Rick_Delphi

44 minutes ago, Anders Melander said:

please don't keep us informed about how it goes.

Oh, I'll have to mention it. There are people who don't want to be writing code all day and they would like to know. Feel free to not read my posts about it.

9 minutes ago, Attila Kovacs said:

It might also be worth considering a shift from forums to blogging platforms.

I don't have time to blog, but thank you for the suggestion. I'm moving right into building apps by generating the code, so I'm busy busy busy ...

OK, I'm moving as far away from hand coding as possible. So, I'm looking for a company that wants to do the same. If you have new projects or legacy systems built with Delphi and you are looking to hire someone to replace coders or you just want to get started now with the AI code generating future, I'm available. PM me with your contact information and I'll be in touch.

OK, well it's the OOP vs Functional battle all over again. Anyway ... I just thought I would ask. It's certainly time for Delphi to get back to it's roots and forge a path of low-code/no-code into the future.

It's been decided, coding is dead. We need a forum here that covers generating code with AI and other tools. I know it's a source of contention among coders, but the future is now! Let's not join the party late, from being stubborn.

NOTE: NVIDIA's CEO said, last year, that coding is dead. One hour ago they announced they beat on revenues and earnings. The no-coding IT world has arrived.

9 minutes ago, ToddFrankson said:

With some luck, a launch will occur later this year.

Excellent! Even though I don't want to ride the startup roller coaster, I do like seeing people launching new technology.

6 hours ago, Patrick PREMARTIN said:

"We" have some (real) job offers in France but I suppose it's not of any help because they want local workers.

 

Is there anything "we" (as Delphi lovers, MVPs and others) can do to help showing and sharing job offers or demands ? (it's one of the numerous topics I'd like to help on to increase Delphi visibility)

Thank you! Patrick.

I like that you said "(real) job offers." In the US we get a deluge of fake one's all the time.

I want to find an opportunity, to use Delphi, to create solutions a company uses in-house to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. It also needs to offer great compensation--my latte costs alone are HUGE. lol

Like the startup world, creating technology to sell, isn't of much interest to me these days. I'm really enjoying writing books right now, I might even be getting addicted to it. My interest in the computing world is about understanding the application domain, then building a solution quickly by generating the code (not entering it at the keyboard). In other words, I like to use Delphi and RAD to accomplish what it was intended for: Rapid Application Development.

As for others here, I would suppose they are looking for a challenge to their coding skills. Maybe, some component development or updates to legacy applications. But, that's just a guess based on the posts I see here.

On 2/20/2025 at 10:48 AM, ToddFrankson said:

I am, 

 

I don't have the funding to hire anyone, Yet.........

Oops...

So, you would be another startup. That would make 3, maybe 4 that I've found.

Something to consider is finding potential customers and seeing if they would fund the development. That way, you would have money and live testers. Startups sometimes do that to get an MVP done.

56 minutes ago, Stefan Glienke said:

That comment didn't age well I guess 

It did not. Now that I'm writing again, I'd like to do some Delphi stuff too. Writing is great, but it's difficult to do that for long hours everyday (well, at least for me it is). About 3 or 4 hours working on a book and I need a change for the rest of the day. I have put in 12 hour days of writing, turning out 7500+ words, but it leaves me worn thin for the next day.

1 hour ago, David Heffernan said:

Why do you limit yourself to Delphi then? 

It's my favorite IDE. I like others VS, Eclipse, etc, but prefer to work in Delphi.

2 hours ago, Mark- said:

How about come up with an idea, fund it yourself and reap all the benefits?

Been there, done that, wore out the t-shirt. I'm not much interested in the startup scene these days.

3 hours ago, Rollo62 said:

Unfortunately, they wont use Delphi, do they?

I have found a startup or two that is using Delphi. But, I'm not really looking for that kind of situation. Too much of a roller coaster ride for me.

45 minutes ago, William23668 said:

I can not find any Delphi job too it is very rare and other technologies has very high competition 

I've found some jobs, but the pay is low because they are wanting to grow the IT department larger. I'm looking for a unique opportunity that is exciting and very, very lucrative. I no longer need to build a resume or climb the corporate ladder. This is depressing!

My lifestyle requires $150K/yr just to support it. I can't wait three to five years for a startup to take off or go belly up.

Is there no one in the US building something awesome with Delphi? I keep looking but I'm not finding much. Mostly, it's just your same ole' same ole'--reinventing the wheel and making a dollar a day with all the pop u can drink. No one out there has come up with something lucrative and fascinating to develop and make fat stacks of cash?! This is sad, so very very sad.

On 1/16/2025 at 4:45 PM, PhilBoy said:

Can anyone offer a learning roadmap to be proficient enough to do the task above?

What you are trying to do is reverse engineer the application - you start with a working app and you figure out how it does what it does. Reverse engineering happens everyday, but it is done by very experienced software developers.

On 1/22/2025 at 10:46 PM, David Schwartz said:

but I think you're being set up for failure.

That is 100% correct! Either intentionally or unintentionally that is the situation.

1 hour ago, DelphiUdIT said:

This is the direct link

Don't use that, I had problems with that. I received an email for me to schedule an interview and it didn't work. The company didn't call at either of the times specified. Also, the options to confirm, say thanks, and whatever resulted in a mailer daemon error. Don't provide any information until you speak with someone. I think Craig Kinney is the contact for that position.

Partner.co is looking for a Delphi dev, but I had problems using their ATS, so you might want to contact them and ask for a way to email your resume instead.

Do they have to already be in Denmark or will you relocate the right person?

But, you don't want anyone to contact you?

6 hours ago, Sherlock said:

Object Pascal Handbook by Marco Cantù .

It's a pretty good book, a lot of language type stuff. With low/no code being the focus today (again), look at component based development and generating most of your code. Learning to write all the basic code patterns before becoming productive at app development is a waste these days. If you study all the low-level stuff, you'll end up finding yourself on programming forums fighting about how to shave one clock-cycle off of a 10,000 line module. Also, as you have already learned, ten years will go by and your app still won't be ready for release.

36 minutes ago, David Schwartz said:

so what's a few hours of your time worth

A thousand dollars in U.S. currency.

The reason I started using Delphi was the RAD approach. Now with no-code low-code being new buzzwords, where does Delphi stand on that front?

21 hours ago, David Heffernan said:

Who'd engage with this without any idea on the details like compensation?? 

Isn't it crazy what goes on these days in recruiting? Companies complain, but then won't change their approach. I've offered to take on $150K/yr roles for $120K/yr. Now, I only have part-time hours to assign to Delphi work. But still, companies don't take advantage of the opportunity to find out if I would be a good addition to their project, by spending just a few bucks for part-time help.