"It is the thrill of Delphi to let Borland stand up. There is no Today's Delphi.
Borland! "
"It was the birthplace of Turbo Pascal, but it is Object Pascal to give Borland reborn opportunity!"
Creating Legend Stories - Delphi
No one will know that Borland C / C will encounter such a big failure after two years, and no one will expect.
Borland will reope with the East Mountain again because of Pascal. Borland's wonderful place is that whenever it seems
On the occasion of the land, Borland's R & D staff creates a star-level product to save Borland.
When other and Microsoft confrontation software companies have disappeared, Borland stands again and again.
Come. "Do not die the brave" this sentence to describe the toughness of Borland. Borland starts with Pascal,
After the C / C blooms, thereby reaching the peak state, and then rely on the PASCAL bath fire again. Borland
This process from C / C fell, and then refurbished the battlefield through the star tool Delphi, it can be said to be thrilling,
PHILIPPE KAHN and Anders Hejlsberg were involved in Borland and Anders Hejlsberg left Borland
The secret, also activated the historical axle of Borland gradually transformed. For Borland, this history of development can
It is a very critical milestone. More importantly, the rise of Delphi has also produced huge in the software tool industry.
influences. Delphi not only activates the prelude to the RAD war on the Windows platform, but opens the Windows platform master
Changes of constituents, but also make a huge contribution to component technology. Until now, the component technology created by Delphi
Still deeply affects JavaBeans and .NET components and technology, which readers in the later inland
Understand gradually. And the origin of the story is around 1993 ...
Delphi's development origin
When Borland has successfully succeeded in Turbo Pascal, and the Charles Petzold et al, it fell below the glasses.
Borland Pascal 7.x in 1992/1993, Borland seems to have put traditional PASCAL development tools.
What can I do if I have developed to the limit? Borland Pascal After selling millions of sets, the program
The focus of the language has been transferred from Pascal to C / C , Borland Pascal can't continue to grow rapidly, thereby
Transferring a decrement situation, Borland must do new things to continue this product line.
At that time, the Architect of Borland Pascal, ie Anders Hejlsberg, see Microsoft Visual
The success of Basic, I think that Visual Basic is a relatively primary development tool, it is a learning of Windows.
Technical tools for programming, but there is no ability to develop real application systems. So Anders and Borland
Pascal's team decided to expand an unprecedented project plan, this development tool project starts at the beginning
A number of targets are set, and it is desirable to achieve and transcend Visual Basic. These initial goals are:
● Continue to the tradition of Borland Pascal, provide a quick compilation development environment
■ Borland / Turbo Pascal's high mismatches are Pascal written by Anders using assembly language.
The compiler not only compiles fast, but also produces extremely efficient machine code. At that time, Visual Basic was just an interpreter, which could not produce a real execution machine code, so Borland decided on this aspect.
Be far more than VB, but Borland's challenge is to develop a compilation speed that is comparable to the interpreter speed.
A new generation compiler.
■ Another important decision to improve the Borland Pascal programming, let this new
The development tool program language has object-oriented features. This is a very important decision at the time, because it not only needs
A large modification of the compiler, but also officially transcend Borland Pascal to the parent of PASCAL to the PASCAL defined structure, let
Pascal has the latest features in modern languages. Although this decision has a big factor because Borland decided
Object-oriented ways to establish a new generation of Framework and component architecture, therefore requires support for program language.
However, this is indeed a very bold stage at the time of the entire information world.
decision making. Although this program language can attract professional people's reward, it may also make many programs
The staff cannot span this obstacle. The later development also proved this.
● Create a new Windows Framework component architecture
■ The component used by VB at that time is VBX. However, the VBX architecture is very complicated and can only use the 16-bit environment.
And it is not very convenient in visual drag design. So Borland hopes to build a new new day after OWL
Framework, this Framework enables programmers to quickly develop Windows applications, and completely
Put the objects in the Windows operating system. In addition, Borland also wants to define a standard component architecture that makes
Programmers with this development tool can develop various components through Framework and component architecture, including visual
And non-visual components. This framework is later VCL (Visual Component Library). in
This, Borland made very successful. If the readers have VBX experience, they will know at the time, Microsoft
The defined VBX specification is simply chaos, which is found to be a piece of things. At the time, the VBX component pain was developed at the time.
Unbearable, then Microsoft has also given up VBX.
● Drag, visualized development environment
■ The idea of Borland is to develop a new integrated development environment, programmers in this development environment
Tow Framework's components to design a graphical interface with a visual method, then use it in the editor.
Object-oriented program language to write applications.
The name of this development tool project is: Delphi!
Delphi core member
After Delphi decided to start, Philippe Kahn is still unfamiliar with too many resources to develop this product.
Because Borland is concentrated in all resources, I hope to win the C / C development tool. therefore
Philippe Kahn only promised to allocate four developers of Anders, advanced the development of products.
Therefore, Delphi was laughed as an Apple computer at the time, it was developed in the basement.
At that time, the Delphi Development team, of course, contains Anders, the second person is Chuck Jazdzewski. among them
Anders is responsible for writing new Object Pascal compilers and core programs, while Chuck is responsible for designing Delphi
Used component framework, ie VCL. After 6 months of initial texture, when Anders opened
The result of the hair is presented to Philippe Kahn, Philippe immediately attracted it. Because at the time in Borland
Internal also wants to develop a C / C development tool that can develop application systems with visual dragging methods for Borland C / C . I didn't expect Andrs already open from basic ideas in just less than a year.
Issue a textured product. So Philippe immediately approved the development plan of this product and invested in R & D resources.
Many later talents raised from the development of Delphi projects. At the time, in this project, each
The important part is responsible for the following important people:
● Anders Hejlsberg: Compiler, Object Pascal Programming Language, Product Architecture
● Chuck Jazdzewski: Framework, Component Architecture Design / Implementation
● Allen Bauer: Development of the Development Environment, Open Tools API
● Danny Thorpe: RTL (Run-Time Library)
● Zack Urlocker: Product Development Direction, Product Planning
Interested readers can open the link below, this article is by Danny Thorpe (now Borland .NET)
Architect's writing, detailing the origin of the name of Delphi, and the development of the development.
Http://community.borland.com/Article/0 1410,20396,00.html
The development of Delphi was approved by Philippe Kahn resigned from Borland CEO because Borland operation was not good.
The most important and correct decisions made before. There is no two or three years without the consent of Philippe Kahn.
Borland, born, born.
Large-scale development actions and steps in Philippe Kahn
While Borland is in full swing of C / C , Delphi is also in a rapid development. 1994
In the second half of the year, Delphi 1.0 has almost developed, and the last remaining work is the stage of beta test. same year,
Borland decided to expand an attempt plan from Delphi because Borland is confident in Delphi.
Full. This plan is to make unprecedented mass tests for Delphi to ensure Delphi's quality, avoid
Do not repeat the mistakes of Borland C / C . Borland issued thousands of test versions for Delphi, invited
The majority of programmers have been a long-term test for Delphi. This is unprecedented because of Delphi 1.0
Borland will then have any products to have this kind of discouragement and scale. I remember about the end of 1994,
I received a mysterious Christmas gift from Mr. Zhang Shukili, Taiwan Product Manager at that time. Open the package at the time
Wrap, a sixty-seven disk, no files and instructions. Mr. Zhang Shukili invited me to install this "East"
Western, and please provide a bit.
After these "disks" are installed, it is a unfamiliar software. "What is this?" This is what I am
The first idea of time. Later, played this software, I found that I can't do it. Not only most of the Windows objects
Can pull the program code, more than the speed of compiling the application than using Borland C / C
The translation is more than ten times, and it is generated a lot of native EXE file, which is more comparable.
C / C program code. This makes me the programmer who is used to use C / C on the spot.
"How is this possible?" After I sent a voice, my colleagues, I felt weird, so a one
Run to my computer, see what I am doing? Of course, the author of the "Delphi Learning Manual" is also the author of the author, Mr. Li Zengkun. After everyone played, everyone is anxious to copy my
Delphi Beta is easy to play home. Later, Mr. Li Zengkun was even more played, and it was also able to let Delphi.
Connect to the quite closed Informix database (because their development team is using Informix), true
It is amazing. He is the first Delphi good hand I know.
"This is definitely a super star!", When I said to Mr. Zhang Shuki. "Really? So you can't
Write some articles introducing it in the magazine? "Mr. Zhang Shukili said to me. Just because of this pair
The words, let me start with Delphi. As for the reason I started writing Delphi books, I was unintentional.
Liu caused. On the occasion of Taiwan Borland to push Delphi 1.0, Mr. Zhang Shukiang is ready to personally go to the sea.
I have found the flag publishing a book to promote Delphi. Later, because Mr. Zhang was working too busy,
I found me and Li Zengkun helped. Original agreement is that I and Mr. Li Zengkun is only responsible for a small part.
The part is completed by Mr. Zhang. Unexpected, Mr. Zhang Shukiliang did not have time to invest completely, so only
It is good to complete the "Delphi 1.0 Learning Manual" with Mr. Li Zengkun. Because I haven't written myself with Mr. Li Zengkun
The experience of the book, there is not much time to write books, so "Delphi 1.0 Learning Manual" is all of Taiwan
A book in Delphi 1.0 book is far more than the time we plan at the time. Good at the time
The momentum of Delphi 1.0 is simple, such as the original hot, so this book is still selling well.
In 1995, it was a year of sorrow and joy. On January 11, 1995, Philippe Kahn officially
Resigning the position of Borland CEO, Philippe Kahn is still Borland Board of Directors.
One of the members. The task of the picking Gary Wetsel is to significantly delete the number of employees of Borland and start slimming.
Draw. Because the number of employees in Borland was created for Borland, the number of borland, but in 1995
Borland's revenue has fallen as a company that is not as good as 200M, and has been in a loss, and many industries at the time.
