Delphi 7 Personal 7.0: 'link'

Why do this to a 24-year-old IDE? Because the workflow—design, code, compile, run—has never been surpassed for desktop productivity. Not by Qt. Not by C# WinForms. Certainly not by SwiftUI.

: Introduced support for Windows XP themes and XML. Delphi 7 Personal 7.0

Delphi 7 is often cited as the last "classic" version of the IDE before Borland transitioned to the "Galileo" interface, which introduced a more complex, docked window system. Developers fell in love with Delphi 7's "floating form" designer, which allowed for a highly customizable workspace that many still prefer today. It served as a critical "bridge" technology: Why do this to a 24-year-old IDE

Improved Visual Component Library (VCL) for building rich user interfaces and support for XML and UML. Technical Legacy and Modern Use which introduced a more complex