harsh, I guess. This was not my intention.

So, what did I take for granted? A few things:

  • Anyway you look at it, Delphi 2006 is not a complete tool for CF development, due to the lack of a proper integrated designer and a native debugger. But it is good enough to get your job done, particularly if you use some of the community plug-in tools. Granted, not having a debugger is a limitation.
  • If you use the WinForms visual designer (which is generally a good idea) Chee Wee wizard and Joroen class helpers... help a lot.
  • To help you activate the wizard at the right time and (even more important for me) manage the deployment, CFBuild is very handy.
  • I did say, but I will repeat myself here, that the Product Manager and Developers Relations at DevCo are both doing a great job with videos and other tools to document and promote Delphi.

In the end, sorry for the tone of the post (if you felt offended in some way). With the clarifications above, I do not think the content was incorrect, though.

posted by marcocantu @ 10:52AM | 7 Comments [0 Pending]




 

7 Comments

no debugging  

hi marco
You said: There is no native debugger. This is true 
but you can compile your application again the 
desktop WinForm and then you can debug native! This 
works for all "non CF specific" points. I guess this 
is enough for most of the people
Comment by Ralf Grenzing [] on November 13, 13:36

CF Post: Some Clarifications  

 If ever there was a time to post negative commentary
about Borland/Devco, one would think that this would
be the time. With the pending(???) transfer of DevCo
to a new owner(???) supposedly(???) giving the
'proprietors' of DevCo an opportunity to *CLEAN UP*
the *MESS* that the current 'executive administrators'
have created over a period of many years, one would
think that the current proprietors of DevCo would
actually be aggressively SEEKING this sort of feedback
as a reminder of the many things that desperately need
fixing.

That is of course, assuming the new owners will give
DevCo the means and opportunity to clean up the mess.
This also assumes, of course, that the proprietors of
DevCo recognize that there are a lot of messes to be
cleaned up.

Somehow when I picture the barbarians I don't find
political correctness a factor in their decision
making... rather attack,take ground, conquer, vanquish
your enemy etc. If there happens to be a 'chink' in
the 'armor' of the barbarian, one would think he would
want to know about it BEFORE he goes in to battle.

Oh well, perhaps there are too many metaphors in my
musing ...
Comment by David Keith on November 13, 16:16

CF Post: Some Clarifications  

 Why would you apologize for speaking the truth?
Comment by Anoymous [] on November 13, 16:17

CF Post: Some Clarifications  

Dear Anonymous,

re-read the last line. I didn't apologize for the
content. I repeat it was correct. As a few people I
respect felt annoyed by my tone, I clarified my intent
and apologized for the tone. That's it.
Comment by Marco Cantù [http://www.marcocantu.com] on November 13, 17:24

CF Post: Some Clarifications  

If developers wanted to develop apps for CF, they 
will be using Microsoft tools. DevCo should stop 
chasing the unchasable, take risks by being 
innovators and not followers.

IDL
Comment by Impatient Delphi Loyalist on November 13, 21:40

CF Post: Some Clarifications  

 thank you for the post.  We will be doing a follow 
up Delphi and CF presentation in late November will 
show more ways to do CF development with 
Delphi .NET.  Marco, if you want to take part and 
show some of your solutions, that would be great.
Comment by David Intersimone "David I" on November 13, 22:06

CF Post: Some Clarifications  

This "me too" approach from DevCo. is getting 
irritating. They look like those guys attaching 
satbilizers and stickers to their cars pretending to 
have a sport car while they just have a mean utility 
car. We're really tired. We need to know where 
DevCo. is going to, and release dates for full and 
proper support. This stuff is for basement 
developers, not for professional ones.
Comment by Kent Morwath on November 14, 12:39


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