Re: [fpc-pascal] What to do to get new users

2024-10-16 Thread Stefan-Iulian Alecu via fpc-pascal
The question I have is, if you’re a new programmer not wanting to make a cross platform app what are building with Pascal? It’s still a good low level compiled language and you can do things like SDL and games with it but people are using C++ for that mainly and think FPC lags behind in some areas

Re: [fpc-pascal] What to do to get new users

2024-10-16 Thread Stefan-Iulian Alecu via fpc-pascal
I am aware of your work. As long as you still depend on CodeTools and Lazarus internals, the language server can't be called independent. I have tried to compile the LSP (at least Michaël's version) and it seems to fail every time. Which is why I am trying to make my own, in an attempt to be mo

Re: [fpc-pascal] What to do to get new users

2024-10-16 Thread Stefan-Iulian Alecu via fpc-pascal
Freepascal will never become popular in a world where JavaScript is everywhere, Delphi exists & Pascal has a reputation of not cool programming language. I don't think Delphi existing should be your main concern. It's a miracle it still exists right now and it has clients. I still use it as a

Re: [fpc-pascal] What to do to get new users

2024-10-16 Thread Stefan-Iulian Alecu via fpc-pascal
There is fpdoc, and the FPC docs are quite ok. The problem is contributors. In my experience (and in that of the people I brought along, as well as already existing devs around me), no, they aren't OK. They're passable at times, yes, but they aren't what I would call "good". I have been slowly