Just a little spanner in the works,
For a language (I got it, aint yet tried it) that is Open Source, Delphi/Pascal compatible, full RAD (Rapid Application Development), and cross platform (write once, compile anywhere),
Lazarus (IDE, Includes Free Pascal) could well be worth spending a little time on (looks well impressive).
Quote:
Lazarus is a free cross-platform visual integrated development environment (IDE) for rapid application development (RAD) using the Free Pascal compiler.
Software developers use Lazarus to create native-code console and graphical user interface (GUI) applications for the desktop, and also for mobile devices,
web applications, web services, visual components and function libraries for a number of different platforms, including Mac, Linux and Windows.
An application created using Lazarus on one platform can generally compile and execute on any platform for which a Free Pascal compiler exists.
For desktop applications a single source can target Mac, Linux, and Windows, with little or no modification.
An example is the Lazarus IDE itself, created from a single code base and available on all major platforms including the Raspberry Pi.
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WikiPedia:-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus_(IDE)
Home Page:-
https://www.lazarus-ide.org/
Google:-
https://www.google.com/search?client...4dUDCAo&uact=5
It is (IMHI) only a matter of time before M$ gets flushed down the pan [or at least Windows], having a cross platform option aint such a bad idea,
and Python looks also to be a worthwhile way to invest ones time. (even M$ seems to be investing time in other OS's [the writing is on the wall]).
EDIT: Active delevopment, two updates since May.