Borland® Delphi™ 6 Developer's Guide

A Little History

Delphi is, at heart, a Pascal compiler. Delphi 6 is the next step in the evolution of the same Pascal compiler that Borland has been developing since Anders Hejlsberg wrote the first Turbo Pascal compiler more than 17 years ago. Pascal programmers throughout the years have enjoyed the stability, grace, and, of course, the compile speed that Turbo Pascal offers. Delphi 6 is no exception—its compiler is the synthesis of more than a decade of compiler experience and a state-of-the-art 32-bit optimizing compiler. Although the capabilities of the compiler have grown considerably over the years, the speed of the compiler has remarkably diminished only slightly. What's more, the stability of the Delphi compiler continues to be a yardstick ...