Another example is when they introduced Unicode and completely changed the data types String, Char, and PChar in Delphi 2010 (or maybe it was in Delphi 2009, I can't remember)
Quote Originally Posted by axisdj View Post
So lets say I re-write to delphi. BTW there is a convertor that would convert many of my classes which would speed things up. So what is the benefit: I get a native compiled app, that is able to be run cross-platform, maybe with better performance, on a language that has not broken previous versions completely like vb6- .net, that is open source, and free, with syntax that is more like vb6 than c++(QT Creator). I really think there is no competition here. As much as I hate moving to delphi because of some of the strange syntax, I think it is the right choice for me.
What? Delphi is not open source? The latest version cost €4159 + VAT (that's € not $). You also don't get cross-platform by default. The VCL is still Windows only, to get cross-platform you need to use FireMonkey which doesn't have nearly as many components. Read This before you decide to go with FireMonkey.

I'm not saying that Delphi is a bad choice, I've been using it for many years. However it's very expensive and you don't get any service packs or bug fixes. If there is a bug you have to wait for the next version where they hopefully have corrected it and then pay the upgrade fee to get the latest. Which will (currently) cost you around €2600+VAT. They release a new version every year.