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Kylix 2

Borland Kylix 2

www.borland.com

Kylix 2 Enterprise: $1999

Kylix 2 Professional: $299

Kylix 2 Open Edition: Free

Rating: pr_01

Pros:

  • Powerful, easy-to-use interface
  • Easy creation of SOAP and XML clients and servers
  • Easy integration with most databases
  • Online help in Bristol Technologies HyperHelp Format
  • Source code for sample applications included

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Cons:

  • Uses Object Pascal for application development
  • No packaging tool to simplify application deployment
  • No automated integration with Web servers

System Requirements:

  • Pentium 200 MHz processor (Pentium II 400 Mhz recommended, required for Enterprise)
  • 64 MB RAM (128 MB recommended, required for Enterprise)
  • 110 MB disk space (Open), 185 MB (Professional), 225 MB (Enterprise)
  • Distribution: RedHat 7.1 or later, Mandrake 8.0 or later, SuSE 7.2 or later

Attracting developers from other platforms is always going to be a hot-button issue for Linux. Although there are many integrated development environments (IDEs) for Linux, most of them have a steep learning curve.

A possible exception to this “rule” is Borland’s new Kylix 2, the Linux sister product of their popular Delphi development environment for Windows. But don’t think of Kylix 2 as “Delphi for Linux.” Kylix 2 is a development environment with a powerful set of features.

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