[Lazarus] The future of the Lazarus IDE

[Daithi Haxton]

For my 2 cents, keep Lazarus as an independent, native code IDE. We do instrumentation packages for manufacturing robots, and “the Web” is simply not an option. Laz makes us at least 10x more productive than any other option (and we’ve tried other options - we still maintain code in C++ and C# using VS and it’s a nightmare compared to the Lazarus environment).

What really scares us is that all the mainstream OSes are becoming so Web and mobile centric - the way M$ is rumbling I seriously wonder if and how they’ll support any native development in the not too distant future. Lazarus, with it’s native abilities for Linux, gives us a clear path out should M$ abandon manufacturing and the desktop in general - and we are most appreciative!

Keep up the good work!

Be well,
Dave H.