'Developing frontend and backend in Pascal: past, present and future', IPC 2023, by Daniele Teti

In an interconnected world the web development is the most important theme for programmers. No one can stick the head in the sand and continue to develop like in the early 90'. Mobile and IoT revolutions starting some years ago are still in full expension. What does it mean for our beloved Pascal? Is the "lord of the browsers" a.k.a. JavaScript, the only language usable for web browsers? What about WebAssembly? Will be the awaited revolution for the web? What about the backend? Can we efficiently use Pascal as backend language gaining a productivity boost? Are the pillars of Pascal still an advantage in the today programming landscape? We are going to try to response to all these questions (and more) during this talk.

[boots_on_the_grounds_of_war]

I honestly really love Delphi. And I spent 2000-2022 using it. But when the new RAD studio came out I wasn't able to afford it, and miss out on all the new features. I ended up sliding to Golang and Rust, but I'd love to come back to Delphi when funds permit. I'd love to start teaching Delphi, and showing the world that it's a rock solid option in todays digital climate.

[rribas]

Very good history telling of the evolution of web technologies! It just lacks a grand final: the next version of Delphi will support building front-end using the Rad way, integrated with popular javascript frameworks, producing webassembly code. 😜

[chiravalentin]

but why? so many people have toooo much time on their hands...