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andsoitis
Delphi's great. You can rapidly create apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android.
davikr
I tried Lazarus recently, but I found the IDE to be slow.
wolvesechoes
Slow compared to what? It is snappier than Vscode, VS or Jetbrains UIs.
lpcvoid
Delphi is still the absolute fastest way to create win32 gui applications, and anybody who disagrees has never used it.

Lazarus is a pretty sweet solution on Linux (or Codetyphoon, if you want more out of the box components).

vbezhenar
From $960 + $399/year.

I think it's quite an accomplishment to survive in the modern world of free software development tools.

nazgulsenpai
Glad to see Delphi still alive and being developed. I never used it much but I did use C++ Builder Explorer or something that they released for free probably 10+ years ago. Also does anyone remember Kylix, Borland's short lived Delphi for Linux?

Unimportant tangent, but I think FireMonkey is a terrible name for a UI framework. I don't know why, but I hate it.