Joe Demartino wrote:

> I dont know why people keep on saying that.
> This notion that an IDE cant be used to create apps that look good on each 
> platform while using the same code base is simply nonsense.  Will there be 
> tweaks to the code based on the platform?  Yes.  We do that now even for 
> different versions of windows.  I dont think anyone is expecting 100%, line 
> per line compatibiity.  But if it can get me 90-95% there...

Sure, there are toolkits. But can any of them come even close to 
providing me what I can do with a combination of DevEx, TMS, RemObjects 
and TurboPower (my core component libraries)?


I'm not disagreeing with your point -- it's just that you have to look 
at the position of developers who have been using Delphi for years, and 
have availed themselves of its benefits. There's no way I'm going to be 
able to cross-compile any of my major apps. I cannot rip these amazing 
components out, and replace them with some x-plat widget set (as 
complete as it may seem) -- and end up at the same place.


Loren sZendre