Re: Development of cross-platform GUI for Open Source DBs

Olexandr Melnyk wrote:
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> Mono/.NET is definately worth the consideration. However, I'd advice
> you not to go with Turbo C#, as it only supports .NET 1.*, so you
> won't be able to use such goodies as: generics and nullable types,
> which are quite handy, especially for the database-oriented applications.
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> Initial development phase is really short with Delphi/VCL, I agree.
> But when project evolves, many problems appear, which show how odd VCL
> is in this or that place. The same, but to a lesser extent, applies to
> Windows.Forms.
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Mono 1.2 only fully supports .net 1.1 (for winforms)  so the Turbo C#
would be a good choice as would Delphi.net.
You would have to stick to the standard winforms controls, but you can
create a very rich application with just the stock controls.

What kind of problems have you seen with the VCL as a project matures?
I have never run into any issues and have several mature/large projects.

Later,

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