“Inprise/Borland’s forthcoming Delphi for Linux (code-named
“Kylix”) development tool, scheduled to be released in fall 2000,
will have cross-platform capabilities that will enable Visual
Basic–trained developers to create applications in the
Windows environment for Linux operating systems, the company has
announced.”
“This will become the only credible rapid application
development [RAD] tool that will support cross-platform Windows and
Linux development,” said Ben Riga, Inprise/Borland’s Director of
Product Management. “Delphi has always provided strong support for
Windows, and developers using it are also on a fast track to
Linux.”
“Riga said that Inprise/Borland is responding to a perceived
strong demand from VB developers to gain Linux development
capabilities.”