[fpc-devel] Web language

[Florian Klaempfl]

VisionForce wrote:
>> On Sunday 05 February 2006 19:25, VisionForce wrote:
>>> >> > > On Unix platforms, you don't need to do anything. Just use
>>> >> > > read/write functions to communicate with the world around you.
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > > On Windows, you need to define that you are not working with a 
>>> GUI
>>> >> > > program, which you do like this:
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > > {$APPTYPE console}
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I think that is with Delphi.
>>> >> > Isn't freepascal the opposite, where in fact command line mode is
>>> >> > default
>>> >> > and you must explicitly specify app type of GUI if you want a GUI?
>>> >>
>>> >> Oh, I thought the original question was about Delphi - one of the 
>>> >> recent
>>> >> questions were :)
>>> >
>>> > Oh it might have been - I guess it depends on his decision to use 
>>> fpc > or
>>> > delphi? :)
>>>
>>> Which should I use when creating a server-side web language?
>>
>> I'd recommend FreePascal, no doubt about it. It would be perfect for 
>> the job.
>> (Not that delphi would be bad, but I'd say it's biggest strength is GUI
>> design)
>>
>> -- 
>> Regards,
>> Christian Iversen
> 
> Do you know of a better Pascal IDE? The FreePascal IDE is a DOS window 
> and it's really hard to work with.

Lazarus? BTW: Most fpc development is done with the text mode ide and 
it's very efficient to work with it especially since it works also 
through ssh etc.