VB or Delphi

[Me]

I'm a newbie in VB but i think it isn't so useful and powerful as Delphi.
Which is better and stronger for me to seriously follow?
before you say i know this group is for MS Access.
Best wishes.

 

[Larry Linson]

'Classic VB' is no longer produced by Microsoft. Should you choose to use
VB, you'll need to look at VB.NET which is so different that many long-time
VB experts called it a "completely new language". It also requires the
Microsoft .NET Framework be installed on the computer.

On the other hand, Delphi is produced by Borland, who have a good reputation
for languages, but who lost their top language architect to Microsoft (he's
architecting the .NET languages, now), but have never had a great market
share. It is also based on the Pascal language, which is not currently in
high favor as are various flavors of "C".

Many would probably tell you "neither of these" (VB Classic, any version
through 6 nor Delphi) is a good star to which you should hitch your wagon.

And, since you did already know that this newsgroup is devoted to Microsoft
Access, why would you ask this particular question here in the first place?
It would only be by chance that you'd run into people here who are in a
position to compare the two languages you ask about.

Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP

 

[Henry Hansen]

Delphi is a terrific product, especially for creating high quality GUI
programs that can be distributed as a stand alone EXE. Delphi is
expensive, but IMHO the professional version is worth it. You will be
able to create programs that Rock.

Unfortunately, the biggest problem for Delphi is the uncertainty around
the future of the product. For example, it's cousin C++ Builder has
been discontinued, and no service pack has ever been released for Delphi
7.

Since you are familiar with the newsgroups, head on over to Borland's
news server: forums.borland.com and assess the situation for yourself.
Look in the "non technical" groups.

Regarding VB, Access has an excellent VB language built right in.

What kind of programs are you looking to build?