Personal 7.0 [exclusive] | Delphi 7

Modern web developers talk about "components" as if React invented the concept. The VCL in Delphi 7 was the apotheosis of component-based UI development. You dragged a TButton onto a TForm . You double-clicked it. You wrote:

For those who weren't there: Delphi 7 was the "perfect storm." It was fast, native, and unencumbered by the bloat that would plague later versions. The edition, in particular, became the gateway for hobbyists, students, and bootstrapped startups to build serious Windows applications without spending a dime. Delphi 7 Personal 7.0