February 20, 2007
CodeGear Announces Delphi 2007 and Delphi for PHP
After so many speculations, here is the official announcement of Delphi 2007 for Win32 and Delphi for PHP.
You can read the official announcements of Delphi 2007 for Win32 and Delphi for PHP on CodeGear web site. There should also be an article on the developer network site, but at the moment the site is reporting the error : "SQL Server does not exist or access denied".
The Delphi 2007 description underlines many times Vista support (combined with continued support for Win 2000 and Win XP), refers to the DBX4 database architecture, and mentions a " VCL for the Web" with AJAX support I've never heard about before... but I guess I have an idea about it. There will be a Professional and an Enterprise edition.
CodeGear claims Delphi for PHP "
is the first completely integrated visual Rapid Application Development (RAD) environment for PHP". It has an architecture very similar to Delphi, but it supports PHP for writing code, a PHP-based component library, and the ability to integrate with existing PHP open source libraries. There are a couple of screen shots.
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CodeGear Announces Delphi 2007 and Delphi for PHP
"VCL for Web" sounds very IntraWeb. Could this be the next IntraWeb version? Or are we talking something new (and IntraWeb concurrent)?Comment by on February 20, 17:45
CodeGear Announces Delphi 2007 and Delphi for PHP
That is what I was talking about CG! Now its starting to seem like good times aren't old, it seems they are just ahead. If CG new products are solid enough, then the ball is in our side of the field now. I really hope for more good news to come in the next months... and to have the oportunity to help my community.Comment by Salvador Gomez Retamoza [] on February 21, 05:06
CodeGear Announces Delphi 2007 and Delphi for PHP
Does the release of Delphi 2007 for Win 32 imply that Delphi for .Net is dead? I think going Win32 makes sense since there is no way to compete with Visual Studio in the .Net arena. But I do feel sorry for the developers that stuck with Delphi for .Net development, just like I felt sorry for myself when Borland dumped Kylix and C++ Builder. And like I feel sorry for anyone who learned to develop with C++ Builder X. One thing is for sure... If CodeGear doesn't stick with products for the long term there is no way developers will stick with them. It takes way too much time and effort to learn to use these tools to be looking for new tools every other year.Comment by Niels Damgaard on February 21, 05:35
CodeGear Announces Delphi 2007 and Delphi for PHP
It has been confirmed that VCL for Web i indeed IntraWeb. Delphi for .Net is not dead. If you read Allen Bauer's post in his blog, it is clear that CodeGear has followed the demand of its user base, mostly still on Win32, giving them priority over the .Net side.Comment by Marco Cantù [http://www.marcocantu.com] on February 21, 07:01
CodeGear Announces Delphi 2007 and Delphi for PHP
<devils advocate> If "VCL for Web" is IntraWeb, and support for Vista is nothing more but a couple of new components that wrap around new Vista APIs, what does this release actually bring? Does DBX4 justify the upgrade? </devils advocate>Comment by on February 21, 10:06
CodeGear Announces Delphi 2007 and Delphi for PHP
>> <devils advocate> >> >>If "VCL for Web" is IntraWeb, and support for Vista >>is nothing more but a couple of new components that >>wrap around new Vista APIs, what does this release >>actually bring? Does DBX4 justify the upgrade? >> >></devils advocate> IIRC support for Vista means the VCL components have been upgraded to support Vista and Aero. I can't confirm it, though.Comment by Guillem on February 21, 12:21
CodeGear Announces Delphi 2007 and Delphi for PHP
Maybe the quicker and better working IDE is a reason to upgrade. Or maybe the upgraded VCL. EelcoComment by Eelco on February 21, 12:23
CodeGear Announces Delphi 2007 and Delphi for PHP
Niels Daamgard wrote: >Does the release of Delphi 2007 for Win 32 imply >that Delphi for .Net is dead? Absolutely no, Delphi for .Net is going to be released later (there is even a codename now). I think the reasons are, as Marco wrote, CodeGear is giving some priority to the strongest base of developers, but also because .Net is precisely the most compited platform, and such a good idea like Delphi for .Net (I like it a lot, as I am using it a lot and the best of all, I am giving my applications a boost with it) has to be very carefully evolved. So, as I wrote before, I'm pleased with this news, but I can't wait for the next ones.Comment by Salvador Gomez Retamoza [] on February 21, 21:03
CodeGear Announces Delphi 2007 and Delphi for PHP
Salvador, I'm really interested in the Win32 version of Delphi. I loved version 6 and am hoping the new version will be as powerfull, fast and user friendly as that version was. I use Visual Studio 2005 for my .Net development but would love to use the new Delphi when I need a better performing application. NielsComment by Niels Damgaard on February 22, 02:36
CodeGear Announces Delphi 2007 and Delphi for PHP
I spoke to the tools reseller I normally buy from in the UK. They told me that an upgrade from Delphi 2006 Professional to Delphi 2007 Professional for Win 32 would not be available until the end of March 2007. Perhaps those people lucky enough to get previews for review will be quick off the mark and give us the comparative information we need in order to make an informed upgrade decision?Comment by Barney Drake [] on February 22, 11:28
CodeGear Announces Delphi 2007 and Delphi for PHP
As we are waiting for more news to come, is anyone knows what are the plans for an IDE for Python/Ruby that executives from CodeGear has announced at the end of last November ?Comment by Kikapu on February 22, 11:38
CodeGear Announces Delphi 2007 and Delphi for PHP
I think there are a lot of probabilities that CG is announcing the Ruby IDE, etc. in CodeRage virtual conference on middle of march as they had announced some "sweet tools that you haven't seen before". Niels: That is excellent, I'm using BDS 2006 (and both of its Delphi personalities) for every project and utility I have done since it was released, and I had to say I'm pretty comfortable with it, of course, it could be better, and that is what I expect from CodeGear now. I'm not dreaming, nor trying to convince anyone, I just know, just like most of us reading, that the kind of people in CodeGear and their kind of ideas can really become quite some tools for developers. If it weren't like this, we weren't still here :)Comment by Salvador Gomez Retamoza [] on February 22, 20:52
CodeGear Announces Delphi 2007 and Delphi for PHP
yes, a visual rad ide for python is desperately required. just like what codegear has done with delphi for php, i.e. wrap opensource libs and provide their functionality, codegear could wrap wxPython and provide a killer visual rad tool for linux without bothering about which distro should they support. many delphi programmers looking for opportunities in the opensource arena need a good visual rad tool. python is the way to go as of now in opensource desktop apps. i'm sure delphi programmers having opportunities in Linux will love it. yes, borland messed up with kylix, but can make up for it now.Comment by ram sambamurthy on March 11, 08:23
CodeGear Announces Delphi 2007 and Delphi for PHP
I can't find "Transactional Data Module" in Delphi 2007. It seems that this wizard was missing from Delphi 2006 up to 2007. Do you know something about this problem? Thank you in advance: NikComment by Nik on May 1, 16:35
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