Related to Delphi (bear with me)
Related to Delphi (bear with me)
I need to create programs for our work (in house) mostly database and soon (I hope) with android as entry devices. We have mostly 7, some XP and 8.1, x32/x64
What advice can you share about using windows 10 instead of 8.1 to use Delphi?
I ask because I see a lot of Delphi developers sharing videos and screen shoots that shows w10.
I think that the majority will need to use w10 because they need to be on the current windows platform and maybe because they like it.
I don't want to stir a war. And I really want to be aware of the issues that as a Delphi developer you need to fight almost daily with w10, maybe you have seen forced reboots, hangs, incompatibility issues with compiled application in w10 that occurs in previous windows versions (xp, 7, 8.1)
Have you seen problems in W10 with Delphi (Seattle, Berlin): crash, hangs, activation issues, that hopefully don't occurs in 7 or 8.1?
Or maybe you have seen an improved stability of Delphi in w10?
BTW, in my previous virtual machine using w8.1 & Seattle for almost a year, I only see a crash on Delphi and maybe it was my fault, of course I don't install nothing, even antivirus neither surfing the web unless as a last resort, almost a clean developer machine.
I hope to receive real experiences, a lot of thanks in advance.
I need to create programs for our work (in house) mostly database and soon (I hope) with android as entry devices. We have mostly 7, some XP and 8.1, x32/x64
What advice can you share about using windows 10 instead of 8.1 to use Delphi?
I ask because I see a lot of Delphi developers sharing videos and screen shoots that shows w10.
I think that the majority will need to use w10 because they need to be on the current windows platform and maybe because they like it.
I don't want to stir a war. And I really want to be aware of the issues that as a Delphi developer you need to fight almost daily with w10, maybe you have seen forced reboots, hangs, incompatibility issues with compiled application in w10 that occurs in previous windows versions (xp, 7, 8.1)
Have you seen problems in W10 with Delphi (Seattle, Berlin): crash, hangs, activation issues, that hopefully don't occurs in 7 or 8.1?
Or maybe you have seen an improved stability of Delphi in w10?
BTW, in my previous virtual machine using w8.1 & Seattle for almost a year, I only see a crash on Delphi and maybe it was my fault, of course I don't install nothing, even antivirus neither surfing the web unless as a last resort, almost a clean developer machine.
I hope to receive real experiences, a lot of thanks in advance.
I use W10 only because I have to (mostly I have to do a lot of testing in W10, so why don't use it as a primary dev machine?). Before, I was using W8.1.
ReplyDeleteI have zero issues with Delphi 10 and 10.1 in W10 (I use both, currently), i.e. they both work just like it used to work on W8.1, nothing better, nothing worse.
In fact, I really dislike W10 because of its own "features" (or the lack of), and also because it is ugly as hell (MS should fire the whole design department, but that's a different story). However I've installed Classic Shell and a few other free tools that let me customize W10 and now I can live with it without getting sick.
My experience is: no problems on Windows 10, other than IDE flicker, which apparently can be solved:
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classic Shell is a must (even for W 8.1)
ReplyDeleteNo problems, running Windows 10 in a virtual machine.
ReplyDeleteNo problem here. Win10 and Berlin
ReplyDeleteNo problems with Win10 and Berlin
ReplyDeleteIf I go to a surgeon to correct my eye defects and the surgeon says me something like: "I still use the bisturi, because I hate the Laser technique".... I will run, and run far away. I will escape!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think, that people think about computer profesional that say: "I hate Windows 10, I preffer the technology from 3 or 5 years ago".
I like all this wave of products that emulate or resurrects the products of the eighties. I really like this. But for my job: I like to be in the crest of wave!!
Juan C. Cilleruelo I think you should really go to that eye doctor. Seems that you cannot read words correctly anymore...
ReplyDeleteI like the feature in W10 where can right mouse click on the folder icon in the task bar and select previously opened folders and or the easy to navigate between folders with the < and > , and also being able to have a frequently used program sticky icon in the task bar, etc.
ReplyDeleteOndrej Kelle I was using Delphi in a vm for almost a year. The lack of serial ports, bluetooth, and slow android emulation (on the host) force me to go on real hardware. In the vm I can experiment a lot of things, and rollback a previous estate if something go wrong. I'll miss it.
ReplyDeleteIt seems that under the POV of a Delphi developer windows 10 is a go (just the flickering on w10w81 and the blessed classic shell).
ReplyDeleteThe worst thing that I hope not to live is to return to a previous windows version (no more free time to do it).
Thanks for the answers!
I do not have the flickering issue here myself (Seattle and W10)
ReplyDeleteBrian Hamilton Me neither, seems related to "Color and Appearance" in Automatic (but maybe I'm wrong), that I don't use it.
ReplyDeleteThe absolutely best thing about using w10 in vm's is that ms allows you to run it unregistered. That was a licence beach in w8 and down. Saves me lots of $$!
ReplyDeleteI also suffer from longish repaints in the IDE. However, the worst stuff for me developing is all the tools that scales badly with a 4K screen, that should be better in w10.
ReplyDeleteI haven't problems with Seattle and Windows 10
ReplyDeleteDany Marmur w10 vm's unregistered BUT Activated and Legal? I want to know more.
ReplyDeleteJust to learn w10, I install one vm, is not activated and no Internet connection. But to customize settings needs to be activated.
(I have a license but I don't want to 'burn' it on the vm)
Sorry Mr. E ! Yes, unregistered is legal. The only blocked settings are the theme ones (purely visual). All the important stuff works. You could register, change accent color and then unregister. Then clone the yellow, the red and the blue (if it's important).
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ReplyDeleteThis looks as wizardry, I need to learn about it.
err... what did you mean with "clone the yellow, ..."? I search and got Pokemon info related. :O
Thanks.
Lol, Since you can not change "accent colors" if not registered. You could register Win10 in a VM and then un-register it after you changed the settings that are blocked. Now you have one "set up" vm to clone from. You get me?
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