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blackbeans on Dec 29, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: IDEs we had 30 years ago

I think Delphi was slightly better. The components in Delphi were more powerful at the time. But the general idea is the same.

C# with WinForms is still usable today and provides a similar experience. Although the design language has fallen out of fashion.

ryba1967 on Dec 29, 2023 [–]

I agree on all points. In Delphi designers and properties felt more logical and consistent.

For me, WinForms always had an element of struggle not present in Delphi

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