XPower++ Compiler

Hi, today I want to write something about our compiler technology, but before I start I would like to share a small history about XPower++.

Maybe you know it already, but for those who don't, XPower++ is the successor of Power++. Power++ was entirely written with Delphi 2010 and it was the first Grid Computing IDE that used a similar structure like .NET where you needed to deploy a runtime framework to run Live/Native applications. Unfortunately  this design resulted in performance problems specially when you had many resources compiled into the app, but given that this was our first version of a complete new approach of running distributed apps, the platform was successful and many businesses are still using it today.

With our XPower++ we basically re-wrote the entire platform, and this time we used Lazarus/FPC to create our libraries. Many people may not recognize it but Lazarus/FPC has matured and has become a real professional solution.

With XPower++ compiler we introduced a new approach where we separated the Grid++ Layer and the Native Execution layer, which means you can write Live apps/games but you would need a runtime (PowerConnect++ Client) to be able to execute, or you can choose to compile your apps/games into a native executable binary for Windows, Linux, MacOSX, iOS, Android,... and more.

Now the real gig behind all this is our unique library that is included into the generated exe, so no more dlls or whatsoever to deploy, in fact developers don't even hassle with search path, include units... etc the compiler figures it out all automatically, which is a real boost in development time.

For those who are trying to trash talk XPower++ and arguing that it generates a to big exe, let's compare:

java app with 1 button: to run it you need min. 36 MB Java Runtime
.NET app with 1 button: to run it you need min 24 MB  Framework
Mono app with 1 button:  to run it you need min 24 - 45 MB  Framework
Qt app with 1 button: generated exe is 2 MB but you need 20 MB runtime
Delphi app with 1 button: generated exe is 2.2 MB
Lazarus-LCL app with 1 button: generated exe is 2.2 MB
Real Studio app with 1 button: generated exe is 4.6 MB

(I am very suspecting now that Delphi also uses FPC)

There are many, some of them create PURE API apps (300KB), but there you have to manage your resources your self and you end up deploying many files, plus you have not that many components available.

XPower++ Enterprise Edition generates 10 MB  (2.7MB compressed) in size (150 KB - 1.2 MB for Mobile) but all resources, dependencies, connection handlers, SQL engines, custom components etc... are build right into the exe natively, and what is the best of all is, during development you don't need to include files, fix your search path, create resource files so you can compile and bind them, etc... just write and with the "One Click" cross compiler you generate native apps for many operating systems, alone this feature already saves you up to 75% development and testing time. And all you need to deploy is your exe -> nothing else.

XPower++ has maybe not the fastest compiler and obviously it cannot generate the smallest exe but it is certainly the most practical and most comfortable development IDE out there. With multiple language dialects and easy to use library structure, XPower++ really stands out as a good alternative for many developers. You need to be  now a days  practical and create solutions fast, because if you spend to much time developing, trying to figure out how to cross compile, searching forums for answers, then my friend you won't keep up with the fast peacing competition.

Lets get real Ladies and Gentlemen, XPower++ is helping many developers to build apps/games faster. Of course there is some Learning Curve but it is really not that hard. For experienced developers it is about 2-4 hours and for novice developers maybe up to 12 hours.

Conclusion: XPower++ is very practical and comfortable to use, and the exe size is totally acceptable compared to others and the capabilities it offers.

Here is my statement: XPower++ Rocks! :) and we aim to run everywhere just like Java but NATIVE!

more info about XPower++ is here -> http://xpowerplusplus.com