I had a long chat with Embarcadero CEO Wayne Williams last week. I used a few snippets on the Reg – on cross-platform Delphi and Eclipse – and hope to post more from it shortly. In the meantime, here’s what he said about using native code rather than Java or other types of managed code for cross-platform apps. It felt like 1996 all over again, but he has a point.
Related posts:
- Delphi moving towards cross-platform, 64-bit
- What next for Embarcadero Delphi? Roadmap with Mac, Linux support published.
- Embarcadero promises Delphi everywhere: Mac, iOS this year, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone to follow
- Native code interop in Adobe AIR vs Microsoft Silverlight
- Silverlight native extensions allow deep Windows 7 integration, but forget cross-platform
In your article you ask “is he (Wayne) living in the past?” (re java versus native code).
It’s Java’s future that’s in some doubt at the moment. Native code ventures are growing in scope. For another interesting way Native code is being used, look at the google NaCL project.
Warren
[self-diagnosed Delphi bigot]