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Our Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) is a not-for-profit research institute looking at economic policy. The IFS maintains a suite of programs, centred on a micro-simulation model of the UK tax and benefit system, that is mostly written in Delphi 7, with parts in Delphi 3. These are clearly very out-of-date, to the point where the Delphi 3 parts have compatibility problems with recent versions of Microsoft Windows and Office. We are looking to update these programs, either to the latest version of Delphi or conceivably rewriting them in a different programming language altogether; at this stage we are seeking advice as to what language to use. We are therefore seeking advice on whether moving to a newer version of Delphi or to an entirely different language (and if so, which) would be more appropriate in this case, given the particular needs of the company. This advert is for someone to prepare a proposal giving advice, not for the programming work itself. It will be important to consider this work in light of how our company actually uses the programs. Day-to-day programming, as well as running the model, is done by our research staff – economists, not specialist programmers. It will be essential that they can understand any rewritten programs well enough to be able to edit them themselves; and that, for example, when considering the choice of language, consideration be given to researchers’ existing familiarity with Delphi and how easy/difficult any other language would be for existing staff (and new joiners) to learn. Ideally we would like to meet with you first to discuss the project, then receive a written proposal with indicative costings and timings for the programming work. This small advisory project may therefore lead on to the opportunity to carry out the larger project of updating the program and producing associated documentation, though we will be looking at more than one proposal and, once we have received advice and decided on a course of action, we may seek several quotes for carrying out the work.
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Hello, professional Delphi developer here. I have experience starting with Delphi 6, up to XE5. I am open for discussion and giving you advice about which version of Delphi or language to use & to answer you further to questions you have. From there on, we can decide where to head at. Depending on how initial interview goes, I am open for travelling to UK and meeting in person, if needed. You can check my portfolio for past work, reviews for quality and I can send more references on request. Please contact me back if interested. Thanks, Marko Paunovic
£555 GBP w 10 dni
5,0 (32 opinii)
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Greetings, I'm Delphi expert with large experience in maintaing and enhacing existing systems. I have been programming in Delphi since version 1 and have a lot of experience in applications written in older Delphi versions (especially D7) up to date to a latests version. As for your questions about whether staying with Delphi or choosing another development tool it all depends, first question is does your staff already know some existing programming language and what it is, and do they work on your existing system written in Delphi? From a practical and economical aspect, staying with Delphi makes most sense since it would save a lot of time on rewriting whole application in another language, testing it and bugfixing it. Also Delphi nowadays has support for mobile platforms (Android, iPhone) and in case you need a mobile applicaiton developed an existing code could be reused which saves time and money. In case you have a concern is modern Delphi up to date with other development languages (C#, JAVA, VB), it is, it can do anything they can, it's not as much used and widespread as other languages but that doesn't mean it lacks a quality. Feel free to contact me if you have more questions and would like to further discuss project. Regards, Igor
£500 GBP w 10 dni
5,0 (23 opinii)
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Hi, I'm high rated Delphi coder from Ukraine. I've diploma of math. I guess, you could update your old Delphi applications to newest Embarcadero version (2010 or XE). It will make this job less expensive for you and much fatser to do for coder. Sure, bid amount is just approximately because I did not see any units. I'll be glad to work with you. It seems that it could be very interesting job. Thanks, Andriy
£500 GBP w 10 dni
5,0 (29 opinii)
5,2
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My recommendation would be C#. This is a modern language that Microsoft developed as an alternative to Java and their lead developer was Anders Hejlsberg, who used to be Delphi's chief designer. That's way C# has many things in common with the older versions of Delphi (I used to develop using Delphi 7, which was really nice, and I had no problems switching to C#) and your research staff should have no problems editing the new code. The newer versions of Delphi are not that nice, especially since Embarcadero Technologies took over, and C# already has a lot more developers and documentation available. If you would please send me your current programs, I could give you a quote for a conversion to C#.
£750 GBP w 10 dni
5,0 (3 opinii)
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Hi there , I'm delphi coder Regarding to delphi , Delphi has just grown up and now if we took for example the latest versions they support a really tremendous features allow you to make a very effective applications like FireMonkey,Firedac besides it is now supporting MAC OS X ,Android and iOS, actually I mostely like coding with it since it is easy ,fast and helpful I recently coded an application that manages a private school check out my portfolio , anyway just provide me with source and couple more information and I'll do my best , after all it is your verdict ^^ Best Regards
£555 GBP w 15 dni
5,0 (2 opinii)
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Hi, I have 15+ years of experience with many different programming languages. Surely Delphi has been one of the most powerful languages for GUI but not so simple for maintenance. C# currently is maybe better choice for easy development of desktop applications. But the most easy way is VB.NET where any non-programer can easily add new features or change existing. I would be glad to help you choose the right language and for later development.
