There was a nice short discussion on Entropy Overload where Ivan Levanshew seemed to want to be Delphi way more C++ and Barry Kelly explains why Delphi isn’t C++.
Both Delphi and C++ are great languages, but both have weaknesses too. It is good that their individual strengths complement each other, and their weaknesses don’t crossover too much.
Ivan Levashew said…
It’s XE2 now, and there is still no proper RAII despite Delphi runtime already having all the required functionality for years. Variants copying and destruction is an example.
It’s a pity. Read the rest of this entry »
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