转贴自：http://blogs.borland.com/davidi/archive/2006/02/08/23013.aspx

Borland plans separate company for Delphi, JBuilder, C++Builder, InterBase, JDataStore and other developer products…

To our loyal developer community:

Today, Wednesday February 8, 2006 at 1am Pacific Time, Borland announced plans to seek a buyer for our IDE product lines that include Delphi, C++Builder, C#Builder, JBuilder (and Peloton), InterBase, JDataStore, nDataStore, Kylix, and our older Borland and Turbo language products and tools. The goal is to create a standalone business focused on advancing individual developer productivity using the people inside Borland who are focused on the success of these award winning products.

It is not a trivial decision to separate our IDE business from our ALM business. As we look back over the past two years and how we have operated as a company, we have continually had to weigh every dollar investment in our ALM and developer products. All too often we have chosen to invest in ALM, because of our stated direction around ALM growth and market opportunity. But we all know that our loyal customer base demands more. There is tremendous potential that has been untapped due to the company’s focus towards an enterprise go-to-market model, with an emphasis on a more consultative, lifecycle sale forcing us to invest more into our ALM products, ALM marketing, and our enterprise field model. This is a very different model from our mostly channel-focused, direct-to-developer marketing, and delivery model (using shrink wrapped boxes and e-shop downloads).

Focus is a key success factor in business. With this announcement, both companies will have the focus they need to thrive and help our customers be successful. I think it’s great that Borland is letting us be part of a new focused company that brings together the team that is passionate about developers and development. We want to continue to create the best solutions and technology for the benefit of you, our community of developers. We are developers working on developer products for our customers who are developers. This is a special relationship that is unique in software. We get to work on products that we use ourselves and that our developer community love.

I started using Turbo Pascal v1.0 in November of 1983 when Philippe Kahn gave me a copy at Comdex Las Vegas. I put it in my IBM PC and knew immediately that this was something different. From that day, I knew I wanted to go to work for Borland. I started working at Borland on June 17, 1985 and for the past 20+ years I have had the pleasure of being a part of a great company and a great community of software developers. I’ve had the luxury and pleasure to manage the compiler group in R&D in the early Turbo Language days. For the past 15 years I’ve run Developer Relations allowing me (and our team) to travel around the world to visit with tens of thousands of programmers. I get to come to work every day and collaborate with the best developer focused software engineers on the planet.

I’m really excited to be moving to the new company. We’ve got the right team members, we’ve got the tool and component partner eco-system, we have the authors, trainers, consultants, and we have the most important part – a loyal community. Our new company will be focused completely on you and your success. Yes, both companies will have a focus on software development. Both are going to advance the state-of-the-art and best practices. They’ll just do it in different ways. Ours will do it by focusing on developer productivity and building great application development products using our award winning IDEs, tools, component libraries, class libraries, and database technologies. Borland will do it by addressing the needs of larger organizations, helping them optimize their software delivery.

I was asked today by Daryl Taft of eWeek magazine, “As Borland’s longest term employee, how does the spin-off hit you?” I answered by saying, I am moving forward as part of the new company with a huge smile on my face and a small tear in my eye.

I want to assure all of you that we are here in Scotts Valley, and around the world, working on future versions of Delphi, JBuilder and our other products. We are still listening to your needs, issues, and suggestions. We are tracking with the new platform initiatives for Windows, .NET, Java, open standards, and emerging technologies that you want to leverage.

This is the right thing to do for our IDE business. It’s the right thing to do for Borland’s ALM focus. Our priority is to ensure a smooth and successful migration for our developer customer base, and create a vehicle for giving it greater investment, focus and growth. This is not the shutting down of a product line, but the empowering of it. This move is in the best interests of our customers, company, and community.

The buyer of our IDE product lines has not yet been identified, but I and other members of our developer team are working with Borland’s executive management to ensure that we identify the right buyer who will advance the IDE business. Borland is committed to its customers first and foremost, and taking care of their ongoing needs. We will keep you informed along the journey.

Go Borland. Go New Company. Go Developers!!!

