pascalshill's comments

pascalshill · on Sept 30, 2020

>I hope it will become a viable alternative to C/C++ for graphics programming

This already exists, it is called Free Pascal + Lazarus.

benrbray · on Sept 30, 2020

Care to elaborate? AFAIK C/C++ emerged as the alternative to Pascal way back when. No sense moving backwards--it's clear Rust is on track to displace several common uses for C/C++.

pjmlp · on Sept 30, 2020

UNIX, like the browser for JavaScript, helped a bit the alternative to win against the competition.

pascalshill · on Sept 30, 2020

Applications made in Electron are not professional. I am shocked anybody uses such applications. Electron is basically a web browser displaying a web page.

jniedrauer · on Sept 30, 2020

Are you suggesting that vscode is "not professional"?

pascalshill · on Sept 29, 2020

Why do you use buggy C++ and proprietary Qt when there is superior alternative called Free Pascal + Lazarus? It produces cross-platform GUI (Windows, Linux, Mac) using native GUI control (QT does not). Pascal is also readable and Pascal programs are not full of exploits like C++ software.

jonpalmisc · on Sept 30, 2020

I actually loved Delphi back in the day for Windows development. It was quick and easy. My biggest issue with FPC/Lazarus is that the technology isn’t popular compared to C++. In my experience, the library ecosystem, etc. just isn’t as large and it’s harder to find support for.