Previous years' talks
2003
.Net Architecture
A reprise of the 2002 BorCon talk, delivered to user groups in Pleasanton and Santa Rosa, California.
(PowerPoint slides, without BorCon sponsor logos)
2002
BorCon Europe - London, October 2002
.Net Architecture
A programmer's introduction to .Net - what it is, and what's in it for us.
Includes:
runtime functional groups; jitting and garbage collection;
common type system and language neutrality; .Net object model (like the Delphi
object model, but not identical); framework classes and "learn once, work anywhere."
(Conference paper •
Conference slides)
Kylix is similar but not identical to Delphi.
Sketches nature of various incompatabilities,
then goes into some detail about the most common issues they present.
Includes:
window manager issues; borderless forms; both VCL and CLX have features the other doesn't;
library loading and the "application
directory"; standard IO; catching dynamic memory bugs; threads and events.
(Conference paper •
Conference slides)
Created on October 31, 2002, last updated March 24, 2006 •
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