Distinguishing Features
Delphi supported rapid application development by introducing features such as application framework and visual window layout designer that reduced application prototyping times.
Delphi supports rapid native cross-compilation.
Delphi uses the Pascal-based programming language called Object Pascal, and compiles Delphi source code into native x86 code. They include the VCL (Visual Component Library), support for COM independent interfaces with reference counted class implementations, and support for a large number of third-party components. Interface implementations can be delegated to fields or properties of classes. Message handlers are implemented by tagging a method of a class with the integer constant of the message to handle.
Database connectivity is supported, and Delphi supplies several database components. The Visual Component Library (VCL) includes many database-aware and database access components.
Later versions have included upgraded and enhanced Runtime Library routines provided by the community group FastCode, established in 2003.
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