Boundary people think that Borland has already supported 1995. However, Valentine's Day on February 14, 1995 seems overnight
Changed the fate of Borland.
Delphi 1.0, a gun
On February 14, 1995, Borland will always remember the days, because this day is a day in which Delphi is officially born.
It is also the turning point of Borland to reverse the fate. Since Delphi's previous large-scale Beta test plan is already
The ball attracted great interest and praise, and the information industry also knows that Borland is preparing to launch a new across time.
Development tool products. Of course, more importantly, the full information sector is also very quiet. Is this product really better?
Save Borland from the destiny of bankrupt or acquired. Deciding that the days of life and death finally announced this day.
On February 14, 1995, Borland issued Delphi 1.0 on the world, I met in Scott Valley.
At that time, Delphi main rudder, Mr. Lance Devin, product manager. Lance is a very kind, energetic
People. Delphi immediately attracted all the focus in the world, and the media even said
Delphi L.0 is VBK (Visual Basic Killer).
After Delphi 1.0, the world's wild selling was issued. Because Borland did not expect Delphi
The reaction will be so good, so it has caused Delphi's global big out of stock. Borland has not enjoyed such a beautiful taste for a long time after Borland C / C 3.1.
In Taiwan, since Delphi will be a successful product, Taiwan is almost the same as the United States.
Time is published Delphi 1.0. And Taiwan Borland does not hesitate to drive from the United States.
Delphi, and the number of Delphi, which can achieve, is only a small amount of goods that are brought from the United States. Taiwan
Borland released Delphi on the 2nd floor of Shi Dynasty in Xinyi Road. The entire meeting room was almost stuffed,
Because there are too many eager to think about the Software personnel of Delphi Lushan. I also make a clear remember the end of the conference.
Thereafter, the door of the conference room was full of people who snapped up Delphi. Soon, all Delphi was grabbed. Remember
At that time, Mr. Li Zheng did not grab Delphi 1.0, and then got until 2 more worship. and I? Fortunately
Before the release of Delphi 1.0, Mr. Zhang Shukiang has sent a formal delphi 1.0
The Client / Server version let me play. Of course, I can't wait to introduce Delphi to my boss at the time.
Our package can use Delphi to write Windows version, but my boss still insists
Visual Basic is written. Later, I left this company and found a software company who was willing to use Delphi.
At that time, the whirlwind caused by Delphi in Taiwan Book City was really described in "Luoyang Paper". Any and Delphi 1.0
Books are immediately sold, and every publishing house is full of eyes. I also remember the first Delphi at the time.
1.0 book is launched by the Wave Press Press. According to Mr. Peng, the most famous Tianyi Bookstore Board, Taiwan, the most popular
When you can sell 500 this quantity one day. I think this Delphi book should be sales in Taiwan.
The best Delphi book is estimated to have tens of thousands of sales in this wave of books. More exaggerated is that later I actually
At the Tianlong Book Company saw the collection of 2 this filmmaking Delphi book, it was packaged by the plastic sleeve, the price is "1500" block
Coin, actually sold very quickly, is really incredible. This is absolutely unprecedented even if it is not a matter of no longer.
The success of Delphi 1.0 may be in the expectations of confident Anders, see below Delphi 1.0
In the secret household EASTER EGG, Anders smiled so brightly, it has been foreseen that Delphi is bright.
Come.
How successful Delphi 1.0? According to the informal statistics, Delphi 1.0 sold more than 500,000 sets in the world.
This is really an amazing figure. If the reader does not have any concept, then I can give some examples.
Comparison. The most successful Borland / Turbo C / C series of Borland has sold 3.1 most peaks.
The sales of the ball exceeded more than 1 million sets, which was accumulated for several years, and the number of sets reached after several versions. Delphi
A version arrived at half of the sales of C / C , from which you can know how successful Delphi is.
The big sale of Delphi 1.0 immediately saved the Borland of financial difficulties. Delphi's income not only let Borland stand
Invested more resources to the Delphi development group to prepare the development of the next version, and let the borland
The internal latte (later JBuilder) won more research and development resources, and JBuilder has been achieved several years.
Pick up again; push Borland to another peak.
Goodbye, Borland founder, philippe kahn
In the second half of 1995, Borland had a major thing, that is, Philippe Kahn is officially being created by his one hand. This is a shock and sad thing, I believe many readers who care about Borland know
Taoism. But why philippe kahn will be kicked out of the Borland board and leave Borland?
This is a secret.
Everything starts from the CEO of Borland from Philippe Kahn. Phased in Philippe Kahn
After the CEO, he felt that some of Borland's development direction was not very recognized, so he opened a new one outside.
Company Starfish, bought Sidekick, Dashboard, etc. from Borland, and began R & D movement
And wireless, etc.
After Java in 1995, Philippe Kahn felt that Java had a prompt, and hoped to combine Java and move.
Move and wireless software technology. At that time, Borland also started to develop Java products, including the code is latte
Java development tools and JAVA's JIT compiler and other technologies. Borland did not expect, due to Java's cute
Germination will cause Philippe Kahn and Anders to leave and disintegrate the Borland Visual DBase group.
Say that after Borland gradually has achieved results, Philippe Kahn's Starfish has also begun
Step on the track. In 1995, Philippe Kahn looked at Borland's internal Java's talented quality, so
I will see some good hands to my own Starfish. After the harnessing movement of Philippe Kahn is getting bigger,
Borland's board of directors finally unable to endure the PHILIPPE KAHN to dig the Borland wall corner. then,
Borland's board member consistently voted, and the Philippe Kahn will be extended by Borland's board of directors and
Borland. This is a very significant blow for Philippe Kahn, and Philippe Kahn is forced to leave him.
Founded and beloved by borland. Even if the Starfish of Philippe Kahn is good,
Come by Motorola with tens of millions of dollars to STARFISH, let Philippe Kahn earn a point, but
He still can't let go, will never forget Borland to give him success, glory, pride and humiliation. although
Philippe Kahn has always imagined the Apple's Steve Jobs, and it is possible to return to BORLAND a day, but
Yes, it is clear that Philippe Kahn has no luck as Steve Jobs, and Philippe Kahn has never been completed.
This wish.
Anders' plan and zack idea
After Delphi 1.0 success, if the ambitious Anders immediately started the next version of Delphi
Development plan. At this point, the Delphi R & D team has more resources, so you can do more things. However, in 1995
After the introduction of Delphi 1.0, the information industry has several important changes, that is, with Microsoft
The success of Windows 95, the company's use of Windows platform development application has become established trend, plus
At that time, the rapid development of the database market, so many companies start looking for Client / Server in the Windows platform.
solution. Because these demands are rapid and large, it has caused two of PowerBuilder and Gupta.
The master is prevalent from the architecture development tool. At that time, PowerBuilder is more than 50% of the WINDOW platform.
The master is developed from the architecture development tool, while GUPTA has more than 30% of the market. This is really terrible, because both tools occupy more than 80% of the market. Since the Lord from the architecture is almost from these two tools,
Powerbuilder and Gupta have quite expensive, I remember that a set of Powerbuilder is 40,000 new Taiwan
Currency, and Gupta will have 30 million, it is really unable to believe.
In Microsoft, due to the success of Delphi 1.0, VB is a considerable pressure. So Microsoft
After the launch of Delphi 1.0, VB 4.0 is also launched. VB 4.0 emphasizes the focus of VB applications
It can be compiled into an executable, but because the quality of the compiler of VB 4.0 is still immature, the effect is compiled.
not good. Plus its bugs is very much, so VB4.0 is a quite unsuccessful product. This is due to this
Some factors have also passed the quality of the VB Double Version at the time. However, at the time due to
Powerbuilder and Gupta have been profitable, and Microsoft also saw that the Lord will be the number of future.
Annual important information architecture, so VB 4.0 begins, Microsoft has also begun to join more developed databases for VB.
As well as the master's ability, and with Microsoft's ODBC specification to attack the master from architecture market.
After Delphi 1.0 is successful, Anders have accepted the media across the media, describing the Delphi 2.0 in his heart.
Function. At that time, Anders said that he hopes to join the Garbage Collection function for Delphi because
Object Pascal uses Heap-based mode in establishing an object, so in order to reduce Delphi programmers
Possible errors and simplify the writing of Delphi program code, he wants to join Garbage Collection. Now
Microsoft on it. Net built the Garbage Collection function, and this idea has been 7 years ago
It is in the mind of Anders.
In addition to Garbage Collection, Anders also wants to add more stack-based capabilities for Delphi (yes)
Coinciured? The .NET's IL is also the language of stack-based, and continuously improves Delphi compiler, join
More compiler optimization functions, let Delphi's program code execution speed can exceed C / C .
From Anders's ideas, readers should feel that Anders want to do, they are comparative language, system and low.
Advancing, affecting the functionality of the level. However, since the information market is gradually moving towards the master from the architecture, so
Zack Urlocker et al. Hopes that Delphi 2.0 can be able to strengthen the main strengthening from the architecture, then match
BDE / IDAPI technology, in order to compete with Powerbuilder / Gupta, enter the profit
The rich tool market, this is the time point of the first Anders and Zack opinions.
Later, the Delphi R & D team reached a consensus, that is, the next version of Delphi will be compiled by Anders.
The domain is dominated, developing a real 32-bit compiler for Delphi, and has optimized features (because
Delphi 1.0 is a 16-bit development tool). However, Delphi 2.0 will also greatly join the function of the master from the architecture, and
Provide drivers connecting various RDBMS via BDE / IDAPI, and then improve the VCL architecture by Chuck to provide more powerful
The data perceived ability, let Delphi 2.0 officially have the cost of competing with PowerBuilder / Gupta. This also buried two tools for Powerbuilder / Gupta, are prepared by VB and Delphi, and finally
Destiny of speed recession.
