One of the major differences between the first versions of Delphi and Visual Basic was Delphi’s ability to create components (VB’s VBX components were built using Delphi, C, Assembler, and other compiled languages). Delphi shipped with a large number of components (with source code). Many of the components were use to build Delphi itself (the […]
The Business Performance Management (BPM) Forum, today, announced the results of a survey, sponsored by Borland Cognizant and the BPM Forum, that studied the risks, liabilities, costs, complexities, and inefficiences of obsolete or unecessary business applications that are still deployed. In today’s BPM Forum press release, the headline reads "Osolete Software Costs U.S. Companies Billions […]
In Paul Simon’s song, The 59th Street Bridge Song(Feelin’ Groovy), he tell us to "Slow down you move too fast, You got to make the moment last, Just kickin’ down the cobble stones, Lookin’ for fun and feelin’ groovy". Well, I for one don’t want to slow down that often, especially when I am programming. […]