Please help me continue using Delphi!!!

[archgimP]

Hi, I'm new here, but I have experienced a slice of the supportiveness of the delphi community before. (Thx chaps/gals)

I have been using Delphi for about 6 months now, and coming from a VB / JAVA background, I thoroughly enjoy it. I am completely seduced by the syntax, the debugging features and the simple raw power it provides thru VCL.

But now I have a big problem:

The company I am work for who also contract my skills as a Delphi developer havce decided they want me to re-create the half-finished product I am working on in..... and now the tears..... Macromedia Director Lingo.

Now, there is no offence meant to Lingo-coders at all, I'm sure it has it's uses, but I really do not want to add that particular _branded_ language to my reportoire.

My problem lies in the fact that the application requires manipulation of things like SWFlash objects and AVI/MPEGs, which I will admit Director does handle with a higher degree of ease, but not nearly as much power.

Please please please could someone think of a really good _reason_ for me to continue in Delphi, as I have nowhere _NEAR_ mastered it yet, and I don't want to stop learning now!!!

Also, just some background; I can't refuse to do it, as due to a political situation, that could put my job at risk. And also my boss is _REALLY_ keen on lingo, so if anyone can think of a really good logical reason I could give to continue in Delphi, it would be REALLY REALLY appreciated....

Many many many thanks in advance,

The archgimP

"Where has Google.com taken _you_ lately?" --Kyra, 2600

 

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Here are some links that may help you:

Interviews:

http://www.sandbrooksoftware.com/DPSC/Interviews/MIntrviews.shtml

Why Delphi

http://sandbrooksoftware.com/DPSC/Articles/WhyDelphi.shtml

Delphi developers explain why they use Delphi.

 

[Xerif]

I'd say that that Delphi was your best bet anyway!... Lingo can't perform anywhere close to well written Delphi apps. RE Multi-treaded performance, speed, scalability, maintainability.

Delphi can play AVI's, MPEGS etc. (anything that can be played in Windows Media Player) and as half the app has been written in Delphi already, why increase the learning curve and slow the completion of the project by adding Lingo?

I personally would stick with Borland or was that Inprise?