David Intersimone, “David I”
Vice President, Developer Relations and Chief Evangelist
Borland Software Corporation

年，差不多过完了。今年剩下的，最烦心的大计划，就是要举行婚礼，唉～～想想都很恐怖。

我生性好安静，为什么喜欢热闹、吵闹的人那么多呢？婚礼，对我来说就如同“昏礼”，一定要搞到大家头昏脑胀。花很多钱，买很多头痛，就是这样了。对于父母来说，不热闹不足以“光彩”，但毕竟我是独生子，不让父母体验一下这一辈子只一次的“光彩”，我就是不孝。

然而，我是这个婚礼的主人，为什么我无法决定婚礼的形式和基调呢？

三个月前买的两辆车，陪我们锻炼，超市采购，以及在LP住院的期间帮助送饭，在今天，不见了～～

车一直停在底楼楼道口（楼防盗门内），昨晚回家，还看着他们安静的停在那儿。今天出门时，LP发现两辆车一起消失了～～

一边，庆幸自己买的是最便宜的车；一边，却因为失去了已经有了感情的“爱车”而心痛；

再贴一下他们的遗像作为悼念

因为今年一月底过年，朋友、伙伴们可能在一月份会比较忙。因此原本计划中，一月份的任务故意安排的不多。我是soho一族，本不似朋友、伙伴们那样在年底公司有很多事情，任务不多，正好在一年的开头轻松一下。

一月过大半，却事与愿违，多事（但似乎不是“忙碌”）。忙碌是不得闲，而我的状态呢？很多事挂着，虽然有闲，但闲的时间很分散，很难彻底放松，心头总挂着事情（比如处理邮件，不知道为什么一月份那么多邮件 ）。

别人心目中，soho意味着天天放假，自己做主，想睡就睡，想玩就玩，似乎是神仙日子。

自己才知，soho的“天天放假”就意味着“天天没假放”，一年365天，一天24小时，都处于“工作”或者“半工作”状态。朋友们总说，应该多出去玩玩，去旅游。唉，不干这行，不知这行苦，当你身在外，心却老挂着有多少邮件要处理，有多少事情要搞定，旅游还有什么意味吗？不如在家里还安稳些。看看身边的朋友，想去旅游的时候，抽个周末或者假期，痛痛快快（真正可以放下一切的那种状态）的玩几天，不得不羡慕～～也有人说，邮件应该找人帮你处理，杂事交给别人去做。问题在于，搞开发辅助工具组件之类的，找个能代替自己的人那么容易吗？

呵呵，自己苦自己知，外人出不了实际的主意，也帮不了什么。

随便发发牢骚～～只是想说，大家都很容易看到别人“爽”的一面，而看不到（或许别人不让你看到，或许是你不去看到）爽的背后是什么～～

在电脑前坐了14个小时，终于搞定了C++Builder 2006，把VCL产品移植上去了。

组件本身倒是直接安装就可以了，一点都不需要修改。

不过，修改组件的安装程序和自动打包程序，费了很大劲。C++Builder 2006和Delphi 2006竟然共享一个Known Packages（注册表中），然后通过一种很怪异的方式来区分（或者标志为全支持）属于哪个personality～～摸索这个真是要人命～～

都打包更新好了，网页也更新了，吃不消要睡觉了～～

现在是1月7日8:05

2006终于还是来了。

这时没忘了去翻一下2005年年初的blog：
新年，总给人以新的希望，信心满满，好像任何事情都有可能成功！

这句话似乎每年都适用，呵呵。

在写2005年的年终报告了，少不得去打开2004年的年终报告来看一下，其中对2005年的展望和计划，有多少实现了？有多少不再了？

发现每每自己订的计划，最终总是会与原预期有所出入，有时颇大，尤其对于这种年度性的计划。我倒不认为这是因为自己的计划能力差，有谁真能做到“一切尽在掌握”？正如前面所说，新年总给人新的希望，好像任何事情都可以成功，但是现实是不可能如此完美的。