Since Delphi 2.0 begins to determine the direction of the main point of architecture and the development of large system capabilities, Anders
Without excess resources, he can achieve his ideals, plus ZACKs and discriminates the development of product development.
Some are indirectly caused by Anders to leave Borland.
Delphi 2.0, enter 32 world development tools
Complete the Delphi 32-bit compiler in Anders and the BDE / IDAPI team also implements more connection RDBMS.
After the movement, Delphi 2.0 is ready to go. Delphi 2.0 is also very good after launch
The 32-bit compiler created by Anders is not only compiled, but the quality of the compiled application is even more
The words can be said. At that time, the executive program code generated by Delphi 2.0 has repeatedly won the evaluation prize of professional media and laboratories.
Especially in terms of integer operations, it is better than VC . In general applications, also with VC
The program code is incompatible. Overall, only in terms of floating point numbers are backward VC . This is also later borland.
The translation team and Anders activate the reason for the next generation of compiler projects, the purpose is to C Builder
Develop a shared backend optimization compiler with Delphi. But unfortunately, Anders left later.
Borland, did not participate in this optimal compiler, otherwise Borland's compiler should be more than now
power.
Delphi 2.0 is as good as Delphi L.0, because many want to develop pure 32 under Windows NT
The programmer of the application system is willing to use Delphi 2.0, not to say some companies' developers, do not want
Many of the slow-processes of PowerBuilder / Gupta, using scripting languages
Powerbuilder / Gupta users turn to use Borland's Delphi, this is Borland follows the original
Behind Borland C / C 3.1 is again entered into the corporate market. The total sales volume of Delphi 2.0 and Delphi 1.0 also exceeds
One million sets. In the global market, Delphi is very successful in Europe, Asia and Central South America, but
The market performance in North America is flat. Since Delphi is very eye-catching, VB and Powerbuilder are huge
The pressure, so Microsoft and Sybase have also prepared to launch VB 5.0 after Delphi 2.0.
Powerbuilder 6.0, officially unveiled the last life and death battle of the RAD tool.
After the successful launch of Delphi 2.0, unfortunately Lance also left Borland. Take over Delphi products
The manager is Ben Riga. How do you say this Canadian people? Ben Riga is also very kind, but
I have proposed many Delphi development directions to him, and this people are not reflected in the product of Delphi.
For example, I strongly recommend that Delphi should invest more efforts in the Web, implement classes in Delphi.
It seems that Intrabuilder's ability, providing visualization to develop web applications, which is like today
Developer Express's ExpressWeb Objects component group, or an intRAWeb component group. If
When Delphi 3 or Delphi 4 can have this component group, then Delphi's web capabilities will be NO.1, not to mention how much help is for Delphi sales. Unfortunately, the author person is light, and Ben did not take this.
Important features of Delphi's product development specifications. I have been now, and Delphi 6/7 is carefully considering this.
Needs, although the time is late, but if you really do it, it is better than not good.
RAD
After Delphi and VB entered the world from the architecture, it has a more intense competition with PowerBuilder.
After the release of Delphi 2.0, PowerBuilder faces greater challenges. Because VB is easy to use and
Microsoft's efforts still show growth trends, but PowerBuilder is directly and
Delphi competition. After Delphi 2.0 is launched, Borland is also a very fast to understand that many Delphi users are from
The Powerbuilder turned, and then the Borland was placed in Borland to set up the PowerBuilder program.
Sufficient continues to grab more market share from PowerBuilder.
The pure 32-bit compiler of Delphi 2.0 has always been like many people, which is also to Powerbuilder.
Bring pressure, because many PowerBuilder users, especially software companies make Powerbuilder
The language PowerScript is slow and unhappy, but like PowerBuildo's DataWindow. because
This time Sybase will develop a compiler for PowerBuilder to increase the PowerBuilder application.
The execution speed of the program. However, Sybase did not implement the PowerBuilder 5.0 after Delphi 2.0,
It has always been to Powerbuilder 6.0 to launch the PowerBuilder compiler, but the problem is still a lot.
At that time, I once carefully observed the user of Taiwan to participate in the Delphi conference and the use of PowerBuilder.
I found a very interesting phenomenon, that is, I almost all the users who participated in Delphi (1.0 / 2.0).
Is engineers, very few information managers for DB Center or information managers. Users who go to Powerbuilder
At very little engineers, most of them are in decent DB Center information or information managers. This
A situation gradually changes after Delphi 2.0, because when Delphi is slowly being accepted by the company a development tool
After that, there are also more and more information executives appearing in the conference of Delphi.
The picture below is the information I have drawn in 1999, from this SLIDE reader can find Delphi, VB and
PowerBuilder's competition is a version corresponding to a version. Whenever the competitors pushed the new version,
Expenditure competitors will immediately introduce relative competitive versions. But after Delphi 2.0, Powerbuilder
I have gradually impossible to synchronize the competition footsteps of Delphi and VB, and the gap is more and more.
Basically Delphi, VB and PowerBuilder competition is the most intense during Delphi 2.0, in Delphi
3.0 and VB 5.0 have been dominated. PowerBuilder has been positioned into database development tools, unable to be like Delphi
As the VB, becomes a common development tool in the Windows platform. Therefore, PowerBuilder's user group is
The use of the DB Center or the information room is gradually reduced. This phenomenon was very obvious in Taiwan at the time, because
Most software development vendors, packages manufacturers or project manufacturers have gradually abandoned PowerBuilder, not choosing
Using VB is to choose to use Delphi. After Delphi 3.0, the main SHS development tool market for the Windows platform is already VB 1, Delphi 2nd, and PowerBuilder retreats to third and the gap between Delphi / VB.
It's bigger. After 3 years of trip, traditional master is still not in Powerbuilder and Gupta from architecture development tools.
Microsoft and Borland's opponents, even if PowerBuilder has more than 50% of the world. Original
Sybase did not expect that after you acquired Powerbuilder, it lost its large piece of Jiangshan so soon. but
For Oracle and Informix, Sybase is more cost-effective because of the same competition.
Developer 2000 has long been available to the user of the Oracle database. Informix's master from architecture development tools
Neon is even more miserable, after a version, due to the huge size, slow, and the bug is a pile, it is not yet
The game is competed, it is shailed. This is the software that puts a large number of resource developers from the architecture development tool at the time.
Manufacturers are not injured, of course, except for Borland and Microsoft.
Powerbuilder and Gupta have been built from architecture, and only in just 1, 2 years.
There are many reasons why they are swallowed by VB and Delphi. PowerBuilder and Gupta have focused on high prices, special
Some people from the architecture market, but not know that the master has gradually become the general information architecture application mainstream, a large number of procedures
The prequatant needs is a reasonable and fully functional development tool. PowerBuilder and Gupta price
The deletion of the function, gradually emerged after VB and Delphi strengthen the master's functionality. In addition
An important factor in PowerBuilder and Gupta is a driver that connects to various RDBMS.
To provide the ability to develop databases and master from architecture application systems. But when VB and Delphi provide ODBC and
After BDE / IDAPI technology connects more database servers, the advantages of PowerBuilder and Gupta are no longer
. Another key factor is that PowerBuilder and Gupta have never become a popular development tool.
In addition to DB Center and enterprises, PowerBuilder and Gupta cannot be subject to a large number of ISV, commercial packages,
General engineers, even students use to develop a variety of different application systems. So PowerBuilder and Gupta
It can only be used in a particular software ethnic group, limiting the potential market that may grow.
Finally, I think the most important reason is Sybase and Gupta in the face of Microsoft and Borland.
When the manufacturer of the development tool is too light, the speed of the reaction is too slow, so that PowerBuilder and
In addition to the database and the master, the GUPTA is too sunchun. Especially gradually in Java
After the rise, PowerBuilder and Gupta final cross-platform appeal were also in an instant, so lost the market.
Unrebeatic fate.
Borland C Builder Birth
After Delphi L.0 / 2.0, it has been successful and has a huge income for Borland, from Borland.
The demand of C / C users is that Borland also launches a C / C version of the voice is also more and more intense.
Borland can't ignore the point. However, this is a quite hurt, because
Delphi is written with Object Pascal, how to transfer to C / C ? If you want to develop a C / C version of Delphi, how do the Borland C / C product line handle? So this also has a great controversy in Borland.
It is another story. However, it is undeniable that the success of Delphi 1.0 / 2.0 is the Borland
The main driving force of C Builder.
Start of the dispute
Delphi 2.0 has once again injected a huge cardiac agent in the Delphi R & D team. Delphi
The R & D team can't wait to develop Delphi3.0 to win the chasing, further drawing and VB distance,
And again give PowerBuilder / Gupta hit to achieve more markets from PowerBuilder / Gupta.
After the introduction of Delphi 2.0, according to the investigation of Gartner Group at the time, the master of the dominant development tool
One is still PowerBuilder, the second place is VB, and the third place is Delphi. Gupta market share
Fast decline, can't get into the top three share. Soon after the gupta is named Centura, hope
Powerful, but still unable to change the reality of the market, and gradually fade out the development tool market of the master from the architecture.
This is a major victory for VB and Delphi, because VB and Delphi are almost two years.
The PowerBuilder / Gupta has the advantage of operating a few years from the architecture market. Although Powerbuilder is still temporarily
Maintain the first share, but has shrunk from 50% to 40%, and is still in the continuous decline.
PowerBuilder is in jeopardy in VB and Delphi, the price is rapidly slipping.
