About .NET
The goal of .NET is to transition software industry to a new model for software development, and software deployment. Microsoft .NET, Microsoft's XML-based Web Services platform, will benefit both businesses and end-users. For developers, it changes the way they build software and sell products.
The Microsoft .NET Framework is the programming model of the .NET platform for building, deploying, and running Extensible Markup Language (XML) Web services and all types of applications—both desktop and Web-based.
The requirement for all .NET "compatible" languages, is to produce output in what Microsoft have called Intermediate Language, or IL (an intermediary format for turning applications written in other languages into .NET programs). The .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) then takes the IL and produces machine code. The goal of .NET is that there is no visible performance difference between any .NET language, as they all use the same final JIT (just-in-time) compiler.
Borland .NET Strategy
Long ago Borland (02/13/2002) announced its .NET strategy. According to this, the Borland strategy for the .NET platform features Delphi, C++Builder, Kylix and JBuilder, that support the capabilities of the Microsoft .NET Framework, including ASP.NET and application interoperability through XML Web Services.
During the second half of 2002, Borland released development products that support the .NET platform optimized on Intel Architecture.
Borland's full support of the .NET platform, with the industry's first products to feature Web Services support, will provide developers a fast and productive path for leveraging existing skills and IT investments to gain the many benefits of .NET.
For more information, read the FAQ on the Borland .NET website.
Articles and tech information
Delphi for .NET - articles and technical information that will help you start and master Delphi for .NET. Find out about IL, aspx, XML Web Services, msil, ...
Borland-Delphi for .NET related articles (pre Delphi 7 Studio)
"It was the first day of sessions at the 12th Annual Borland Conference ... Toward the end of the session, the Microsoft speaker congratulated Borland on shipping the first implementation of a Microsoft .NET technology ... Congratulations, he said. "Borland was first. I wish it had been Microsoft, but Borland was first."
The previous article, when first appeared, attracted a lot of concern from you regarding Delphi's survival in a .NET world. A few of user e-mails, with author comments, follow in this article.
In this new column, the author gives a personal opinion on Microsoft's forthcoming Visual Studio .NET. As an enthusiastic Delphi developer, what does VS.NET have to offer and what does Delphi need to do to continue to win the hearts of Windows developers? This article is based on the first beta of .NET and Delphi 5.
Borland unveils products strategy for Microsoft's .NET platform.
