(watch at 2x speed for an idea how fast I worked at the time :=))
I won't describe features that are no longer unique. Most other IDEs have catched up, but twenty years ago, Delphi was much better than anything else. VB had a similar style, but the Object Pascal language was more powerful. Also you were able to program IDE plugins.
The work that FPC and Lazarus teams have done is incredible. Borland was a big SV company. These are voluntary programmers and have outdone Delphi.
Edit, with one more thing: you could program Delphi components (and you can program Lazarus components) using the same Object Pascal language used for the applications. Components can be graphical UI controls (special buttons, edit boxes, calendar pickers, etc.) or non-visible database, communication, processes, really any kind of objects, that can also interact with the IDE.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvFCgc_YvAs
(watch at 2x speed for an idea how fast I worked at the time :=))
I won't describe features that are no longer unique. Most other IDEs have catched up, but twenty years ago, Delphi was much better than anything else. VB had a similar style, but the Object Pascal language was more powerful. Also you were able to program IDE plugins.
The work that FPC and Lazarus teams have done is incredible. Borland was a big SV company. These are voluntary programmers and have outdone Delphi.
Edit, with one more thing: you could program Delphi components (and you can program Lazarus components) using the same Object Pascal language used for the applications. Components can be graphical UI controls (special buttons, edit boxes, calendar pickers, etc.) or non-visible database, communication, processes, really any kind of objects, that can also interact with the IDE.