However, in Delphi 3.0 functional meetings, Anders and Zack have once again have a strong dispute, because these two
Delphi's soul character has different views on Delphi 3.0. At the time due to Microsoft
COM / DCOM and other technologies are gradually mature and become more useful, so Anders want delphi 3 to be charged
Support for the development of COM / DCOM, which is more convenient than VB, more powerful than VC. In order to achieve
This idea, Anders invited Alain Lino Tadros to join Delphi's R & D team. Why Andrs will
Looking for Alain? This is because Alain has written more than 5,000 in Alarm technology at Borcon's seminar in 1996.
The program code of the line turns directly the VCL component into a COM object. After you know on Borcon, there is one
Idea, how is how to extend AlIAN, if you pass a way, you can put all or big
Part of the VCL component turns into a COM object and the COM Container, that will be more wonderful. Such
The R & D team to Delphi also does not need to be a lot of money to achieve the function of COM / DCOM. And with this
The idea also contributed to the birth of the IVCLCOMOBJECT interface and technology in Delphi 3, and converted VCL to COM directly.
The magical function of the object.
In addition to inviting Alian, Anders also plans to directly modify the Delphi compiler to allow the compiler to be directly
Treat COM reference count, exempt from the trouble of Delphi programmer, and provide effective
Execute code. If the Delphi 3 is implemented in accordance with the idea of Anders at the time, then Delphi
Will be a better COM development tool than Microsoft Tools.
However, Zack does not think that Delphi 3 should spend so many resources on COM / DCOM. Although Zack agrees that Delphi 3 must have good support for COM / DCOM, but he believes that Delphi 3 should be in Delphi 2's master
After winning the victory, continue to work in a higher order, that is, a distributed architecture to plastic Delphi
Caused development tools that can develop large-scale enterprises, and deliver Delphi into the profitable corporate market. So Zack and
At that time, the person in charge of the Borland Development Tool Department activated the so-called Golden Gate program.
Provide Delphi powerful intermediary engine features, so Borland acquires companies that publish ENTERA middleware, let
Delphi can connect to the backend large system via ENTERA, I hope that large companies can use Delphi developers
Nice application.
Since the Golden Gate program has been supported by the Borland high-level, the development direction of Delphi 3 is very soon
Advance in distributed technology. Although COM / DCOM support is also in the plan of the product, it is not like
The realm they want. Since Anders is ideal, it cannot be accepted, therefore in the development of Delphi 3
At the stage, Anders did not intervene in too many Delphi 3 development work.
On the occasion of Delphi 3, Delphi's R & D team is very harmoniously balances COM / DCOM and distributed technology.
The function also allows Delphi 3 to become the first development tool that provides distributed development in the Windows platform. and
Delphi 3 used Marketing Slogan at the time and the focus of product demands was also "Component Foundry".
It means that Delphi 3 can easily establish VCL components and COM / DCOM / ACTIVEX components.
After Delphi 3, Delphi should be a state of the peak, and the sales number is also very bright.
It has exceeded Borland C / C 3.1 sales, while Borland also has a stable income. But people don't worry
In thought, the subsequent number of things, almost made Delphi repeat the history of Borland C / C 4.0.
I don't know what I don't know here. I think COM / DCOM and distributed technology are important, later
Fact also proved that distributed technology is one of Delphi's strength, and the application system architecture has gradually moved to distributed multi-storey.
But there is no thinking of Delphi into invincible COM / DCOM component development tools like Anders.
Multi-person regrets.
After Anders gradually did not intervene in Delphi 3, the two key things that occurred later were destined.
Anders Hejlsberg leaves the fate of Borland in Philippe Kahn.
Genius losses and new heroes
After Anders and Zack have gradually been discriminated for Delphi, Anders is not dominant.
Delphi 3.0 development, the role in the Delphi development team is increasingly important in the Delphi development team, later almost
The main leaders of Delphi 3 and Delphi 4. Why Delphi's Architect Anders will slowly fade out
Delphi's core? This is also important to leave Borland with Philippe Kahn.
Hero
Philippe Kahn and Anders jointly created the legendary Borland, and there is a strong feelings between the two. in
When Borland work, Philippe Kahn is spare no effort support for any ideas and plans for Anders.
It is also this important support for power, and then the Borland Pascal and Delphi came out later.
But after Philippe Kahn left Borland, Anders didn't have this powerful support from the closest comrades. In 1997, Borland's new CEO Delbert Yocam was mastered, Borland's entire
The company began to move to the second important transformation, Delbert has different development and trends in Borland products.
View of Philippe Kahn. When Java gradually developed rapidly in 1996, the wise Anders also saw
The future of Java success. Therefore, after Anders no longer actively participated in the development of Delphi 2/3, he is very
I hope to lead the development of the Borland Java development tool, expect to be like the original Delphi 1.0,
Borland once again developed Java development tools at the world.
However, since Delphi is the most important source of income of Borland, the high-level still hopes that Anders will continue
The Delphi product is fully committed, so the Borland CEO Delbert Yocam at that time did not ratify Anders
Request. Borland's next important development tool JBuilder, the product development name at the time is Latte,
Still responsed by other groups. Based on my idea, because Anders have many ideas for Java,
Therefore, there will be subsequent VJ and C #, many of these products and program languages, they must be in the mind of Anders.
There is a period of time.
Delbert did not allow Anders to lead the latte development group, but Anders still did not give up his new plan. and also
Xu is what is destined and the fate of Borland has arrived at this time. At this time, Microsoft has launched a history.
Since the largest digitude of Borland. After Anders cannot be satisfied with Borland,
The generous conditions provided by Microsoft have a fatal appeal to Anders, resulting in borland no
The regret of the law.
Although Anders did not have a prominent degree, we were unable to get Turning Awards (ie Tu Ling Award, Information Science).
The honor award is equivalent to the Nobel Award). But I think the strength and contribution of Anders is never lost to any one.
Turning Awards' winners. Anders is the best information practice type, in 2001, he finally obtained
The most authoritative information of the information is the Excellent Programming issued by Dr. Dobbs' Journal issued.
Awards to commend the superior contributions made by Anders as the information. I think Anders should be much not high.
Excellent programmers who are educated or not from the computer information department.
Anders Hejlsberg This unique software genius is one of the top software technicians in the world.
On implementation technology, Anders may be the current first master, because he is proficient in program language, compiler technology, development
Tools, Framework, and system architecture. Although I know the important characters and good hands in many software communities, but still
I don't know if anyone can become everyone in so many fields like Anders. Below is the author sorted out
Anders Hejlsberg is an important prize that is important to achieve important achievements, contributions, and the important awards.
"And Philippe Kahn found Borland
"Developed Turbo Pascal, the first in-Memory Compiler at that time shocked the world
"Develop the world's best-selling Pascal products, Turbo Pascal (this is a lot of information to learn Pascal
Classic products used in Data Structure) and Borland Pascal. Turbo / Borland Pascal
Sale exceeds millions of sets. Dr. N. Wirth should also pay tribute to Anders, express Anders for the contribution of Pascal language.
"Anders uses assembly language writing compilers, and its skills do not have their right. Create the fastest speed of the world,
Quality is also a first-class Pascal compiler. After Anders left Borland, almost no one can modify it.
Anders's compiler
"Develop a great Rad tool that affects far-reaching Delphi
"Develop VJ language
"ARCHITECT" Microsoft .NET
"Microsoft Awards Microsoft Distinguish Engineer Awards
"Invention C # This will cause a significant language
"Awarded 2001 Dr. Dobbs' Journal of Excellent In Programming Award
What a few people can make a lot of careers in the world? Anders has achieved countless PC riverside
Great achievements, and have important contributions in programming language, compilers, development tools, and Framework.
The PC software industry is wonderful because of Anders, which has enriched many, and has created many amazing stories. more
The good thing is Anders now continue to contribute to his amazing days, let us wait and see, look at Anders
What is the trade can be created. However, no matter what, I believe that Anders should be most software people hope to learn.
The goal of learning. Anders' skill is also the realm of most software personnel to achieve.
In 2002 Borland Developers' Conference, Anders Hejlsberg is the first
Keynote Speaker, is still before James Gosling, the founder of Java. Listening to these two fields at the same time
Keynote Speech's listener report, Anders's Keynote Speech is very exciting, while James
Keynote Speech is relatively boring, and many people have ordered it in advance. And Anders started
When Keynote Speech, he won all the listeners of the audience, and in view of the most Borland.
In the heart of the developing tool, Anders Hejlsberg is a permanent superstar.
Microsoft's digging angle and Anders leave
Anders does not introduce Delphi development and cannot lead Borland Java development tool development.
Full frustration. Without Philippe Kahn's strong support, Anders is the top technology of Borland
Talents, but also unable to fight the power of the Borland management. Of course, this is also from philippe kahn.
After Borland, Bodand started to transform, this is in a slightly Borland's transformation, I will make a detailed
Description.
Although Anders encountered setbacks in Borland, this is a good opportunity for Microsoft,
At this time, Microsoft launched a large-scale excavation action, and it was made by the eyesight.
Microsoft has such bold action, so it has also caused the Borland for Microsoft's legal accusation.
In this excavation action, Microsoft locked several Borland's most outstanding or important characters, of course
Anders is a ranked first digging object. At the time of 1996, Microsoft finally launched actions, and the parties used.
The formula is the most straightforward attack. Microsoft sends a long-scale cars to the gate of the Borland door to find Anders to eat
Rice, the first Microsoft has opened a condition for annual salary of millions of dollars. However, after Borland knows this, the plus action will also be carried out soon, so Anders does not respond to Microsoft.
Microsoft is underbidden, and if you can't hold it, you will quickly use the big car to find Anders. This time Microsoft
It is proposed for more than two million US dollars, I hope Anders can be able to be willing. For this shout, Borland can have
Point is difficult because two million US dollars are not small numbers, which is more than the annual salary of many vice presidents at the time.
high. In addition, if Borland promises to add more than two million, is it chuck to add code? its
How does his Delphi R & D team adjust? These are very tricky problems.
