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| 1 | + | **Delphi** is a commercial Rapid Application Development (RAD) tool for Windows, originally written by [Borland](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borland). | |
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| 3 | + | In Delphi, the included object library is known as the [[VCL|Visual Component Library]] (VCL). In the 2011 XE2 version, a second *cross-platform* [[Graphical User Interface|GUI]] library called [[FireMonkey]] was introduced. The Windows-only VCL also remains in the product. | |
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| 5 | + | ## Delphi Versions | |
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| 7 | + | - Delphi is built on [[Turbo Pascal]] which was first released on November 20, 1983, with the last version released on October 27, 1992. | |
| 8 | + | - Delphi 1 - Win16, (released February 1995) | |
| 9 | + | - Delphi 2 - Win32 (February 1996) | |
| 10 | + | - Delphi 3 (August 1997) | |
| 11 | + | - Delphi 4 (June 1998) | |
| 12 | + | - Delphi 5 (August 1999) | |
| 13 | + | - Delphi 6 (May 2001) | |
| 14 | + | - Delphi 7 (August 2002) | |
| 15 | + | - Delphi 8 - .Net (December 2003) | |
| 16 | + | - Borland Developer Studio 2005 (October 2004) | |
| 17 | + | - Borland Developer Studio 2006, Turbo Delphi 2006 (November 2005) | |
| 18 | + | - CodeGear RAD Studio 2007 (September 2007) | |
| 19 | + | - Embarcadero RAD Studio 2009 (December 2008) | |
| 20 | + | - Embarcadero RAD Studio 2010 (August 2009) | |
| 21 | + | - Embarcadero RAD Studio XE (August 2010) | |
| 22 | + | - Embarcadero RAD Studio XE2 (September 2011) | |
| 23 | + | - Embarcadero RAD Studio XE3 (September 2012 | |
| 24 | + | - Delphi XE4 (April 2012) | |
| 25 | + | - Delphi XE5 (September 2013) | |
| 26 | + | - Delphi XE6 (April 2014) | |
| 27 | + | - Delphi XE7 (September 2014) | |
| 28 | + | - Delphi XE8 (April 2015) | |
| 29 | + | - Delphi 10 Seattle (August 2015) | |
| 30 | + | - Delphi 10.1 Berlin (April 2016) | |
| 31 | + | - Delphi 10.2 Tokyo (March 2017) | |
| 32 | + | - Delphi 10.3 Rio (November 2018) | |
| 33 | + | - Delphi 10.4 Sydney (May 2020) | |
| 34 | + | - Delphi 11 Alexandria (September 2021) | |
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| 36 | + | ## Information for Delphi users | |
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| 38 | + | - [[Code Conversion Guide]] | |
| 39 | + | - [[Compile With Delphi]] | |
| 40 | + | - [[Delphi language features missing from the Free Pascal Compiler|Delphi language features which fpc does not have]] | |
| 41 | + | - [[Delphi unit status list]] | |
| 42 | + | - [[Lazarus Components]] | |
| 43 | + | - [[Lazarus For Delphi Users]] | |
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| 45 | + | ## External link | |
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| 47 | + | - <http://www.embarcadero.com/products/delphi/> | |
| 48 | + | - Embarcadero [Delphi Previous Versions page](https://www.embarcadero.com/products/delphi/previous-versions). | |
| 49 | + | - [Delphi Programming](http://delphi.wikia.com/wiki/Delphi_Wiki) @ wikia.com | |
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| 51 | + | --- | |
| 52 | + | *From the Free Pascal wiki, page "Delphi", as it stood on 2022-01-07 after a change by Alextp, out of the wiki's dump of 2024-05-26. Copyright stays with the author who wrote it, according to the old wiki's [[Licensing]] page. If you have concerns about this material, [message the admin](/wiki-contact).* |