Lars Fosdal

@TBx has identified a bot being the culprit and is taking steps to lock it out.

Is it possible to delay-load the DLL explicitly - and unload / reload it after an exception? Or walk the system app thread list and request termination of hung sub-threads in the DLL space? (Clumsy description, but I hope you get what I suggest).

@Dalija Prasnikar - I am not thinking about every license type being pay-as-you-go. The persistent licenses would co-exist. If you do contracting work, and your primary tool is C#, but you have a few Delphi projects - it could be better to pay as you go, instead of having to keep your Delphi licenses perpetually. As for price level for the hobbyist- it needs to come down to a level where it would be a sustainable price for a hobbyist. The price you are willing to pay for your primary hobby, with the features you expect to be available for you (I am still baffled why Linux is not available in the lower tiers - it just doesn't make sense). Exactly where that pricepoint lies - is hard to say.

@A.M. Hoornweg Did you upgrade FB to latest?

And those on the Titanic that ran around screaming "We are about to sink! Panic Now! F... you for not caring!", helped in what way? Unlike the people aboard that ship, who were not expert ship builders or sailors, most of the Delphi users are experienced developers which often use more than only this particular tool. We like Delphi, but we are vocal about the things we don't like, and we participate in communities and interact with EMBT. You can be a positive force, or a negative force. Which one do you think is the more effective in an environment of specialists?

And talking it down, helps with that in which way?

You are not wrong. The compiler leaves much to be desired as it really lags behind current capabilities and optimization methods. That said, there is signficant gain in improving library classes and functions, as all kinds of compiler optimization can't really help with bad coding.

@johnnydp So - Why are you here?

Possible ways to do that, include Have a step-in/step-out monthly subscription model - with a price comparable to streaming services such as Apple, HBO Max, Prime, Disney+, SkyShowtime, Netflix... Improve the capabilities of the lowest tier of Delphi by having full Linux and database support - or even simply have one single tier Keep writing good software, readworthy articles and contribute to open source where you can

Wow... The premium place where it really would be useful. Did you raise a QP, Attila?

@TBx - Are there any performance indicators that can be checked?

It appears to be periodically slow.

Sounds odd. I'd start with removing plugins to see if that helps.

I agree. I just don't trust it. It should have been able to understand enough about the risks, to allow you to verify / modify or skip every risky migration element.

@dormky Did you take a look at TeeChart?