I am a thirteen year old girl, I have a sister called Rachel, she is 12 years old and her and I both write programs with Delphi.
Rachel and I have been programming for the past few years now, first with GW-Basic, then Turbo Pascal 7.0, Delphi 1 and now with Delphi 3.
We both enjoy programming with Delphi, for more than a few reasons.
Delphi is easy to use, especially once you get the hang of it and Delphi is fast.

Rachel and I like the way Delphi has easy to use components, that drop onto forms, and can help in programs greatly, sometimes saving large amounts of time coding.
We really like the English-like commands of Delphi, a small example is, what better code word for closing a program than 'Close'?
We both find programming fun.

We like making programs, because we have to use our imaginations, and also because nothing is impossible, especially with Delphi.
We like showing people our programs, and saying proudly "I made this!"
Rachel and I both like it when we come to what seems like a brick wall that there is no way to get past, then getting past it.

Rachel and I are never bored, when there is nothing to do, there is always Delphi.
Rachel and I both like to look at a program, then either wonder how the programmer of the program did something, or point at the monitor and say "I know how they did that!"
There is no limit to what you can make with Delphi, when Rachel or I come up with an idea, we always know there is some way of making that idea into a program, so we keep looking for the answer until we find it.

Rachel and I both like experimenting with new components, and doing things with Delphi we have never done before.
I like it when I come up with an idea or program that Rachel hasn't thought of yet, and Rachel likes it when she does the same to me.
Rachel and I also like programming because we know that if we mentioned the word 'Programming' to most of the children our age they would simply stare at us and blink.
If you start programming at a young age, I think that it would be easier to program as an adult, because you would have years and years of experience, where an adult or young adult beginning to program would have to start from an older age.

Also if you were to decide to get a job as a programmer as an adult, I think that an employer is more likely to employ someone who can say "I've been programming since I was eleven", rather than someone who can say, "I've been programming for two years now."
One of the main reasons I like being able to program, is because if I need or want a certain program, I can make it in Delphi by myself, my own way, with everything the way I like it, not how some other programmer has decided I would like it.

When Dad comes into the kitchen or lounge, talking about a program he is making, or an idea he has got, Rachel and I both like to have, even just a little bit, of an idea of what he's talking about, instead of thinking "What does that mean?"
I believe that Delphi is perfect for children learning to program.
Rachel and I have a little sister, named Grace, she is five years old, and as soon as she can, she wants to start programming.

Not long ago, when Grace was four, Grace jumped on the computer chair, saying she wanted to make a program, so Dad gave her a new form to drop components onto, and within a short period of time, Grace had made a simple program, all by herself.
Programming with Delphi is a lot of fun, and I recommend it to all people that want to learn to program.

[Editors note: all Delphi Interviews on this web site are old and were written many years ago]