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The move to Clang was to support C++11 and C++17 language features. The classic Borland compiler was stuck at C++03. The debugger situation has slowly been improving but there is a…

Since Embarcacero was acquired in 2015 and until now, there has happened quite a bit to the RAD Studio IDE and underlying tech. I don't know about your situation, but, Delphi and C…

I respectfully disagree with this. Delphi still delivers unmatched productivity when it comes to designing UIs and writing maintainable multi platform software. Delphi's FireMonkey…

You can still mix C++Builder and Delphi today. Embarcadero made huge efforts to make sure their Clang powered compilers has interop with Delphi code and vice versa. C++Builder stil…

Delphi's FireMonkey is in many ways similar to WPF in the way you can manipulate UI elements, except all the fluff and cruft WPF/XAML has. On the plus side, FireMonkey is multi pla…

Delphi still exists and is available as a free Community Edition too. There are plenty of resources and new books being written. You can find a collection at https://learndelphi.or…

The free Community Edition supports targeting Windows, Android, iOS and macOS. From a feature point of view, it is similar to what you get with the unrestricted Professional versio…

You don't necessarily have to use Indy. There are several open source and commercial network stacks available for Delphi that works across supported platforms. Also, since Delphi X…

Delphi can produce native binaries for the major platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux (Currently Enterprise version only, requires third party library for GUI), Android, iOS. The free …

You can build native multi-platform apps with Delphi. The free Community Edition supports, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android development. With third party component stacks you can bu…

Since July last year, a free Community Edition of both Delphi and C++ Builder has been available. Feature wise, it is essential the Professional edition with a few license limitati…