¿Que será de la vida de Delphi en unos años?

[Casimiro Noteví]

Nadie sabe lo que ocurrirá dentro de unos años.
Pero, ¿cuántos años llevas escuchando que Delphi está obsoleto y que nadie lo usa? yo lo oigo desde hace 20 años por lo menos, y ahí sigue.

Antes compilaba para win32, y ahora compila para win32, win64, android, ios, linux, etc.
Sigue usándose y mucho, no es un "lenguaje de moda" popular, es una realidad sólida.

Pero si hay que buscarle un "fallo", para mí es que me parece algo caro. Aunque con la nueva versión Community han dado un paso grande para la popularización.

Y, bueno, eso de que no se use:

https://jonlennartaasenden.wordpress...e-with-delphi/
So if you are new to object pascal, introduced by Smart Mobile Studio, Delphi or FreePascal, then I hope this list will at least give you a taste of what our language can do. You will find highly versatile, friendly, advanced, scalable and productive language which grows with you. No matter how good you get at programming, object pascal will never leave you lacking in features. Well, here is the list of the titles I know:

• Nero Burning Rom, CD/DVD burning software
• Skype, network telephony, voIP application
• Macromedia DreamWeaver, HTML website builder [bought by Adobe]
• Embarcadero C++ Builder IDE, Commercial C++ IDE written in Delphi
• Smart Mobile Studio, IDE and compiler toolchain for HTML5/JavaScript
• Homesite, HTML website editor [bought by Adobe, merged with DreamWeaver]
• FL Studio Pro, professional sound sequencer and synthesizer
• InstallAware, software installer
• InnoSetup, software installer
• DBase, rock solid database management application [Delphi & C++]
• WinRAR, compression application
• Partition Magic, Disk partitioning and cloning suite
• The online trader, Live stock exchange and trading application
• Syncback Pro, Brilliant backup application

Anti spyware and system tools

• Panda Titanium Antivirus, commercial antivirus
• Spyware Terminator, Anti spyware suite
• Spybot Search And Destroy, Anti spyware suite
• PC Tools Spyware Doctor, Anti spyware kit for Windows
• TuneUp Utilities, system optimizer
• Aida64, Benchmark software

File and disk

• BeyondCompare, file comparison and merge application
• Total Commander, file management application
• Super Copier, Win32/64 file copy/move dialog replacements
• CloneDVD, DVD copying software
• Ultra ISO, DVD and CD program

Authoring and help

• Help and Manual, Helpfile and book authoring software
• HelpNDoc, HTML help writer application
• SSuite Office Software, full office package written in Delphi

Database

• Oracle SQL Developer, SQL programming software
• Nexus DB, Commercial database engine written in Delphi
• MySQL Admin tools, Database management suite for mySQL
• SQL Navigator, SQL management application
• Toad for Oracle, de-facto SQL management for Oracle DB
• ElevateDB, Commercial database engine written in Delphi

Multimedia, print and web

• RadioBoss, Radio management software
• Ultimate paint, Image editor and drawing program
• IcoFX, icon and glyph editor
• KMplayer, Video and Movie application
• Responsive Layout Maker Pro, HTML WYSIWYG website designer
• Pro Motion, Pixel perfect image editor
• Media Monkey, Music manager application
• Press To Go, high-end printing press layout and management
• Gold Wave, Sound editor

Networking

• Jotta Online Backup, Cloud backup service
• TeamSpeak, network telephony, voIP application
• Hamachi, VPN Software [C++ builder combo]
• Avant browser, web browser written in Delphi

Scientific

• Altium Designer Board
• Orca Flex, design and analysis of offshore marine systems
• SOFIA, Nasa software project
• Orca Lay, planning and optimization of pipeline and umbilical lay procedures
• Orca Bend, design tool for efficient optimization of elastomeric bend stiffeners
• Diptrace, Schematic capture software

Misc titles

• Personal Historian, Ancestry and genealogy program
• Family Atlas, Ancestry and genealogy program
• Basic Premiere, Organ donor software
• Omni Accounts, Accounting software

Programming languages and IDE’s

• Morfik, Ajax native server website builder
• Elevate Web Builder, Javascript RAD IDE
• Dark Basic, game programming language
• PhpED, PHP coding editor
• RapidPHP, PHP coding IDE
• Smart Inspect, In-Depth debugging and log framework
• RAD PHP, Commercial PHP programming IDE and framework
• Finalbuilder, Commercial build management for programmers
• Lazarus, Open Source IDE for freepascal
• Freepascal, Open source object pascal compiler toolchain

Commercial gaming

• Space Rangers, Game written in Delphi
• Abra Academy, Game title by Big Fish games
• Tunngle, global LAN gaming network
• Soldat, online action game
• Age of Wonders, strategy game

Emulators

• nesTen, Nintendo emulator written in Delphi
• winNes, Nintendo emulator written in Delphi
• ulTee, Another Nintendo emulator also written in Delphi
• DSP, Arcade emulator written in Delphi
• Dolphin, Nintendo Gamecube and WII emulator written in Delphi
• DxBx, XBox emulator written in Delphi