Delphi / Object Pascal

Delphi (RAD Studio) and Free Pascal (Lazarus) keep Object Pascal alive. It is famous for Single EXE deployment and instant compilation.

When to Use

• Rapid Application Development (RAD) for Windows Desktop: Building native Windows desktop applications with rich VCL graphical controls.
• Legacy Enterprise Maintenance: Modernizing and maintaining established corporate desktop software suites.
• Single-Binary Zero-Dependency Native Compilation: Producing fast, standalone native binaries that run without external runtime frameworks.
• High-Performance Database Clients: Interfacing with enterprise SQL databases via native FireDAC data access components.

Quick Start

program HelloWorld;
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}
uses
  System.SysUtils;