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[garlar27]

Some years back I came up with an acronym which really helps me achieve something.

DID = Dream Imagine Do

Pascal helps me in that process. Most people dont get past the "Dream" stage. The "Imagine" (or visualize) stage is extremely important. Being able to completely visualize a project before it is even started takes a lot of meditation. Finally, "DO" it. Pascal enables me to DO what I DREAM-ed and IMAGINE-ed.

Only, then can I say I DID something.

I always said if "You Can Imagine You can Do It" and with same enphasis on what Imagine means, but your "DID" is way better!!! I will use it from now on 

I also have two sentence which I consider a taboo:
   1- This can't be done
   2- That's impossible
and instead I use :
   1- I can't imagine how to do it
   2- There is a technical limitation to do this: "explain in detail the technical reason"

When talking to other programmers some times I face their ignorance about pascal and endurance their tries toconvert me from a pagan religion to the religion which says that Moses receive the ten commandments writen in C and Jesus miracoulous JAVA and the holy grail of Python and so forth.
I got used to silly questions like "How does it feels to program in a death language?" or "Pascal? Oh! Kids' programming language!"

Yep, Ive seen the same mentality. Ive even heard from guys who criticize Pascal, and then complain about all the problems they are having in C++.

RE: "Pascal? Oh! Kids' programming language!". Is that an ignorant way of saying, its easy?  Whats the problem with easy?

You can't get angry with ignorants they just don't know.
And you cant get angry with big egos either, but some times when they become very anoying I say to them "The times were men were men are over! When the men were men every body programmed on the fly the modem's drivers and the chat application they will use. And if you were such a BIG MACHO/GENIUS you would be using assembler intetad of 'XXXX'". I know it's rude but this is something many can't argue and obviously a change on the conversation subject is needed 

[rtusrghsdfhsfdhsdfhsfdhs]

Suprise suprise!
https://jonlennartaasenden.wordpress.com/2015/09/18/delphi-for-linux-immanent/

[Handoko]

I'm surprised if you think it is a surprise.

In 2001, Delphi were able to run on Linux. I guess you already know it too, don't you?

[sam707]

 +++ thats what i said, thx for the link @Fiji

Future = only geekos, and programmers like us are gona own a desktop computer, that will become a "niche" (little part of the market) maybe 15 ... then few years after 10% of the market

while
everybody is gona own a "pocket" device (tablets, phones) with something like bluetooth++ and capabilities to play games, stream movies on a big TV (like mp3 players actually do and replaced vynils, walkman, CD advantageously).. that will become the biggest part of the market..

these machines .. Google Android already have a hand on them (SO 90% LINUX based)

+++

MS saw too late that he is on the path on its own death... yes, too late.. even if they poorly try to unify their OS to work on small devices, Google(alphabet) is some steps forward and straight ahead on the pole position

[derek.john.evans]

Future = only geekos, and programmers like us are gona own a desktop computer, that will become a "niche" (little part of the market) maybe 15 ... then few years after 10% of the market

I don't see it that way. The flat screen TV market has driven down the cost of computer monitors. The mobile computer market has optimized PC hardware. Without smart phones and tablets, we would still have clunky hardware.

The "desktop" label only implied the device _required_ a desktop (ie: computer desk) to hold it (plus a decent power supply). Which was not a great situation.

Give me a cube PC (or notebook), and I will still want a big monitor/keyboard/mouse, which require a desk. The only device there that is expensive, is the monitor, and as I said, the cost of that is low because of the flat screen entertainment market.

So, who cares if they don't sell big boxes anymore. I prefer to think of it as "desktop usage", and "mobile usage".

Its all the same technology, just with different user interfaces suitable for different situations.

ie: I have a notebook which I plug into my monitor/kb/mouse to work with. So, is that a desktop PC or not?

I'd say its not possible to measure how many people actually use "mobile" devices as desktop PC's.

[stocki]

forum is here now:

https://plus.google.com/communities/103113685381486591754

[sam707]

Future = only geekos, and programmers like us are gona own a desktop computer, that will become a "niche" (little part of the market) maybe 15 ... then few years after 10% of the market

I don't see it that way. The flat screen TV market has driven down the cost of computer monitors. The mobile computer market has optimized PC hardware. Without smart phones and tablets, we would still have clunky hardware.

The "desktop" label only implied the device _required_ a desktop (ie: computer desk) to hold it (plus a decent power supply). Which was not a great situation.

Give me a cube PC (or notebook), and I will still want a big monitor/keyboard/mouse, which require a desk. The only device there that is expensive, is the monitor, and as I said, the cost of that is low because of the flat screen entertainment market.

So, who cares if they don't sell big boxes anymore. I prefer to think of it as "desktop usage", and "mobile usage".

Its all the same technology, just with different user interfaces suitable for different situations.

ie: I have a notebook which I plug into my monitor/kb/mouse to work with. So, is that a desktop PC or not?

I'd say its not possible to measure how many people actually use "mobile" devices as desktop PC's.

experimental = smartphone + wifi , 8Go ram, 2 cores, 240Go SSD , touchscreen useable as kbrd (PC imitation EVERYWHERE), dimensions 24 X 11 X 1.2 cm

i'm actually looking toward hydrogen batteries (actual batt are external) grrr

CONCLUSION = MS IS DEAD, DESKTOP comps as u knew them are dead

[stocki]

Future = only geekos, and programmers like us are gona own a desktop computer, that will become a "niche" (little part of the market) maybe 15 ... then few years after 10% of the market

I don't see it that way. The flat screen TV market has driven down the cost of computer monitors. The mobile computer market has optimized PC hardware. Without smart phones and tablets, we would still have clunky hardware.

The "desktop" label only implied the device _required_ a desktop (ie: computer desk) to hold it (plus a decent power supply). Which was not a great situation.

Give me a cube PC (or notebook), and I will still want a big monitor/keyboard/mouse, which require a desk. The only device there that is expensive, is the monitor, and as I said, the cost of that is low because of the flat screen entertainment market.

So, who cares if they don't sell big boxes anymore. I prefer to think of it as "desktop usage", and "mobile usage".

Its all the same technology, just with different user interfaces suitable for different situations.

ie: I have a notebook which I plug into my monitor/kb/mouse to work with. So, is that a desktop PC or not?

I'd say its not possible to measure how many people actually use "mobile" devices as desktop PC's.

experimental = smartphone + wifi , 8Go ram, 2 cores, 240Go SSD , touchscreen useable as kbrd (PC imitation EVERYWHERE), dimensions 24 X 11 X 1.2 cm

i'm actually looking toward hydrogen batteries (actual batt are external) grrr

CONCLUSION = MS IS DEAD, DESKTOP comps as u knew them are dead

Have fun with WinServer on your phone.

[jma_sp]

Not only Android, also Linux on SmartPhone  http://www.ubuntu.com/phone  .

But I have a doubt, since Lazarus manages the touch and the diverse pulsadoes of the smartphone?

[marcov]

If I watch others, smartphones are essentially used for a couple of things:

- watching video content.
- social media, chat and VOIP, sometimes combinations
- a fairly minimal bit of browsing and email.

Nearly all applications that don't need that much data entry. So apparently nobody is writing any documents anymore in the future that SAM sees coming.