RemObjects Hydra 3.0 (ID #26227)

RemObjects Software

Hydra 3.0 builds on the tradition of our Hydra framework for Delphi to bridge the gap between the worlds of unmanaged Delphi code and the new Microsoft .NET platform.

Today, many Delphi developers are considering to migrate to the .NET platform, either to make use of its advanced development capabilities or to leverage new technologies such as the Windows Presentation Foundation or LINQ. At the same time, they are hesitant to leave behind the existing investment in their extensive Delphi code base.

Hydra 3.0 – provided in one SKU for both Delphi and .NET – enables you to keep your investment in your existing Delphi/Win32 code base, while at the same time opening your applications up to managed plugins. This allows new development to happen in .NET, for example using C# or Oxygene, or any other languages available for .NET.

At the same time, the existing code can be kept and maintained in Delphi/Win32, and both parts can contribute to what appears to the end user as a single, unified application.

This makes it possible to employ new and emerging .NET technologies within your existing Delphi/Win32 based frame. For example, you might decide to implement fancy diagrams using the hardware-accelerated Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) introduced in .NET 3.0 (as in the example shown to the left), or to use technologies such as LINQ to access and manage data.

Hydra is also helpful in migrating applications to .NET altogether, in a step-by-step fashion. Developers can start by modularizing their existing Win32 code base, and extending it with .NET code or port selective modules over to .NET where it makes most sense (for example those modules that still see most active development and would benefit most from sing new, .NET based development technologies.

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