"Borland Legend"
In 2000, the first article about Borland's memoir was published in the "Forum.vClxx.vcl)", it immediately got a very sharp response. Many readers constantly write a letter to the author wants to publish subsequent memories. Naturally, this memories in the Programmer Deep Forum also immediately became a point in reading the most popular article. The author also found that this article was published in the webpage, many continent did not know my friend and constant Ask the source of this article, and who is written. Such a warm feedback is that the author did not think of, because one of the reasons why the writing and publishing this memories of the article is that the author has left Borland. The author feels that many Borland's story is very exciting and worthy of the aftertaste. Thunder. In addition, the "Programmer Deep Forum" has just been established at the time, in order to attract the netizens to the "Programmer Deep Forum", one of the beginning of the beginning, is also my friend, Li Zhenzheng, I hope I can write Some attractive things come to help, before the birth of this memories of articles.
There is no long-lasting programmer magazine, and the author is connected to the author. In addition to hope that the author can write some Borland's technical articles for programmer magazine, it is also very interested in these Borland's stories, so in 2001. In July, I published "Borland's story" in July, I didn't think that even if this article was already broadcasting in Internet / Intranet, it was still a wide response after the programmer magazine was published. Many readers have praised Plus, strongly hope that the programmer magazine can continue to publish subsequent articles. Of course, the programmer magazine also immediately and the author's contact, hoping that the author can immediately write a subsequent story. After this, Taiwan's Run! PC also logs out of this article, and the response of the reader is also the same, and the following requirements are required.
The author thinks that the reason why this article will cause huge reactions because many software personnel have probably used Borland's development tools, the most obvious is the Borland's Turbo series. Turbo Pascal believes that it is one of the many people's learning data structures (Data structure), and the author is one of them. Turbo C, Turbo C , Borland C / C , etc. is more people to learn the germination tools of C / C languages. Regardless of the tools you use, even if it is already use of Borland tools, these growth and learning memories are still buried in the hearts of each programmer, and this memories may have evolved that many people have already disappeared for a long time, suddenly Since these, these people who have suffered in the minds of many people, of course, this memories may also have many people to understand many of the stories hidden behind the year. Why is the software history develop this? The curiosity of seeking the answer will never be abrasive because of the disappearance of time. When this memories have unveiled the answers behind many stories, they will certainly cause the readers to respond to a bigger response, because this will let us want more And more dusty problems in our hearts will start again in the brain. What is the next development?
It is relatively easy to write the first memories of the article. Because the author has left Borland, there is nothing burden. But "World Requirements", maybe it is not the fate of Borland, and the author returned to Borland at the end of 2001. Because it has become the staff of Borland, there is a scruple in writing something, I don't know what the results will, so the progress written in this area will stop, there is no progress for a long time. But later the author thinks, these are just some historical deeds and the idea and observation of the author, if Borland does not face these, how can it face the future? So the author started to cut off the progress and slowly wrote some subsequent content, and synchronized published in the mainland programmer magazine and Run! PC magazine in Taiwan. The idea of intending these memories and articles observed for future software trends is because many friends want to be able to read these wonderful stories at a time, and do not want to "looked through the autumn water". I can publish the next article. The content is therefore constantly suggested that the author is assembled. However, the first reaction of the author is that the length of these story may be a book, and the author's work is too busy, so I don't put this suggestion in my heart. However, the writer is constantly writing subsequent articles that the past memories continue to poured with the pen. It was originally used to write 3 or 4 programs that could not be cleaned. Moreover, as the author wrote past memories, the author also begins to think about some more depth problems, and began to observe the development of software trends and important issues such as Borland. The author starts to learn that the development of the development of the Borland's growth, the recession and Dongshan will learn about the impact of software development for each software personnel? If the author or the reader is Borland's CEO, then how will you operate and face challenges? How to help Borland go out? Borland has experienced those changes during these years of struggle? How do Borland faces future competition? What is the trend of software development for Borland? Perhaps the author loves Borland. These questions began to appear in the minds of the author, and constantly asking the author, maybe readers will also begin to encounter the same situation as the author, and start thinking these complications Interesting problems. Of course, these follow-up development is that the author is not expected, and it is also an additional gain for the author.
In fact, the author believes that these issues are to enhance their best exercise, because this can cultivate our observation capabilities, think about the meaning and behind the future, and master the future development. When the software personnel began to pay attention to such a thinking, it is often the phenomenon that the software staff should be more towering. This is also the phenomenon that the author has observed in many years and many engineers. It is unfortunately that these are only a few talents. Noticeable things. When the author worked in Dingxin, the author was in Dingxin computer, the authority of the vice president requested the author to report the opinions and reports of the future market, product and technical trends every week, in this period. Start cultivating the habit of thinking these issues. After a few years, I started to work for Borland. After a product manager, I started to observe product and technical trends, and these training let the author naturally observe past history and began to ask yourself related issues. .
Therefore, when Mr. Jiang Tao, the programmer magazine, I also asked the will of my book, and the author began to consider this possible. In addition to describing the important campaign stories of Borland, the post-history history of product development and wonderful stories, the author also wants to write the transformation history of Borland, and the impact after the transformation. In addition, the author also wants to write some interesting discussions such as Challenges in Borland, and the trend of software development. Of course, Borland's tough vitality is still constantly creating her history. For those who love Borland, they are all strange stories. The author's architecture of this book also learned from the initial blurred concept to the final understanding of the content you want to write. The book will be divided into three parts, and they are:
The wonderful story developed by Borland product. In these chapters, the author will make a lot of exciting, moving or an alish story, which contains the story of Borland itself, C / C development tool, Delphi, JBuilder, Visual DBase, Intrabuilder and components and development stories of intermediary software. Let readers understand the hard history of product development and how Borland strives to survive in fierce competition.
The transformation of Borland. Many people know Borland, but readers may not notice that Borland has changed in nearly 20 years, and changes in each stage are caused by specific characters and trends. The author will introduce the readers to these subtle changes and narrate the reasons and stories behind it.
The development of software trends and the future Borland. Today's software technology is more vivid, and the development of software technology is also advanced in front of 10 times. Who will win from the future mainstream software technology in the current diversified software technology or the platform will win? What is the impact between software technology between soft / hardware vendors? How will Borland compete in the future? How will Borland still occupy a place in the future? These are the contents of the author want to share and discuss with the reader.
This book is a quite interesting representative because it combines wonderful stories, and the competition process, the latest software technology trends, and the future thinking. There may be different feelings in the process of readers to read this book. It may evoke many people's memory, or they may make readers feel happy, and they are frustrated and excited. It is also possible to make readers feel anxious because many readers may not know what the readers have been in the face of the development of multi-power software technology in the current and future. However, after the reading of this book in the reader, it should have certain mastery of the development of future information industries.
Therefore, the author thinks the content of this book may become some readers' remembers of career. For some readers, they become a mirror of learning information history, or become most readers to master the present and future information trends. For the author, sorting this book is a record of past work and memories and is ready for future preparation.
Since the author is not writing for a study, the author knows that his time is limited. When can I complete this book, I am not sure, I can only try my best. During the career of the author, I have passed several stages. From the beginning of the excitement inexplicable, I will try my best to go to the book, and now I will follow the stage. The author should thank all friends who encourage the author. After all, the first book is not a pure technical book, and it is inevitable. The author can do to try to provide rich content to the reader, as for the final result, of course, by readers.
Li Wei 10/2002 in Taipei New Store
