Quote Originally Posted by WILL
I wonder how they managed to strike that kind of deal with the big M$? :scratch:
Easy, it's a "Chrome" exclusive parallel to the Standard edition. It is only missing the other languages.

Quote Originally Posted by WILL
The obvious downside of using Chrome before was that it was an add-on instead of a standalone suite of tools.
I think you don't quite understand... the language compiler, etc, are extensions to Visual Studio in DLL form. Yes, it's a kind of extension, but your assemblies and code are comparable to anything that is generated by any other Visual Studio language. Technically this cuts cost--a lot.

Quote Originally Posted by WILL
This certainly sweetens the pot as it were. More pressure for CodeGear to step it up even more I think.
Lambda expressions, LINQ (Language integrated queries), anonymous typing, anonymous methods (in objects), parameter (vararg style into an array) functions, and a whole other realm of new language features ... I think CodeGear has to work to even compete right now!

All for a $300 price tag, unless you have VS 2005 (then it's only $59). If I buy a compiler it won't be Delphi, it'll be Chrome.