However, Borland quickly found the solution, that is, allow Anders to sell from each set of Delphi versions.
A certain amount of copyright fee is drawn. In this way, Delphi is selling, Anders can achieve more feedback.
But on my understanding, Anders pays attention to the problem of money, because in the early days found in Borland,
Since the compiler of Turbo Pascal is written by Anders, Anders is also selling Turbo.
Pascal can take the routine. Sell millions of sets in Turbo / Borland Pascal,
Anders has long been rich. More than a little salary, there is less, it doesn't matter, Anders thinking is free development.
space. In Borland proposes Delphi's free version tax, plus Microsoft does not know Anders really want
What you want, so Anders still does not respond to the excellent conditions proposed by Microsoft.
However, Anders is really important, and Microsoft is in the face of Java with a daily threat.
Very eager to lead Microsoft to develop next-generation development tools like Anders, this is of course
It is also because Microsoft has made a small contribution to those who have dug in Borland. Microsoft food
The marrow-like flavor, of course, I hope to get the treasure of the town of Borland. After Anders is not moved twice,
Microsoft decided to sacrifice the last fate, personally find Anders to eat by Bill Gates, and carry out the final digging angle
action.
Regardless of the reader, it is undeniable that BILL is also a genius. Since ancient hero, heroic hero,
In the case of Anders and Bill, Microsoft has opened more than 3 million annual salary and tens of thousands of shares.
Microsoft stocks this super high condition, and then calculate the noble stock price of Microsoft, it is a pang.
Big numbers, perhaps with people who engage in software technology, this is already impossible as an astronomical figure. But these
The condition is not the main reason for imposing Anders, and Bill's final conditions are "promised to give Anders a group.
And very much resources, let Anders play "." This condition can be said to be the heart of Anders, because
Anders is eager to support him to complete new plans and ideas. I think it is probably only in the software industry.
Microsoft can have this strong resource to dig anyone.
After Bill Gate, Borland has no capital to compare with Microsoft.
, I have to watch Anders who left Borland to Microsoft and creating a peak of the next life.
After Anders arrived in Microsoft, Bill Gates really reuses Anders, and immediately let Anders are responsible for activating Microsoft's next development tool plan. Of course, this plan is also Microsoft against Sun / Java.
One of the body plans. Anders immediately showed strength after Microsoft, let Microsoft compiler technology
A lot of refinement, the most obvious example is the later Java Virtual Machine in the later period of Microsoft is executed on the PC.
The best efficiency is the best, and after 2 or 3 years, the performance efficiency of the virtual machine code compiled by VJ is not only more than any.
Java development tools are also fast, in some respects, even more than native Windows development tools such as Delphi, VB,
Even VC is also efficient. This is really shocking. Of course, Anders is now the foundation of VJ .
NET's C # compiler and. Above the Just (Just In Time) compiler, .NET's JIT in many program generation
The optimization of the code is further advanced than Delphi. So in 2 or 3 years, VJ is about to launch, in Borland
The Department also caused very big turmoil, and it is waiting, of course, this is another story.
For Anders, the other peaks of their career soon, after Microsoft. Because when
At the time of Borland, Anders was "hidden in nine), although it was not out of the world.
The genius, but only for a few people know that even those who use the Borland product may not know at the time.
Anders this number. Because Anders and Borland's style is very similar, they are low-key, and they will never be finally
Random shot. But after Anders is digged to Microsoft, because Microsoft's corporate culture is always
Advance, active aggressive way, so Anders turned into "moving in nine days", responsible for Microsoft
The core general of the tool army is not only widely known, becoming the object of many software personnel, but also awarded
prize. He not only received the admission of the information software industry, and finally finally received the recognition of the information academic.
It is the same.
Anders' departure is a big loss for Borland, but for the Delphi R & D team.
It is good to have a bad, because the Delphi Development Team has lost the most important pillar, but also gave Danny Thorpe
A rapid rising opportunity, after 1 year, Danny has become Delphi / C Builder / Kylix.
One of the most outstanding characters (another is of course the old toothing Chuck Jazdzewski), Danny
It is also the most powerful character that I think is currently in the Borland Rad (Note) department. I will be in the later language.
A more detailed description of Danny is more detailed.
Note: The Borland Rad department refers to the Borland's Rapid Application Development department, and RAD is responsible.
The product contains C Builder, Delphi, Kylix, and future .NET and Mobile products.
Peak and the final victory
After Zack's later and Paul Gross gradually gains the main control, Delphi's developer
It is also biased towards the Multi-tier technology of Zack and Borland, which is later dominated by Paul Gross.
Golden Gate Plan. In 1997, Delphi was still in powerful vitality like Delphi 1/2, and launched in a year. At that time, Delphi 3 was also referred to as Delphi 97. Delphi 97 and
Delphi L / 2 has a most important strategic goal and the main innovative technologies, that is, Multi-Tier and
Com / DCOM support. Therefore, the marketing term used when 97 launched at the time is "Component Foundry",
It means that Delphi 97 can develop any software components (in fact refers to VCL, COM / DCOM, and ActiveX Group
Parts), and use components to develop multi-tier application.
Delphi 97 is very successful in quality, functionality or marketing and sales. Maybe it is to prove
Even if there is no Anders, Borland's Delphi R & D group still has strength to develop excellent Delphi production.
The product, so the quality of Delphi 3 is at a high level, and the results of Delphi 97 sales also prove
It has no disappointment, and the launch of Delphi 3 makes Delphi break through the sales mark of 1.5 million sets, and a few
Become Borland's best-selling single series of developments, I also think that Delphi 3 is Delphi
There is a version in the version.
However, Delphi 97 also made some people feel worried when they are about to launch, because there is almost no open at the time.
The tool emphasizes the development of Multi-Tier, most developments still focus on Client / Server functionality.
Delphi 97 is indeed a small adventure in Multi-Tier's development in Multi-Tier, because
Multi-Tier's concept is very novel, what many people are Multi-tier? Can be used to develop
? Why is it not very clear to use Multi-Tier and more. More importantly, at that time
Multi-Tier's basic project is not fully ready, how users use Multi-Tier technology to develop
Application system, even learning Multi-Tier technology?
My so-called "Multi-Tier's basic project is not fully ready", refers to Microsoft at that time.
DCOM technology has not been launched. So, how to provide Multi-Tier applications on the Windows platform
What is the distributed technology required? To be here, we have to admire these Delphi at the time.
R & D team's vision, they almost accurately see the future software calculation world will be made by the network and distribution
Technical leads, so, even if the operating system platform has not been prepared, Borland also determines fast
Start forward.
Another important reason that drives Delphi 97 to Multi-Tier is that Borland is ready to go to groups.
The field of technology is ready to become a key software development plant in Middle-tier Software.
Commercial, this is Paul Gross and Zack Urlocker activated Golden Gate Strategy. Paul GROSS
It is because Golden Gate plans to be famous, which has become a vice president of Borland's entire R & D department.
(Vice president), later became a Microsoft's next digit object.
In order to cooperate with Golden Gate plans and become a leadership manufacturer of distributed technology, Borland is owned by Paul GROSS
Male and acquires a famous consultant company, this consultant has a quite famous middleware
"Entera". Entera is a middleware that is a backbone communication protocol with RPC (Remote Procedure Call), Borland hopes to quickly enter the middleware of the middleware via ENTERA. Since Entera's client is available
In the operating system of Windows, therefore, Entera has a base distributed technical support on the Windows platform.
Ability, this is just the technology required by Delphi 97, so Delphi's R & D team immediately uses VCL packages
The underlying API of ENTCRA provides a VCL component called OleEnterpriseConnection, let
Delphi 97 can be connected to an intermediate-based middleware based on an RPC.
Therefore, Borland in Delphi 97 provides three distributed connection components, namely DCOM technology.
DCOMCONNECTION, using the SocketConnection of TCP / IP technology and OleEnterpriseConnection.
At that time, the most mature technique should be OleEnterpriseConnection, and DCOM technology is used.
DCOMCONNECTION is not good under the background of Microsoft itself, it is not good. Until
SocketConnection, I think Borland has never realized SocketConnection very seriously, so
It is best to be able to use it as a subject of learning and have not arrived at a level that can be truly applied. But later
And the advancement of technology, OleEnterpriseConnection has gradually fallen, and DCOMCONNECTION is because
Microsoft's DCOM slow improvement is a relatively practical application object. Of course, these are
The development story of Delphi 4.
Although Delphi 97 has taken a more risky approach, because of its good quality, it supports COM / VCL components.
Developed, so it also quickly conquered the heart of the Delphi user and a great success. At that time, many Delphi users still
However, it is mainly based on the development of the Client / Server application, but because Delphi 97 is easy to use COM technology and
With Web's WebBroker technology, plus the function of Multi-Tier, let the user shook, put Delphi
As a good tool to learn these advanced technology, Delphi 97 arrived at the top of the peak at the time. and
The situation of Delphi / VB and Powerbuilder / Gupta is gradually clear. Delphi / VB sales and market
The share has been far more than PowerBuilder / Gupta, and PowerBuilder / Gupta is also destined to develop from General Development.
Tools and the main market share in the architecture development tool market.
At that time, PowerBuilder is still refused to take, and it is said that PowerBuilder is still the first in total revenue.
This is because PowerBuilder is still very expensive at the time, more than two or more than Delphi / VB.
But in the case of continuous fast loss of market, the price of PowerBuilder has dropped significantly,
To this, Delphi and VB finally got a comprehensive victory; the War of the Client / Server development tool has been, but
The next day, another wonderful Java Development Tool War.