这有什么呢？计划继续做，工作继续进行，一切都还在运行着，虽然总是不如计划，但至少还“活着”，“活着”就可以继续做计划。

只是有一点慨叹时间的飞逝，似乎也太快了一点。2005年的年初、春节似乎还在眼前，突然2005就没有了～～着实恐怖。一年的时间是如此的快，以至于似乎都来不及做一点事情。

2006会如何的来，如何的去呢？

先mark一下，等2007到来的时候，再来看这里。

继续做年终报告去了～～

是良性的囊肿，没事了

亲戚关系（即非直系亲属）是做什么用的？仅仅是表明有一点血缘关系的存在？

亲戚之间的会面，所谈论的，似乎都是所谓“家常”，而所谓“家常”，无非就是“东家长，西家短”。当然，这个“东家”和“西家”，与邻里间的谈论家常是不一样的。邻里间谈论的家常，“东家长、西家短”都是同为邻里的其他家庭。而亲戚间所谈论的“东家”和“西家”，一般都是同为这个大家族中的其他家庭。

这种俗事似乎无可避免，但是却仍然令人厌恶，所以有“嚼舌”一说。“嚼舌”可以制造舆论，无论当事人处于什么情况下、做出的什么决定，都要被长舌妇（不单指女性）们评论一番，而长舌妇们却从不会站在被谈论者的立场来考虑问题，只会基于一般的世俗的所谓道德准则。这种舆论的力量却不因为其源头根本站不住脚根而削弱，而是相当的大。当当事人听到这种舆论，则一般会委屈，却无可奈何，任凭如何解释，都是徒劳。

亲戚关系，本是这个“关系社会”中最重要的一种可利用资源，但却被我所厌恶，也从不期望利用。亲戚间偶尔有伸手相助，但我看到更多的，却是烦人的一面。那些长舌妇们却还以为自己在对这个大家族负责，他们用自己的言论制造舆论，以期望改变当事人的行为和想法，而无论当事人处于何种不为外人所知的情形下。

俗！非常俗！世俗总是犹如一种缰绳，要捆绑世俗中的每个人，而同时每个人几乎也都是缰绳的制造者。我不要制造缰绳，却同样被束缚！

亲戚关系，是一种非我所选择的关系，与生俱来，绑定一生。在亲戚中，有长辈，有小辈。仅仅因为辈份，你不得不尊敬某个可能你很讨厌的人，你不得不带着面具。仅仅因为有着一丝的血缘关系，你不得不与没有丝毫共同语言的一群人坐在一起耗费一整天。仅仅因为有这一丝的血缘关系，有时你不得不成为他们谈论家常的话题（当然，这时你不在场），而你就成为了上面所说的那个可怜的当事人。

朋友关系，才是我自己所能选择的关系。与朋友在一起，我才会真正的得到释放，谈论我们所感兴趣的，没有压力，互相平等，不需要带面具。

今天是西方圣诞节的平安夜。

上午邮局送来了一个盒子，里面是软行天下的礼物，打开，发现是一个mp3播放器和一张贺卡。很是惊喜，因为一直就想买一个，不过一直没有付诸实施。

用网路三年多，从来没收到什么礼物，相比之下，软行天下的公关要好的多了，这不让人更死心塌地的用软行了吗？

转送给LP做平安夜礼物，LP很高兴。

花了三个晚上，和LP一起看完了20集的韩剧《夏日香气》。

整部片画面很美，构图、色彩都很令人赏心悦目，尤其是花海的画面，真的能让人感到夏日中鲜花的香气袭来。再加上美女孙艺珍的清纯形象，以及动听的音乐，着实让这部剧令人留连。虽然是大冬天的夜晚，却看得过瘾，看完后甚至还找了电视原声音乐专辑下载来听。

LP住院期间，基本上每天下午都“被逼”连续地看内地电视剧，名字都记不太清了，要么是反贪题材的－－一群中年人你来我往；要么是“偶像剧”－－一群年轻SB晃来晃去；印象中只有一部“风雨西关”似乎还不错，其他的都只能列入垃圾之列～～

对比之下，不难明白为什么曾经的日剧、如今的韩剧大行其道。一部电视剧或者一部电影，至少要有一到两样能让观众念念不忘，才能算成功：画面、演员、剧情、音乐……