I am just getting back into C++ Bulder after several years.
What's currently the best web-site for free VCL components?
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The Jedi site is great, but my favorite is Torry's Delphi Page, which has lots of components and resources.
RRUZ
2010-01-20 04:21:26
Torry's has the most components of em all, but not all are Free or have source code, so you should look to the items with a green "FWS" tag next to it noting that it is freeware with source. If you produce GPL code, you might look for "GPL" marked components.
Ritsaert Hornstra
2010-01-20 10:40:16
Ah, nostalgia!I couldn't have named either Torry or Jedi - until I read them here and they came flooding back. Thanks.(and something like Delphi 3000???)Tell me is Delphi/BCB still as popular, or has it been overtaken by something else?
Mawg
2010-01-20 12:19:57
Heh. I love the fact the site is named after a dog.
Leonardo Herrera
2010-01-20 13:48:25
@mawg: I'd say that Delphi is not as popular as it was in the Borland golden age. Java and C# have overtaken it (mostly because Borland's fault).
Averroes
2010-01-20 13:50:08
Thanks, Averroes (plus one), I was afraid of that, but I will probably plough ahead with C++ Builder for the time being, just to save me the learning curve, and because of the additional VCL components available.
Mawg
2010-01-21 08:06:43
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I use Torry's Delphi Pages a lot and the JVCL too, but for me the best components are Mike Lischke's Soft Gems. There used to be a very nice library called the LVK Components but it was taken over by a company, TwoDesk and have two licenses that you can choose to use (for Commercial and Open Source applications.)
Leonardo Herrera
2010-01-20 14:05:39
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My vote is for LMD Tools. I use the freeware edition all the time in my personal projects, and I've used it in some commercial apps too. I've played a bit with the JVCL, but I don't find it nearly as useful as LMD Tools.
Gordon Brandly
2010-02-02 23:56:37