On March 31 at 7 PM Rick Ross will present a follow-up to the February 18, Delphi 2009 demonstrations! The meeting will be held at the Columbus Northwest Library, 2280 Hard Rd, Columbus, OH. See you there!
Delphi 2009 and Delphi Prism Demo with David I, VP, Developer Relations and Chief Evangelist at Embarcadero!
February 18, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Dublin Chamber of Commerce
129 S High St
Dublin, OH 43017
We’ve waited years to get David here. Don’t miss this one! He’ll be demoing all the latest tools and have an update on progress under the new ownership!
This week Embarcadero will be previewing Delphi Prism at the Microsoft Professional Developer’s Conference. It’s a new .NET development tool that will allow you to build Web, RIA and Desktop applications for .NET and Mono! Here’s the link to the press release:
Embarcadero Shines Light on Delphi Prism™ .NET development system for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux
On October 3, 2008 ComputerWorld interviewed Anders Hejlsberg about the development of C# and future programming trends. A must read! Of course, Delphi is mentioned! Read it all here: The A-Z of programming languages: C#
Delphi 2009 has been released. Read the press release here.
Embarcadero Technologies has announced plans to acquire CodeGear from Borland. Fasten your safety belts! Read all about it here.
Just in case you’re ready for a reminder of how far we’ve come and how fast, check out this gallery of 70’s relics on ZDNet:
Dinosaur Sightings
If you haven’t already checked the link referenced on the CodeGear web site, Software Development Time’s Alan Ziechick has written an article that’ll be if interest to any Delphi developer titled “Tooling up with “CodeGear“.
Jan 8, 2007: Excellent Delphi career opportunities available. If interested, please contact Rick Ross ASAP with your details of your background and qualifications!
Wondering what’s happening at CodeGear? The new company’s CEO is impressive and seems poised to make things happen.
Click here to read a summary of or listen to an interview with CodeGear’s CEO, Ben Smith. The link also includes an “About Ben Smith” section. This should be of keen interest to every Delphi developer.
We all remember that in February 2006 Borland announced plans to seek a buyer for it’s IDE tools including Delphi. The Delphi community response to the news was overwhelmingly positive, but many were still left with concerns.
Today the suspense is over! The “divestiture” is complete - well sort of. Delphi is now owned by a new company, CodeGear, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Borland!
We’ll know much more in the coming months, but the news certainly couldn’t be any better. CodeGear will be free to pursue success in the tools market, while Borland will still have a vested interest in that success. The arrangement already seems to have given the CodeGear staff a big boost of enthusiasm.
You can read the official press release here. And of course, you’ll also want to visit the new CodeGear site www.codegear.com. As of this writing, the site looks like that of a day old company, but we can rest assured that there’s more to come. Stay tuned!
Thanks to Nick Hodges for digging up this video.
If you haven’t already been there, the TurboTools site is up and running. Visit it here.
Neil Rubenking (Delphi for Dummies) wrote a good article in PC Magazine online called: “New Borland Line Salutes Turbo Pascal Spirit“. It’s definitely worth reading. Also, the official web site for Turbo Tools should be up anytime now: Visit it here.
As we wait for Borland to finalize the sale of its IDE products, you might expect the IDE group to be in a holding pattern. In fact, nothing could be further form the truth. We’ve recently seen them hiring (including the rehiring of a few stars that had left) and now we’re seeing the unexpected release of new tools! Read all about it here.
Over the years, I’ve been involved in numerous discussions comparing IDEs. Facts in hand, it’s always easy to make a strong evidence-based case for Delphi being the most productive tool available. In the latest installment from David I. he presents more facts that you can use to bolster your own case for Delphi. Click here to read it.
In a July 24 article on ZDNET, author Garett Rogers remarks “One thing Google really needs now is a community of developers”. I’ve often thought the same thing and with a great set of developer tools up for sale, who knows?
In context his comments refer to the open source community, but I believe apply equally well to non-open source tools. It shouldn’t be long before we know.
You can read the complete article here.
Like kids in the back seat on vacation, with high expectations we’re all wondering when we’re going to get there and what it’ll be like. Of course, I’m referring to that “place” where we know the new owner of Delphi.
In the July 24 eWeek article, “Borland Close To Naming a Buyer for Its IDE Unit“, Borland’s CEO Tod Nielsen provides us with several interesting quotes:
“There is no deal done”
“We expect to have a deal done in the next few weeks, and then we’ll
announce shortly after we get it taken care of. And we expect it to be
completed by Sept. 30.”"
“I think people are going to look back and say this is a real win-win-win situation”
So far, so good. Just be patient, we’ll be there soon!
I’ve found that many Delphi developers miss the updates from David I. Some of the updates get caught in SPAM filters while others end up in the hands of a company representative with whom all software is registered.
In any case, for those who missed the latest from David I. here it is:
Update on the Developer Tools Group Divestiture
Borland announced on February 8, 2006 the intention to divest its Integrated Developer Environment (IDE) and Database product lines. Nigel Brown, previously vice president of Borland EMEA, has been appointed general manager of Borland’s internally formed Developer Tools Group. This group now consists of approximately 180 Borland employees, with sales, marketing and product teams working independently within the Company. The divesture process is proceeding according to schedule and attracting a strong number of qualified bidders.
Borland is working to have a buyer identified within the next several months. Stay tuned to BDN for further updates and announcements.
The “DevCo” staff has been doing a great job of keeping us informed of product direction with “Roadmaps”. John Kaster just released the latest and there’s plenty of “must read” information on Delphi. Click here to read it.