> I sincerely hope that someone will get it back on the right track (or has already done so ...
2020 Delphi supports five platforms, has 64-bit compilers everywhere, has modern language features, interoperates with C++ through C++Builder, and more. In the past few years especially, we've* seen both a lot of work on it, and increasing interest in using it.
It's modern, and used more widely than one might realise.
* "We've": This is a personal HN account but I work on Delphi and C++Builder.
2020 Delphi supports five platforms, has 64-bit compilers everywhere, has modern language features, interoperates with C++ through C++Builder, and more. In the past few years especially, we've* seen both a lot of work on it, and increasing interest in using it.
It's modern, and used more widely than one might realise.
* "We've": This is a personal HN account but I work on Delphi and C++Builder.