Re: Delphi or something just like it for Linux?

On Tue, 05 Dec 2006 20:28:14 +0100, Mihai Osian <zzz@xxxxxxx> wrote:

armhead wrote:
I am making plans to get set up with Linux for the first time.

I used to enjoy programming in Windoze with Borland
Delphi, and I would like to go back into that again but
in Linux this time. So, I am looking into this and it
turns out to be a bit confusing. It looks like - I guess -
Borland once offered "Kylix" which was Delphi for
Linux, but not anymore? In any event, I will ask, what
is the closest thing to Borland Delphi for Linux?

I would only be interested in developing simple
desktop applications.

C++ instead of the Pascal that Delphi used to offer
would be fine if necessary, but something as much
like Delphi as possible would be what I want. I
thought Delphi was just about the coolest thing I
ever saw.
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armhead
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but rude to the waiter, is not a
nice person." --Dave Barry
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For desktop applications you can choose between several GUI libraries
GTK, QT/KDE, wxWidgets. Which one you choose is a matter of taste.

As IDE, you may try KDevelop - it knows about all three libraries,
but its "native" framework is KDE. For GTK you may try glade.

Hope this helps
Mihai

Thanks. It sounds like KDevelop might be pretty cool.
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armhead
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that we are made of matter, then how does that
matter seemingly produce or create images and
thoughts? Or even put more crudely, how does
meat dream?" --Fred Alan Wolf
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