You can write app that will work on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android using Delphi.
Re:9 years of Apple text editor solo dev
by skydhash on Friday January 05, 2024 @03:30PM
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Working is easy, working well isn’t.
Re:9 years of Apple text editor solo dev
by internetter on Friday January 05, 2024 @06:45PM
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The Windows 7 example on their home page does not inspire confidence. I'd much rather be locked into macOS than be locked into this
I brought it just as an example of what is possible. I do not give rat's ass whether it "inspires one's confidence" and who wants to be locked into what.
Re:9 years of Apple text editor solo dev
by zoom6628 on Friday January 05, 2024 @11:30PM
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Freepascal is only tool I have found that creates same look and feel across platforms. After so many years of promise and intentions the cross platform issue only solved by Delphi/fpc to a professional level as far as I can tell. It's a metaphor for our industry chasing bling over productivity and generations seeking g rip and replace rather than understanding the constraints the prev gen worked with. Im only 60 but have worked with assembler, Algol, COBOL, Delphi, pascal, Awk, c#, various BASICs from apple II to VB.net. Python and JavaScript for 2 decades. Now most excited about Mojo.
The promise of fantastic cross-platform apps still hasn't borne out. We've been promised this since Java, yet converged on shipping Chrome with a webapp.