Crisis start
After Delphi 3 won again, Delphi 4's goal has been from Delphi, VB, Powerbuilde.
r
The situation of the GUPTA string is shifted to the situation in the battle of VB. Original Delphi has the opportunity to continue attack, because
At that time, the function of Delphi 3 was indeed strong, and many of the functions of the industry at least half a year, but
Unfortunately, in 1996, Borland served as CEO Delbert Yocam just started to transform Borland's plan, almost caused Delphi's unrebeiled mistakes, which was from Zack Urlocker
Delbert YOCAM was pulled into the vice president of Borland Marketing.
In November 1996, Borland invited Del Yocam to enter the master Borland became a new CEO, I hope to pass Delbert.
YOCAM has a rich experience in management to improve Borland's weakness in company management.
Delbert YOCAM was originally the vice president of Apple Computer Company, should be a rich management experience, but
I don't know if Delbert is got hurt in a large computer company, so spending money is particularly fierce. Delbert in one
After entering Borland, I spent a big money to replace all the furniture and decoration in the president, and then go to various places.
At the time, the first cabin and the presidential suite, the money is like flowing. I didn't have any good about this new CEO.
impression.
Delbert has always wanted to transform Borland after entering Borland. After Delphi 3 is successful, Delbert
The focus is focused on Delphi. Delbert believes that Delphi is very successful, it is a lot of money trees in Borland.
Therefore, I always want to get more income from this product line. A great Delbert feels that Delphi's foundation has
It is very solid, so resources can be obtained from Delphi faster. This makes Delbert's one in 1998.
A serious misunderstanding, almost fraudulent, Delphi's great base industry.
Legal Wars of Borland and Microsoft
After Microsoft continues to dig, even after the Anders also digs away, Borland has arrived "the taxi,
The point of can't bear it. Microsoft digging the movement of the angle is like malicious digging, it seems to be borland
collapse. Borland can't stand the unfair competition of Microsoft not only on operating systems and development tools.
Nowadays, it is even unfair competition in personnel. Microsoft does not think in the product and Borland, it is still female, anti
The destruction of the excavation corner is performed, and Borland is really can't bear it.
In May 1997, Delbert Yocam finally proposed to Microsoft's accusation to the US court. Borland at that time
The reason why the complaint proposed is "Microsoft's Brain Drain" for Borland. Microsoft at 30
34 Borland key developers digged 34 Borland from Borland within a month, and everyone who was digger
Microsoft has been served as a role similar to Borland, which is to use these people in Borland.
Knowledge quickly helps Microsoft upgrade and Borland gap and understand the products and technologies within Borland.
Development status of the operation. This unfair competition should be that no company can tolerate.
After Borland officially put forward the lawsuit, Microsoft with aggressive corporate culture is of course immediately counterattack.
And the Borland papers. Borland and Microsoft have been struggling from the development tool battlefield to the legal battlefield, mutual
The situation that does not help makes many visits. Borland seems to be the courage to do.
, No matter what the situation is more hard, it is still confrontation, because Borland knows, once Microsoft,
There will never have a chance in the future. At that time, many people in the industry have predicted that Borland will take action sooner or later, but
I didn't think so soon was brave enough to respond. Borland's action has caused many respect for information industry and
stand by.
The lawsuit has quickly launched a preliminary sign, and all evidence is unfavorable to Microsoft. Microsoft looks wrong, and doesn't want Borland to really disappear, avoid eating lawsuits on the development of tool market.
So immediately express the willingness and borland in the court. It is because of this reason, there is a later 1999
Microsoft's investment in Borland, Microsoft's investment is one of the conditions for this court.
However, Delbert's luck is not good, although Microsoft is willing to understand and use Borland, but true and
Solutions and Microsoft's compensation for Borland is under Borland after Delbert.
One CEO, ie Dale Fuller, the rice ear under Delbert is harvested by Dale Fuller.
Error decision for two-wire
In 1998, Delbert Yocam once again showed the nature of great job, without sufficient discussion and consensus
Next, Delbert YoCam decided to change the company name from well-known Borland to Inprise. Delbert decision
There are several reasons why you do:
"Because Paul Gross and Zack Uplocker's Golden Gate plan allows Borland to enter the middle of the market.
Because Borland has no strong visibility in the enterprise market, many people think Borland is just the development of tools.
Business, so Delbert will take a new name for Borland to solve this problem.
"Use Inprise means that borland can integrateing the Enterprise. To provide enterprise
Software company
"Basically Delbert YoCam has begun to change Borland after entering Borland, quietly
Action of the transformation of Borland. This is the Borland dominated by marketing, different from the previous Philippe Kahn
Leadership Borland dominated by product / technology. In order to represent Delbert's determination and re-depart, Delbert
I do this to use a new name
In April 1998, under the leadership of Delbert, Borland took millions of dollars and finally changed its name.
Inprise. However, Delbert is originally wanted to re-start after changing the company name, but did not think
When Borland is renamed Inprise, the effects of various negative effects come one after another.
First, traditional Borland users strongly oppose the name of Inprise, these Borland users are happy
Borland. The second question is that many new users have heard of Borland, but after the rename
These new users can't find Borland, thinking that Borland is gone, and never heard of Inprise.
the company. Third, it is the message that competitors deliberately released, deliberately spread Borland has been called Inprise
Companies mergers, so I hope that the original BOR] and users will give up the products that use Borland.
Delbert did not think that after spending a big money to change the company name, INPRISE (Borland) started
Fatly deal with various adverse consequences. The result is that the lady has been defenders, but not only the resources are not available.
The corporate market is named, and it is broken the golden word sign of Borland.
Another problematic decision is to put Zack Urlocker into the vice president of the Borland marketing department. Due to Zack
Excellent performance in Delphi 3, as well as the Golden Gate Strategy, Activated by Paul Gross, let Delbert
Heart, and Delbert believes that Borland can enable Borland into the corporate market via Golden Gate Strategy, so Delbert is impressed by Paul Gross and Zack Urlocker. Soon, Delbert received separately
Paul Gross is the vice president of the Borland Development Tool Department, Zack Urlocker as the vice president of the marketing department.
Essentially Zack is a very good developer, which has a sharp feeling for products, it should be very ideal.
Product line management figures, Borland should let zack stay in the R & D department and operate for Borland's product line.
Optional, developing products after Borland. Unfortunately, "Water is currently flowing, people walk from the height", deputy
The president's position is placed in front of the zack, of course, wants to promote the official (who is not?). However, Zack did not think of himself
Excellent and shortcomings. He is alive is excellent developers and product developers, but it is the door to the market. in
After Zack made a Vice President of Marketing, Borland's R & D team not only lost a general, worse, ZACK.
It seems that I have begun to learn from Delbert and slowly have a good job of doing things.
First, the Zack expansion of the Borland marketing personnel arrived at more than 100 people. However, the world Borland is the world.
The employees will be nearly more than 1,000 people, and the salesman actually exceed one-fourth, it is too exaggerated. Do not
After that, the department of so many people still did not make any good marketing work at the time, still being used by Borland.
Complain. I still remember that I have asked all market competition information to marketing agencies, resulting in marketing.
The department only said that there is no such information, I was still angry at the time, such a huge department actually even such a basic competition letter.
Nothing. In fact, at that time, Delbert Yocam agreed to let Zack's marketing department to recruit so many people, except
It is because Zack is very red, and Delbert wants to improve the marketing work that Borland has made very bad.
Very big relationship. Delbert believes that zack is very good in product line, so I hope to pass Zack
Ability to perform Delbert's improvement in Borland marketing.
Unfortunately, it is not as expected after ZACK, and everyone's performance is also derogatory. quickly,
Zack lost its confidence in the R & D team, and started gradually depression, and finally left Inprise.
(Borland). Zack from the OWL Framework when Borland C / C 3.0 is fast, in Delphi
At 3 o'clock, the peak of your career has been, it is really a feeling of separating Borland with the vice president of marketing. Such as
The zack can clearly understand its own advantages and disadvantages, do not take the work of the marketing, and continue to develop in the R & D department,
Maybe he will have better results. From the struggle of Zack, I think the programmer may think about his future.
Development direction, good technicians must be good management or marketing talents?
At first I knew the Zack Urlocker's figure, I was still in Georgia Institute of several years ago.
TECHNOLOGY is known from the famous "Windows Tech Journal (WTJ)". Zack at the time
There has been an Object Pascal column on the WTJ, and the content written is very good, and I have attracted me deeply. Therefore
Every month, I drive about half an hour to the recent computer store to buy the current WTJ, the purpose is to read
Zack's article, at that time I thought this guy was really powerful. As far as I know, Zack has left Borland in 1999, joined Active Software and several other
Software companies, mostly high-level supervisors in marketing. Zack performs well in several positions thereafter,
I don't know whether it is because Borland has paid a lot of tuition and learning. But no matter what, I still
However, Zack Urlocker is a dedicated person because he has developed two important in his life.
And successful products "Borland C / C and Delphi", the technical level of itself is also very high. I believe that Zack will also be forever
Remember Borland C / C and Delphi, these two products are the achievements and pride of Zack. Goodbye Zack
Urlocker, I believe that many Borland C / C and Delphi users will remember you.
Since the peak - Delphi 4
The Chinese have never liked "4" numbers and think it is not good. Do you say "4" is also one for Borland
Do you live a nightmare? At the beginning, Borland C / C 4.0 is a nightmare that Borland is never forget.
Delphi 4, is Borland to repeat the same mistakes?
At 1998, it is the year that the next Delphi version should be launched, but also Delbert YoCam enters Borland.
When CEO's second year. For the CEO of American companies, the 2nd year is CEO to show business performance and payment for the board of directors.
The time of transcripts. Delbert In order to pay a beautiful transcript, Decision in 1998 must pull
High Borland revenue to rush to Borland's stock price. However, the borland at that time just entered the component.
