[b]"What Ever Happened to Borland Company? Are They Still Relevant Today?"[/b] Alternatively: [b]"Does Anyone Stil

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"What Ever Happened to Borland Company? Are They Still Relevant Today?"

Man, Borland company used to be *the* name in dev tools back in the day. Turbo Pascal? Delphi? Legends.

But now? Feels like they just... vanished. Did they get bought out or just fade into obscurity?

I know some old-school devs still swear by Delphi, but c’mon—who’s picking Borland company stuff over VS Code or JetBrains now?

Kinda wild how giants like this just disappear. Anyone still using their tools, or are we all just nostalgic?

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"Does Anyone Still Use Borland Company's Software in Modern Development?"

Serious question: is anyone out there *still* coding in Delphi or JBuilder?

Borland company was huge in the ‘90s, but I haven’t heard a peep about them in years.

Maybe some legacy systems still run on it, but for new projects? Doubt it.

Kinda sad, tbh. Their IDEs were slick for their time.

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"Borland Company: Why Did Such a Giant Fade Away?"

Remember when Borland company was *the* competition for Microsoft? Turbo C++ was my jam.

Then... poof. What happened? Bad management? Didn’t adapt fast enough?

Now it’s all “Microthis, Jetthat.” Borland’s like that cool uncle who disappeared after 2005.

RIP, I guess. Anyone got the tea on their downfall?
Borland company didn’t *completely* vanish—they rebranded as Embarcadero Technologies a while back.

Delphi’s still alive (somehow), and there’s a niche community keeping it going.

But let’s be real, unless you’re maintaining legacy systems, why would you pick it over modern IDEs?

Check out Embarcadero’s site if you’re curious.
Turbo Pascal was my first love, lol.

Borland company kinda got wrecked by Microsoft’s aggressive pricing and better tools.

They also made some bad calls—like focusing too much on enterprise stuff when devs wanted lightweight.

Now? VS Code eats their lunch.
Delphi’s still used in some gov and banking systems!

Borland company tools were rock-solid for their time, but yeah, they didn’t keep up.

If you’re stuck maintaining old code, check out Modern Pascal forums—they’ve got tricks to keep things running.
Man, Borland company was *the* underdog vs. Microsoft.

But they kept selling off bits—CodeGear, then Embarcadero.

Delphi’s still around, but it’s like using a flip phone in 2024.

Nostalgic? Sure. Practical? Nah.
Fun fact: Borland company sued Microsoft in the ‘90s for anti-competitive stuff.

They *almost* won, but MS just outplayed them in the long run.

Now? Delphi’s a zombie—alive but not thriving.
I still use Delphi for a legacy app at work.

Borland company’s tools were ahead of their time, but Embarcadero’s pricing is *insane* now.

Switching to C# was a no-brainer.
Their downfall? Bad management + slow adaptation.

Borland company had killer products but didn’t pivot to web/mobile fast enough.

Now they’re a footnote in dev history.
OP here—didn’t realize Embarcadero was the same thing!

Wild how they’re still charging $$$ for Delphi while everyone else moved on.

Thanks for the Modern Pascal tip—gonna check it out for our old codebase.

Any other Lazarus users here? How’s the experience?
JBuilder was my first Java IDE.

Borland company had gems, but Eclipse and IntelliJ just crushed them.

RIP indeed.



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