Posted by Jen Wu on Sep 27, 2003; 8:52pm
URL: https://forum.world.st/How-does-Dolphin-compare-to-Access-and-Delphi-tp3368794.html

I'm researching development platforms right now. I'm intrigued by
Dolphin Smalltalk since I used to be a Smalltalk programmer.  I was
wondering how it compares to environments like Delphi or Access,
though, for writing business applications.

I'd like to use something to develop applications with an RDBMS
backend (most likely MySQL), be able to print forms and reports.
Access and Delphi (and probably FileMaker to a certain extent) have
all the tools needed, but if I have a choice between Smalltalk and
BASIC or Object Pascal, I definitely prefer Smalltalk.

Also, what's the health of Dolphin Smalltalk right now?  How well
supported is it, how big is the development community, and how likely
is it to be around (while keeping pace technologically) for the next
five years?

Thanks!

Jen