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delphi starter questions.

Hello I would like to develop using delphi 7 programming language but I have some questions,

firstly is there a lot of deferend delphi languages e.g. borland delphi delphi 7 e.t.c.?

second are there any official page providing resources?

I would like to use borland delphi 7 studio but I can't find it under www.borland.com site, is it a commercial IDE?

regards maxsap

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You want to go to www.embarcadero.com as they purchased the IDE tools from Borland.

The latest version of Delphi XE is available separately or as a part of RAD Studio XE (which also includes C++ builder, Delphi Prism, and Delphi PHP)

skamradt 2010-10-22 16:27:05

This is right. Delphi 7 is no longer sold. It hasn't been the current version of Delphi for almost 7 years now. The current edition is Delphi XE, and it's got a lot of new features that make it easier to develop with.

Mason Wheeler 2010-10-22 17:30:53

@skamradt: technically, Embarcadero did not buy the tools from Borland. Borland created a separate company, CodeGear, to manage its developer tools so it could then focus on its enterprise and ALM tools, and then Embarcadero bought CodeGear later on, thus inheriting the developers tools as part of the acquisition.

Remy Lebeau - TeamB 2010-10-22 20:41:28

Truly, Delphi 7 is no longer sold, but if you buy a Delphi XE License, embarcadero will give you away Delphi 7, Delphi 2007 and Delphi 2009, so, freely speaking, nowadays you can _buy_ a copy of Delphi 7 if you **buy** a copy of Delphi XE.

jachguate 2010-10-22 20:55:56

@Remy: That may be technically correct. However, CG was specifically created to manage developer tools and therefore the purchase of CG by Embarcadero was specifically the purchase of the developer tools, and since CG was a fully-owned subsidiary of Borland, Skamradt is right. :-)

Ken White 2010-10-25 13:24:39

+1 A:

Aside from Google being your friend in terms of finding official resources you can head off to www.delphibasics.co.uk to get a general introduction.

TheEdge 2010-10-22 23:32:07

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