But if you didn't understand or feel the need for them, then it was pretty easy to simply not use them. Both are features that enable the development of really cool code and frameworks. For instance, two powerful language features were added in Delphi 2009: generics and anonymous methods. Along the way, you may have added some DataSnap functionality, started using the Code Insight features in the IDE, and when you moved to XE2, you start poking around with FireMonkey.īut it's fairly easy to ignore the new language features that come along with those new versions. For example, you might have been developing an application since Delphi 3, moving forward through various versions. It's quite easy to move forward with an older code base, utilizing the new features in the IDE and adding new things to your app using the new high level frameworks and components that come in the newer versions. This is particularly true for the language features and the run-time library. I'm always saddened that the response to questions like 'Who is doing unit testing?' or 'Who is taking advantage of Generics?' is pretty meager. Something I like to do when I'm in front of folks is ask a few questions about what people are doing. That is, they are either using an older version of Delphi, or they aren't using or aren't even aware of all the features in the newer versions of Delphi that they are using. Also, I have noticed that a lot of Delphi developers are 'behind'. The one thing that I notice is that there are a lot more of you Delphi guys than the average Delphi guy thinks. Over the years, I've spoken in front of a lot of Delphi developers.

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