And the market in the middleware, has not yet been stable in the corporate market, so Delbert decided to develop in Borland
The product line is brainstorming. Delbert's decisions are forced regulations from 1998, in every quarter (also
It is every 3 months), and every Borland product development department must launch a new product, let Borland every one.
There are new products to be sold in a quarter to increase the revenue of Borland.
However, this decision of Delben is quite bad, which makes Borland's supervisors of each product department.
Powerful pressure, because even products are not ready to launch, but time, no matter how product quality,
Be sure to ship. Delbert This error decision made the year in 1998 became a nightmare of Borland.
Delphi 1, 2 and 3 time intervals have been more than 1 year, showing the strong vitality of Delphi. According to the original
The plan, Delphi 4 should also be launched in 1998. But in 1998, Borland began research and development internally.
New technology and products, plus Microsoft's constant digging action, making Delphi 4's research and development work
Delay. According to the research and development time of Delphi 4 at the time, Delphi 4 should be the first in 1998 in the fourth quarter of 1998.
roll out. But unfortunately, in order to achieve Delbert Yocam, Delphi 4 in 1998
The season must be shipped. At the third quarter of 1998, although Delphi's R & D team still can't complete
Delphi 4, and strong resistance to the ship, helpless in the powerful pressure of CEO, Delphi 4 must still be in the third quarter
Spend on time.
From my personal point of view, the product quality of Delphi 4 should only go to Beta 2, and there is a small distance from the real shipments. Delbert forced Delphi 4, not only hit Delphi R & D group
Rustic, so messy products, the results of the leadership leaders only let Delphi smashed their signboards. Do not
Over-station is different from the perspective of Delbert, because of Delbert, if it is not possible in 1998
Borland's revenue, then Delbert is definitely going to step, so Delbert is only standing.
In the 3rd quarter of 1998, Delphi 4 was really forced to launch. Although the new function of Delphi 4 is still bright,
It is a bad name that is unstable and quickly appeared in the complaints of users. Subsequently, the user's dissatisfaction is getting better
Strong, Borland's rebound on four sides had to respond quickly, start to start Delphi 4
The development of PATCH is in order to quickly correct Delphi 4's bugs. According to my opinion, Delphi 4 has always arrived.
PATCH 2 should be the quality of Delphi 4 shipments. Since Delphi 4 is not good,
Once again, pull the sales volume of Delphi, Delphi's original sharp momentum is one of them. for
Borland, Delphi 4 sales have not added too much income, and Delbert's wishful abutment is of course
Empty. The failure of Delphi 4 also seriously affects the quality and sales of C Builder, and Delbert spoofs
After the development of the product, it not only made Borland to pay the money, and finally, I also tasted the evil fruit, in 1999 by Borland's Dong.
The event is expelled. but. In any case, Delbert's decision has caused huge damage to the product.
Although the birth process of Delphi 4 is full, the fate is also very bumpy, and it is not good for its brothers. but
Delphi 4 unexpectedly exposed Delphi another Architect's true face to the world, that is
Chuck Jazdzewski. In Delphi 4, as long as the user opens the About dialog box and press
"Alt Chuck", then you can see the picture below. This short picture is one of Delphi R & D members.
Secretly using V8 and put it in Delphi 4, this is the first Chuck appeared in the world. Chuck
In advance, it is not informed, and the characters in the past Delphi 1/2/3 is always Anders. These hidden
Funny pictures and the list of Delphi R & D Development Team in Delphi "Eastern Eggs".
Until 1999, when I held Borland Conference in Philadelphia, I really had the opportunity to see Chuck, and
And CHUCK discusses some things. The loss of Delphi 4 makes Delphi sink from the peak situation, etc.
After the Danny Thorpe follows Zack, you can advance Delphi's research and development.
Delbert final struggle
Because Delbert errors make Delphi 4 and C Builder 4 fail, Borland starts a loss every season.
Damaged. Obviously, Delbert himself knows that if there is no such thing as a tree, he will stop soon.
. In order to make the final struggle, Delbert decided to cooperate with other companies. In 1998, Java was quickly rising.
Years, Sun has been looking for a good Java development tool after the Javaworkshop is lost. And at that time
Borland published JBuilder 2, although JBuilder is not the most popular Java development tool on the Java market, JBuilder is the fastest growing and the most popular Java development tool. SUN saw JBuilder
The potential, so there is a strong interest in JBuilder.
Sun shows the interest of JBuilder, which is undoubtedly giving Delbert YoCam, making a strong intensive agent, almost desperate.
Delbert seems to see a shirt. Delbert quickly contacted Sun and see what Sun can put forward.
condition. Delbert's wishful abacus is letting Sun spend a big money to acquire Borland, so that JBuilder is not
Is it a sun product? Since the stock price of Borland has fallen between Borland, it has fallen between 3 and 4 dollars.
Sun's share price is high, probably more than 80 dollars. So if Delbert can make mergers, then
Delbert YOCAM can be more than a ticket, even after mergers, Delbert may become the deputy of Sun.
Crane, continue to live in force.
However, the world is not as good as it is. Sun only has appetite on JBuilder, but there is not much product to borland.
Interest, because Delphi / C Builder is not a Java series of products. And Delbert Yocam
The lion is open, I hope Sun will acquire Borland's stock at a price of 20 US dollars, and I scared Sun retravened on the spot.
Three, this matter will not be. Of course, Delbert YoCam is very unwilling, because it is not
This consolidated case, plus Borland is caught by Delbert, and the fate of the next step is inevitable.
Maybe "Tian will drop the big, people, must, you must have a heart, empty," Borland in Philippe Kahn
After leaving, I have passed the number CEO, but I have never found a real CEO, I can lead Borland appropriately.
Going to the light. However, Delbert YoCam seems to be dark in front of dawn, leaving Borland in Delbert.
After that, Borland will also see the future of the future.
Danny's stick and determined
Delphi 4's rush launched really, in the market, it is very poor, and sales are also a thousand feasters. Originally hope can be again
Get good results make Delphi's total sales again rushed to new high and brings more revenues to Borland. but
All this is very fast, and the quality of quality is still facing the strict test of the market. In Delphi 4
The unprecedented failed, then C Builder 4 also went back, Borland started to take the slope.
. Borland is hard to pass the hope of Delphi but is sacrificed under the wrong decision. In 1999
In April Delbert finally swept away from Borland's board, ending the days in Borland. I think,
Delbert has a lot of harm to Bodand in Borland, has a lot of hurts in Bodand.
It is the worst that I think is the worse, it is the worst that I don't have to make up.
Borland CEO. Leverail is after the Borland's board of directors, he actually does not full by contract.
For this, it is required that Borland pays additional condemns, and the big fishing is true, it is true, work.
The difference has a face, and the Borland is still pressed at the last moment.
After Delphi 4 damage, the Delphi R & D team should face how to clean up the resolution and want to solve the problem. At this time, Chuck is placed in other secrets and technologies of Borland.
R & D, therefore can't spend too much time in the development of Delphi 5. At this point, there is always a good performance on Delphi.
Good Danny Thorpe has gradually provoked the weight of Delphi.
Danny has a general wind after Delphi 2, began to be responsible for Delphi's lowest level compiler and RTL (Run-
Time Library. Danny is graduated in San Diego, USA, maintenance is the compiler technology.
After Delphi 4, Danny became the main Architect of the RAD department, responsible for most of RAD.
R & D work, and even become Microsoft to dig the corner again.
For Danny, how to reshape Delphi 5 let Delphi will stand up from the failure, find the glory of the past
It is a very important job. Shortly after Delbert Yocam left Borland in 1999, now
Borland CEO DALE FULLER is invited by Borland to join the agent CEO, I hope
It is enough to save the borland in the indulgence of Dale Fuller. After Dale entry Borland, first show
Opening work In addition to rectifying the huge use of Delbert, the product line is in terms of product line.
It is a future of Linux, requiring Borland's RAD department to develop RAD tools under Linux.
After Danny received the main development responsibility of Delphi, it was again formed with Chuck again formed a backbone's Rad elite.
Word. Chuck is responsible for the experimental works of new technologies and new ideas, while Danny is a compilation technology responsible for difficulties.
And RTL. Because Turbo / Borland Pascal and Delphi's optimization compiler are Anders
HEJLSBERG is written, so there is almost no one to maintain the compiler program when Anders leave Borland.
code. Anders are complicated with complex compiler code using assembly language (Assembly), and its quality is
So good, not only CHUCK JAZDZEWSKI is full, but it is more trouble that Borland is almost no.
Engineers dare to make these programs code.
So after Anders Hejlsberg left Borland in Delphi 2, Borland immediately took several lines.
I hope to solve this "hot sagregation". The first thing Borland decided is from Delphi's compiler.
Work from most of the best. Because the program code to continue to join the optimal code code in Anders is
Borland didn't have a matter of grasp. In addition, since Borland has decided to develop C Builder,
And C Builder also requires an optimized compiler, so Borland believes if it can provide a total
The same backend optimization compiler, then Delphi and C Builder are not only available, but also solve no
People dare to modify the problem of Delphi compiler. This decision is later launched by Delphi 3 and C Builder 2.
After Borland claims "Delphi and C Builder can use the common backend optimization compiler", this work
At that time, it was handed over to Borland's compiler group.
However, the common optimization compiler only solves half of the problem, for the improvement of Object Pascal language itself
Still need to modify the compiler written by Anders, then who can do this? The answer is of course another software genius - Danny Thorpe. Danny after the development of Delphi's development,
Start making an evolution for the Object Pascal language that has stopped development for a period of time. In addition,
Danny also starts to transform the RTL under the Delphi underlay, and add more optimized for Delphi compiler.
Features.
