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Has there been any discussion about the creation of a native Win32 version 
of the C# compiler?  I've been looking for a solution that allows the 
creation of 'standard' executables but could also work under .NET.  There 
are still huge performance advantages to a 'real' .exe, not to mention the 
memory requirements required by the .NET runtime.  I've used C++ Builder, 
Java and C# for years, but I've started using Delphi because of its ability 
to generate a native .exe and .NET code from the same code base (the only 
language that I know that can do that).  I really think that C# is the best 
language available right now, but the fact that it can only generate .NET 
code makes it an unacceptable solution for some of the projects that we work 
on.  It seems like Borland is in a unique position to be able to generate 
Win32 and .NET code from the same code base, since it already has a compiler 
(Delphi) that does just that.  Delphi seems like a good language, but it 
doesn't have anywhere close to the level of support in the development 
community that C# does.  The three 'big' languages right now (C++/C#/Java) 
all are very similar in their structure and layout, and trivial to move 
between and learn for developers.  Delphi is different enough that it 
requires some rethinking and restructuring (why is there a semi-colon 
between parameter declarations, why do I have to declare a method twice in 
each unit, oops I put the function return type before the function instead 
of after it).  I would pay (hundreds of dollars) extra for a C# compiler 
that generates Win32 code and I'm sure that there are other people that feel 
the same way.  Doesn't the C# compiler generate intermediate code that is 
compatible with the same Delphi back-end that generates .NET code?  Couldn't 
it be modified to generate assembly the same way that the Delphi back end 
does for Win32 code?  I'm sure that I'm oversimplifying things (delegates, 
Object vs. TObject, auto-boxing come to mind), but it would be great!  It 
would be the ultimate solution for Windows (and Linux/Kylix?) - there would 
be tremendous reason for developers to stop using Visual Studio and start 
using Borland solutions, where there might not have been reason in the past.