I was going to write a long response to all the issues raised in this thread, but I'm not going to, since I would probably be violating the terms of service.
I will say a few things tho', with regards to Delphi and FreePascal.
a) The most obvious flaw is ofcourse that both of these languages are Pascal.
b) As far as Delphi is concerned there is a factor 4 difference in price. I cannot believe someone would compare a $100 application to a $400 one.
c) As far as FreePascal is concerned, well it doesn't even start on my PC, so I can't really say. I must say that my first impression isn't one of awe.
Lastly I'll say it is indeed unfortunate that you don't like Blitz. I've used it as far back as I can remember, on the Amiga and the PC. As an interesting side-note I also still have AmosPro and DevPac3. And neither of those development packages (one of these you hold in rather high regards) have half the documentation or features that Blitz has.
If *I* was expecting something like *Amos* when I bought Blitz, *I* would have been pleasently surprised! I'll tell you that for nothing.
I will say a few things tho', with regards to Delphi and FreePascal.
a) The most obvious flaw is ofcourse that both of these languages are Pascal.
b) As far as Delphi is concerned there is a factor 4 difference in price. I cannot believe someone would compare a $100 application to a $400 one.
c) As far as FreePascal is concerned, well it doesn't even start on my PC, so I can't really say. I must say that my first impression isn't one of awe.
Lastly I'll say it is indeed unfortunate that you don't like Blitz. I've used it as far back as I can remember, on the Amiga and the PC. As an interesting side-note I also still have AmosPro and DevPac3. And neither of those development packages (one of these you hold in rather high regards) have half the documentation or features that Blitz has.
If *I* was expecting something like *Amos* when I bought Blitz, *I* would have been pleasently surprised! I'll tell you that for nothing.