Danny is also progressive in the ObjectPascal programming language, Delphi RTL, and Delphi compiler
The improvement work is a lot of factors. First of all, of course, in order to take the work left by Anders,
One reason is that after Delphi 3, it is necessary to enhance the support of COM again. Finally, it is
After Delphi 4, you are ready to port Delphi to Linux. In fact, Borland has been in Delphi's R & D group.
through
One degree is ready to transplant Delphi and C Builder to Sun's work platform, which is for Delbert and Sun.
Preparation for mergers. Even Delphi's R & D team believes that since it is necessary to develop cross-platform Delphi and
C Builder, then it is better to consider the Apple's Macintosh operating system. Delphi's R & D group
At that time, even the schedule of developing Sun and Macintosh platforms has already been listed, but later with Sun consolidation
The destruction of the plan and the bottom of Delbert, this cross-platform Delphi program is suspended. Always wait until Dale
Fuller has a strong demand for the Rad tool to develop Linux platforms, and Delphi's R & D team activates cross.
Platform plan.
In order to support better COM development capabilities, Danny modified Delphi compiler to directly support the COM interface.
The maintenance of the reference count (Reference Count), so as to avoid the developer's complicated program code,
Ability to Visual Basic. At the same time, Danny also joins the interface in the Object Pascal program language itself.
(Interface) mechanism, let Object Pascal and Java provide First Class to interface programming
support. Danny and further, ingeniously combined with the COM interface and the connection of the Object Pascal program language
The mouth makes the programmer of Delphi more easily and handles the COM interface. Danny's efforts is Delphi
The user gradually gradually be gradually seen in the Object Pascal after Delphi 3. For very familiar
For the readers of Delphi, it should be found that there is very little part of the Object Pascal in Delphi 1/2.
But after Delphi 3, each new version of Delphi has progress in the Object Pascal program language.
These are all efforts made by Danny.
In RTL, Danny has bet a lot of hard blood, and Danny's first step is to go to Roof. Delphi
Three, four years of development, many of the program code in the RTL is not outdated, it is necessary to perform optimization adjustments.
So starting from Delphi 4, Danny gradually sorted and improved the RTL of Delphi, which in this regard
Delphi 5 gradually revealed that Delphi's RTL has made progress in efficiency, but also more
It is more than the function that the previous version of Delphi is not. Of course, Danny's greatest contribution in Delphi RTL
It is the basis for improving RTL to become cross-platform. Delphi RTL after Danny Maintenance was finally transplanted to the Linux platform and overcomes many of the Windows and Linux platform differences. Of course, Danny Thorpe
And Chuck Jazdzewski is one of the most important heroes that Kylix is launched. In order to solve Kylix in Linux
A lot of technical problems on the platform, later causing the linux developer community to siege Danny Thorpe's wonderful
Drama, finally causes Danny Thorpe no longer tube of Kylix's development and full investment .NET camp, this is of course another
Another very wonderful story.
For Danny, only one of the most important goals, that is, then polish Delphi's light, let Delphi 4
The failure can be shameful in the next version and develop Delphi into the best RAD development tool. Danny
The determination also made the Delphi R & D group once again stood the military, in the Delbert wrong decision, Microsoft
After a large digitude, Delphi 4 lost, Danny led some new Borland engineers to launch hard.
work.
Danny's outstanding performance has long been praised and affirmed by many people, but also fully showing Anders Hejlsberg.
After that, Borland also regards the style of the genius of the baby. Now, Danny has not only alone, but also become
The Architect of Borland .NET is responsible for the development of Borland's future in the .NET. In 2002
On the conference of Borland, Danny officially issued by Mr. Borland's CEO DALE FULLER.
Borland President Awards Award, this is followed by Chuck Jazdzewski, BLAKE Stone,
Borland 3rd the highest honorable R & D person. At the time of Danny accepted the award, all Borcon ginseng
The plus personnel stand all over the applause, it seems that Danny has already been accounted for even before Borland did not issue this award.
There is a sure and admiration with people who understand his contribution, this is just a late award.
I have seen Danny in Borcon, 1999, and Borcon, Australia and He have a short pair.
words. Danny's body is not high, thin, but very Wen Wenya. Speaking with Danny is a very comfortable
What you can ask, because you can ask him a lot of technology, as long as Danny has time, he will be happy with you.
.
Congratulations Danny! Borland has cultivated a genius and star for the PC software world. I believe Danny Thorpe will also
Become a number of developers learning objects, of course, also included me.
Like Anders Hejlsberg, let me finalize Danny Thorpe for Borland and products.
The important contribution and the award of the line, let readers pay tribute to this dedicated software developer:
"Responsible for developing Delphi RTL / compiler difficult job
"Improve the Object Pascal programming, add modern language elements - allFace
"Develop Kylix and solve the bug in Linux platform
"In 1999, it was selected as one of the most important 50 people in Borland, which is Borland's not abandoned.
Talent
"2001 Rongli Borland .NET Architect
"Responsible for developing Borland .NET Next Generation Development Tool - Galileo
"And Chuck Jazdzewski jointly developed the next generation of next-generation Web Service programming for Charlotte
"In 2002, I won the Borland President's Awards Awards awards for me. Borland gave birth to countless great software engineers. Of course, some people don't know, because
For these people, I can only say that "long-term name", such as the system of Windows platform and the wrong master Matt
Pietrek. But some people are me, and even have dialogue. Each of these people makes me convinced.
Also let me arrived in the realm of these great software engineers, they are:
"Borland C / C , DBUilder Framework Collea Carl Quinn
"The Software Genius for the World" Hejlsberg
"Borland Chief Scientist Chuck Jazdzewski
"Borland Rad Core Pillar Danny Thorpe
Of course, there is also a later subject to Java genius, mr. Blake stone.
Replace the basic exquisite - Delphi 5
In August 1999, after nearly a year from Delphi 4, Delphi 5, who was leading by Danny, finally prepared
This time, there is no unreasonable requirement, Borland has invested in the appropriate resources, plus Danny and
Delphi R & D Group's wholehearted development, Delphi's development step returns to the past tracks. Danny
Under the careful and persistence of Thorpe, Delphi 5 is very high in the launch.
Note: Every product of Borland will perform test and evaluation before the launch, this and other software
it's the same. Each product is not necessarily, it is generally more than 85% of the completion degree.
Is a good product, the product launched by less than 80% is equal to the software to launch the Beta version, and the quality must be good.
When Delphi 5 is launched to the market, its quality has been loved by Delphi users, and the sales figures are also
Certification Delphi 5 has successfully removed the shadow of Delphi 4. Plus the JBuilder 3 of the same year
Get a new mileage, create a Java development tool that is completely written by Java, so a big market
Affirmation, it is officially formed to bring an unprecedented victory and a lot of income in the Java market. Borland
The surplus was generated, and Delphi and JBuilder were also officially formed in 1999 to become borland's two major shaker trees.
However, Delphi 5 is successful, but from the sales figures, sales of Delphi have almost reached the peak, not
It is easy to grow and bring more income, which can also be seen from other Windows traditional development tools.
I came out. So for Borland, you should start to prepare the next generation of features and platforms for Delphi.
Redesign all the features of Delphi and the GUI interface, and evolve the style of Delphi again. Even if Delphi is also
Visual Basic, Powerbuilder is about to walk into the next generation of development environment, but Borland still has
The responsibility provides a smooth transplant plan for Delphi users between generations. It can be seen very clearly.
Delphi 6 provides the Web Service feature to make the previous and future applications to integrate with each other, Delphi 7
The function of developing Microsoft .NET platform will be provided. Delphi 6 and Delphi 7 are developed for Delphi
Walking to the foot stone provided by the future.
Delphi 5 should be the best Delphi version after Delphi 3, called the best RAD under the Windows platform.
The development tool is well-deserved. Although the Borland Rad team continues to develop the best Windows development tool, the development model on the Windows platform has quietly made the biggest change since DOS, that is
Microsoft is expanded in the .NET plan in order to respond to Java's offensive. Development concept on Windows platform, open
Tools and development techniques are about to unveil new, Microsoft is also preparing to gradually eliminate native windows development.
tool.
Developing tools on the PC platform from DOS, Windows to future .NET, a total of several phases. In every one
At the stage, the market in development tools has a battle that is competed and competitive. The development tool market is almost all
The competition in the software is most intense. There are 10 software vendors competition from the development tool market of the DOS Times PC.
The Windows platform has only 10 people left. The most famous is only five or six, and then continues to the future .NET platform,
Lift is a lightweight development tool developer may only have Microsoft and Borland.
The above table is I organizes from DOS, Windows 1st phase, Windows 2nd stage and future .NET flat
Development tools under the stage competition. From the table, the reader can see the different phases dominated the popular programming.
And finally winning the manufacturer of the development tool market. The evolution of development tools is Microsoft and Borland
Still dominate this market, other manufacturers can only account for minimal market and influence. Borland also proved
Only she is able to compete with Microsoft, and under the Windows platform, in addition to Microsoft's only unique
Development vendor. I believe that Microsoft and Borland will still fight in the development tools of the .NET platform.
Go, although Microsoft has taken the lead in launching Microsoft Visual Studio, the second quarter of 2003
Borland will also launch a new integrated development environment - a product that is codenamed Galileo as a response, a wonderful
The dragon will be a prelude in 2003.
Ironically, many people question whether Borland can live in a few years ago, many people are also worried
Borland's future does not dare to use Delphi. But now, Borland is not only getting better and better,
Delphi also continued to introduce the new version of Delphi 7, Delph 8 is also in Borland's plan. Delphi 7
Is the best native windows development tool under the Windows platform, but also to the last RAD development tool,
Even Microsoft has not done. Delphi 7 has not only continued the life of the original Windows application system.
After several years of war, GUPTA has proved that Delphi is to support the last hero.
