I wonder if there is any RAD tool for Mac OS X. Something like Delphi for Windows.
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Which languages are you interested in?
Certainly check out Cocoa, XCode and Interface Builder.
Alex JL
2010-10-10 07:59:39
I'd like to add that with Cocoa and Xcode, one really should learn how to unleash the power of Interface Builder. Then a lot of programming does become pretty rapid :-)
DarkDust
2010-10-10 08:17:44
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An actual Delphi for Windows that will allow you to cross compile your applications to Macintosh has been promised by Embarcadero (the current owners of Delphi).
The IDE will be a Windows product but the binaries it produces will run on a Mac.
It was due this year but wasn't ready for the September release of the latest Delphi. There are likely to be preview releases for existing Delphi customers in a few months from now but the actual product probably won't be released until around September 2011.
LachlanG
2010-10-10 08:10:00
No, there won't be a Delphi for Mac. You can compile applications FOR hte Mac, but not ON the Mac with the new Delphi. If it ever comes out.
birger
2010-10-10 10:19:02
Thanks, I'll make that clearer. You could of course run it on a Mac using a VM.
LachlanG
2010-10-10 10:35:22
A VM + a Windows license you have to buy. Also it will use Qt, and not a native wrapper over Cocoa.
ldsandon
2010-10-10 12:59:31
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Lazarus is an IDE for Free Pascal that works on Mac OS X (among other platforms). Obligatory screenshot here.
Note: Lazarus supports two widget sets (Carbon and QT), with a third in Alpha (COCOA), most screenshots will be of the Carbon port nowadays.
Frank Shearar
2010-10-10 08:12:03
Thanks Marco! I thought you'd have something to add to the answer.
Frank Shearar
2010-10-10 12:37:14
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Delphi Prism XE is an add-on for Visual Studio that supports both .NET as Mono. This includes the MONO version used by the Mac. It's not the ideal solution and I haven't been able to check if it really works, since I don't have a Mac. But I have Prism and now my .NET environment allows me to write Delphi applications for the Mac. Again, too bad I don't have a Mac, else I would have been able to tell you how good that is!. It appears as if the Delphi Prism IDE can also be installed as a stand-alone compiler with it's own IDE on a Mac. Again, I haven't tested this. I just know it has this option, since I saw it appear during installation.
As Frank Shearar already said, Lazarus is a Pascal IDE which would be a better solution for the Mac, right now.
Workshop Alex
2010-10-11 07:30:33