Going to BorCon

Well, it looks like I will be going to BorCon 2004. I am excited to see DiamondBack, the next version of Delphi (shall we call it Delphi 9?) as well as see everything else that is going on in the world of software development.

Delphi 9 is especially exciting since Delphi follows the opposite pattern from the Star Trek movies. While every even Star Trek movie rocked, every odd Delphi also rocks! Not to say the odd Star Trek movies, or even Delphi releases are all that terrible (ignoring Star Trek 1 and Delphi 4), but that their counterparts are just that much better.

Let me illustrate:

• Delphi 1 - Introducing true RAD!
• Delphi 3 - Fabulous COM!
• Delphi 5 - More improvements then I can list! Some people still say this is the best!
• Delphi 7 - Cross platform with Kylix or .NET (preview) as well as Web Services!
• Delphi 9 - Guess you will need to go to BorCon. ..

I am not trying to say the even numbered ones were that bad. Just as Star Trek III: The Search for Spock was a good movie too. . . The even numbered Delphi releases were actually revolutionary:

• Delphi 2 - 32-bits!
• Delphi 4 - (Suggestions anyone? I didn't use this one. . .)
• Delphi 6 - Web Services and Kylix
• Delphi 8 - .NET

It just seems that there are more applications written in the odd numbered releases. People upgrade to the odd numbered releases quicker. A lot of people only upgrade to the odd releases (skipping the even ones). The odd numbered ones tend to have more excitement about them, and people keep using them for longer (well at least until the next odd numbered release).

I am glad one of the major development tools providers for the Microsoft platform still supports their developers with updated releases and conferences. . . .

See you all at BorCon!