Why hackers moved from Turbo Pascal to Delphi

1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.

Turbo Pascal 0 hackers criticize it
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Delphi 1 hacker recommends it

What hackers said about the move

“I moved from Turbo Pascal to Delphi 1.0 when it came out.”
slowmovintarget, 2026-02-20original comment ↗

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Turbo Pascal vs Delphi

Turbo PascalDelphi
Hackers who recommend11
Hackers who criticize00
Moved away from it10
Moved to it01

Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.

Criticism of Turbo Pascal

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Praise for Delphi

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