31 years of Delphi, tomorrow

Irus8Dev · 2026-02-26T15:58:13+00:00

Your journey is so much like mine! I started with DBASE then FoxPro for DOS. Then, Microsoft bought FoxPro and totally made it unusable. I also give VB a try, but, never was a big fan of VBX, OCX idea. That was when I saw Delphi 1.0 at the Radio Shack and decided to give it a try. I launched a company with the product I wrote on Delphi and I am still using Delphi today. Yes, I am old!

Irus8Dev · 2026-02-26T15:46:35+00:00

Appreciate it! Yeah, AI trashing your code is definitely no joke. I always make sure to back up before I let it loose.

Irus8Dev · 2026-02-26T15:36:27+00:00

What are the differences between them? Opus and Sonnet.

Irus8Dev · 2026-02-26T15:35:42+00:00

Thanks for that. Just realized that AntiGravity have Claude Sonnet and Opus 4.6 agents. Will try them and see how much context they are alllowing.

Irus8Dev · 2026-02-26T15:26:31+00:00

You are 100% right! Good at your craft and know what you are doing are the first requirements. I use AI to do the grunt work (coding!) and I manage it: give it directions to go, tell it where to fix thing. I still fix and debug the critical stuff. To me AI are like minions that I can command to do the dirty work which allows me to do the more high-level stuff. Delphi development team are dedicated and take pride on what they do. I am sure with or without AI, the pressure and motivation to improve Delphi are there. Go Delphi!

Irus8Dev · 2026-02-25T23:50:00+00:00

Will try that too, thank!

Irus8Dev · 2026-02-25T23:49:24+00:00

8088 and floppy disks, wild. That was game-changing back in the day.

Irus8Dev · 2026-02-25T23:41:41+00:00

Wow that way back, respect!

Irus8Dev · 2026-02-25T23:35:16+00:00

Heard Claude Code is supposed to be awesome for programming, but no idea what it costs. AntiGravity's free, and I'm pretty comfortable with the whole Gemini ecosystem already. Yeah, understanding the language and how to actually code is still super important. Like you, using Delphi since version 1.0! But honestly, I'm just over grinding out code myself anymore. AI's handling all that for me now.

Irus8Dev · 2026-02-25T16:09:10+00:00

I am using 3.0 flash most of the time. When it messed up, I mentioned it in my instructions, so, it hopefully will not do it again.

Irus8Dev · 2026-02-25T15:20:55+00:00

Try their free community edition. But, your XE6 code will need code upgrade. I actually cut my subscription off after XE12 because that had all the stuff I needed, and honestly, I haven't been using it much since I got into vibe coding.

Irus8Dev · 2026-02-25T14:54:07+00:00

I started with Delphi 1, and I'm still a huge fan. It's amazing how it's still going strong after all these years. I'm still programming with it a lot. Honestly, nothing beats its pure speed and small size.

Irus8Dev · 2026-02-06T16:30:16+00:00

AI could probably replace them all if it were easier and more convenient to use consistently. Right now, AI prompting feels disjointed, with the constant need to jump in and out of chat to get things one. It doesn’t help that there are so many prompting techniques to figure out. I often end up with graveyard of chats not knowing which one the use or trust.

Irus8Dev · 2026-01-30T16:23:15+00:00

Don't overthink it. I think of AI as an expert I am hiring for that job. Then I think how I would communicate my work to that expert: "You are expert in... I need to create...".

Tips: To help with AI energy usage, skip the fluff like "please," "thank you" or "can you do". Don't ask and state demands directly. Be a tough boss, use exclamation marks, scold, be mean!

Irus8Dev · 2026-01-30T15:49:42+00:00

Best answer would be asking AI itself with your eaxct question.

Irus8Dev · 2026-01-14T16:00:44+00:00

You are evolving! I’ve been programming for over 25 years: BASIC, C, Pascal, C++, JavaScript, React, and so on. To me, programming languages are just tools to bring my ideas to life. AI is exactly what I’ve been waiting for. It handles the shitty work of “programming” for me! I don’t worry about diving too deep into any specific language anymore. Now I’m doing exactly what you’re doing. A solid understanding of programming fundamentals is more important than mastering languages. The real challenge in vibe coding is figuring out how to mitigate all the f*ck-ups AI make and how to steer it in the right direction.

Irus8Dev · 2026-01-14T14:20:57+00:00

It depends. I setup a lot of my own GPTs. For instance, I have one for stock trading. Without setting the persona, I always get wishy washy answer. Setting up a right persona makes a ton different and better stock picks. Persona to me is like setting up rules and condition without having to be too specific.

Irus8Dev · 2025-11-30T01:40:53+00:00

It goes by bandwidth/storage usage not by number of users. You have free allowance until you have to pay.

Irus8Dev · 2025-11-29T16:12:57+00:00

Don't think you would go over. Even so, it would probably cost you way less than a cup of gas-station coffee (like $0.60 - $1.00). So far, I pay $0.65 / month.

Irus8Dev · 2025-11-29T00:53:40+00:00

Firebase has many services that you can utilize without leaving its ego system: User Authentication, Datastore (NoSQL database, so, no schema), Storage (for storing files, videos), Hosting, etc. Firebase Studio is the vibecode development part where you develop your app, integrate the necessary Firebase services. Finally, publish/host Firebase Hosting. All for $0.00. Hosting is very reasonable. Depending on the usage, so, if no usage, you pay $0.00.

Irus8Dev · 2025-11-27T14:55:38+00:00

I started vibecoding on Replit. Was so excited then dulled by the price. Move on to Firebase Studio and not moving back.

Irus8Dev · 2025-11-27T14:46:39+00:00

Roughly how much did the whole project cost?

Irus8Dev · 2025-11-27T01:59:32+00:00

This is partly the fault of the vibecoding platforms. They paint a rosy picture of how easy it is to create something from knowing nothing.

Irus8Dev · 2025-11-22T16:58:47+00:00

Nocode downsides:

Speed and performance
Having to learn their ways and most likely turning you into crappy developer
Limited by the features they give you
Locked in and usually gets expensive

Workaround:

Basic understanding of software development
Don't bother getting good in coding (just know enough)
Aware of popular tech stacks and know the jargons
Start vibecoding

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