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Delphi Astro? Spacely? PHP?
Ah, the frustration...

12 February 2007

by Huw Collingbourne

There has been lots of rumour and speculation lately about CodeGear(ex Borland Developer Tools Group)’s plans to launch a Delphi-like environment for PHP...

Today I managed to corner a CodeGear ’person in the know’ in a darkened room and wouldn’t let him out until he spilled the beans. So now I am in a position to reveal all!

Alas, being honest and trustworthy sort of chaps, we came to a gentleman’s agreement that I would keep what I know to myself. This is called going ’off the record’ in the squalid world of journalism and it’s something of which I thoroughly disapprove when other journalists do it. ’Pull yourself together, man!’ I feel like telling the blighters, ’You have a scoop! An exclusive! So, by heaven! Spill those pesky beans...!’

Alas, were I so to do, I fear this would be the last time any ’person in the know’ from CodeGear or any other software company would confide in me. So, firmly shut my mouth shall stay (for the nonce).

However, let me give you a clue. I can say, without any fear of contradiction, that the rumours of a CodeGear product for PHP are either: a) totally unfounded, b) completely correct or c) lie somewhere between those two extremes...

What I can further report is that, just as soon as any more reportable details become, well, ’reportable’, you can be sure that I shall report them here!