When buying an accounting package, some consideration should be given to the computer language in which the product was written. Brilliant Business Systems, a division of Softline Limited, has opted for Delphi as the programming language which holds the biggest benefits for the end-user.
Says Davy Rosen, director of Brilliant Business Systems` research and development division: "End users are affected by the language that programmers choose to write in. The easier it is to use a language, the quicker the team can produce the product. This leads to lower costs of development and therefore a lower price for the end-user.
"It`s important to maintain a balance between using the fastest programming environment for the programmers, and one which gives the end-user the best experience.
Brilliant Business Systems` research and development department is run as a separate division which is responsible for development of the Brilliant Accounting suite of products.
"We do both research and development and re-write the whole application from the ground up every two or three years to make use of the latest efficiencies in programming languages and techniques. Delphi has come out tops for a few years now for Brilliant Accounting, although we use other languages for other applications," says Rosen.
"Delphi is based on an object-oriented language called Object Pascal. Object-oriented languages also place emphasis on re-using certain common `objects` as they are known. Programmers can use objects written by their colleagues which cuts down their work dramatically as more and more objects are made available.
"We have found that for most of our needs, programs written in Delphi run faster. We can also make the user-interface look better if we use Delphi," says Rosen.
"The modern programming languages are all top-notch," says Rosen. "We use Delphi predominantly, but that in no way detracts from the quality of other tools. In fact, we have extensive skills in a variety of languages and use them where appropriate.
"We don`t slavishly use one environment and ignore everything else. We evaluate thoroughly any upgrades or new versions of a tool to make sure we can continue to create reliable, feature-rich and user-friendly accounting software. Our end-users are relying on us to use the best tools for the job."
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