Quote:Hello everyone. Quick status check. The Delphi side is basically done, aside from whipping the build script into shape. The real action is in Typescript land. With 17, all browser and front-end logic is offloaded to Typescript instead of cramming HTML directly inside IntraWeb code. Delphi works the same as before, only cleaner, faster, and more flexible. Bonus: we’re also building a standalone front-end product in Typescript/JavaScript, with Delphi simply plugging into it. That’s where we’re grinding right now.

The new designer is full WYSIWYG, integrates with templates and Bootstrap, and is written in Typescript but snaps into the Delphi IDE. That’s a big leap from IW16.

What does this mean? No new Delphi build until the front end is stable. Delphi isn’t holding us back. Front end is. Timeline: maybe a month, maybe a bit more. I also have surgery on Oct 21, which means I’ll be offline (and not coding!) for about two weeks. Don’t worry, the rest of the team keeps pushing.

Now the serious ask: we need Typescript testers. Or JavaScript testers if you enjoy pain (the pain of JS itself, IW17 works just fine with JS instead of TS). The designer is close but not 100% yet, so you still edit IWML by hand (we’re weeks away from killing that off). Demos and samples are ready, you can test and deploy today. The more Typescript hands we get, the faster we ship the next Delphi build.

Target: front-end beta in functional form around New Year. Delphi beta right after. Because again, Delphi’s already ready, it’s waiting on its noisy front-end roommate to finish getting dressed.

Join the party over here:
https://t.me/Intraweb17