£666 GBP w 10 dni
5,0 (1 opinia)
2,1
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hello, i am not bidding to win the project, i just want give some advice . first, because you are a non profit organisation, also i like the honourable job you are doing. thirdly i had worked a lot with french non profit organisation to developp a software that helps people with desabilities to get work and work easily. well, i had a significative experience in delphi from delphi 1 , delphi 3, and delphi 5 entreprise edition, that's about 10 years, i worked as a developper so i had a little idea about what will suit to both, users and developpers, also will grew up the compagny. yes, i am thinking about php and mysql solution !. why? for those reasons : for the end users ( researchers or others) 1- they are all comfortable with the use of internet browser, the reports can be more attractives, more significatives etc... 2- they can work evry where , no need to reinstall, they all have the same portal, and have there our account on the system, and the system is secure. for the developpers : 1- the code will be readable, they can find help on internet, and can uses latest technologies like ajax etc..., also good programming methods like extreme programing, etc.. 2- moving from delphi to php is easy ( same structure, php is like C,C# and others) and will be benefecial for the code, because, we have to find a better way to do things.. and the last reason, the migration will be with minor costs. so, my advice is go to php/mysql and have fun. thanks ,and for any help you are welcome
£277 GBP w 10 dni
5,0 (1 opinia)
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Hi I need few more information about the delphi project before i am going to make any suggestion so please ping me .. so that i can ask the questions right away and write advisory doc for you to review About me : I am core C/C++ developer/design engineer for real time systems to simple desktop applications expertise on various technologies. Please read my profile for more info
£555 GBP w 10 dni
0,0 (0 opinii)
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Hi, I have 28 years experience in business-financial applications and information systems development, I finished University of Math - In last 8 years I developed many business-financial applications in Delphi 7 with Mysql, Postgresql, Paradox, DBF, Firebird databases Which database You use, which connections and which Report Writer? I use ZeosLib for connections and Fast Report I have any plans: - rewrite all this in Delphi XE5 with Mysql or Firebird database first in VCL and after that also in Fire Monkey and after that also for Mac and for Android if You want
£555 GBP w 10 dni
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There are advantages and disadvantages to writing your programs in different languages. If your staff is already familiar with Delphi code and you would like to maintain this line then I would recommend using at least Delphi 2010 which is unicode, very stable and has allot of components built for it. Upgrading to the latest version would be better because you get longer support for the application. However Delphi is not being used on such scale as HTML so it is harder to find programmers that will develop in this language. We are a team based in Romania with over 10 years experience in Delphi, PHP, Java, Javascript. We can help you rewrite your programs to use cutting edge technologies for better performance and appearance. Please contact me for more details, Viorel
£526 GBP w 10 dni
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Hello, I have large experience with Delphi since it's first version on 1995, conducted and managed several migration projects from a Delphi version to another and from an architecture once to a newer architecture, i'm based on Tunisia and have an experienced team at low cost, in order to study migration needs can you describe your Delphi3, 7 environment and architecture : custom component used , database access et.., can you send a small module written in Delphi 3 i can make a routine at no cost that port Delphi 3 code to newer Delphi version as proof of concept. Kind regards Zaki RAHMOUNI
£277 GBP w 3 dni
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Greetings! I represent a software developing company from Serbia, specialized in developing custom software solutions in various fields of expertise. At the moment, we are employed on developing a large scale project related to economics, but due to multiple NDA agreements, unfortunately, we can not disclose further details. However, this makes us believe we are a suitable candidate for performing analysis, and eventually performing the implementation of the system we will propose. We are sure that system will bring benefits in productivity, compatibility and overall ease of use when it comes to day to day work performed by your research team. Previous experience already brought a few ideas to the table. I would like to ask you to send us, if possible, some further informations on the project, such as specification documents (if there are any) and/or screenshots, or ideally, a working version of a program, so we can fully understand the scale and complexity of the project, which in the end would help us make better estimates in our analysis, and help you have a piece of software that would fit you perfectly. Greetings, Djordje
£555 GBP w 15 dni
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Your proposal is your first (and perhaps only) chance to make a good first impression to the freelancer! Hi, I can work 30days 8hours per day for only 250L message me Sir, thanks
£250 GBP w 30 dni
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Hi, I am UK based and have been a Delphi developer for a number of years. I have been involved in a number of legacy code projects some of which have been given a makeover, some have been rewritten. It all depends on what the applications do, and the budget etc. I am more than happy to help so it would be interesting to talk to you. Cheers Ben
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