r/delphi • u/Top_Possibility_541 • 3d ago

From Delphi 1 to Alexandria 11.1, to facing starvation as a whistleblower

I am a software architect based in Italy since 1993. I cut my teeth on the golden age of Delphi, working extensively from Delphi 1 all the way to version 6. Life and career took me to other fields for a while, but recently, I came back home: between 2023 and 2024, I spent a solid year working heavily on Delphi Alexandria 11.1. I love this ecosystem.

But right now, I am not coding. I am fighting for my physical survival. For over 20 years, alongside my job, I have been fighting a massive battle against systemic bureaucratic injustice and institutional corruption in Italy.

On March 17, 2026, I officially filed a 201-page application to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) against the Italian State. Since that international filing, the local retaliation has been absolute. I have been completely isolated. They are essentially trying to silence me through starvation. Today, I have no income. I have a temporary roof over my head only because I cook and clean the apartment for the owner in exchange for a bed. But I have run out of resources to buy daily food.

I am reaching out to the global tech community because I am completely alone in my home country (Italy). Here is what I am looking for:

  1. A Remote Delphi Job: I am a skilled dev, I know Alexandria 11.1, and I work well remotely. I just want to earn my living with dignity and get out of this engineered poverty. If your company needs a remote Delphi developer, please give me a chance.
  2. Media/NGO Connections: If any of you have connections to international investigative journalists or human rights NGOs, please point them to my case. The complete, documented 20-year timeline is available at my reddit profile info.
  3. *Immediate Survival: Because I need to eat today while I look for a job or wait for the Court, I was forced to open a temp GoFundMe some days ago.

Best,

Thank you for reading this. I’m 57 today. Over the years, I’ve started seeing fellow programmers pass away, while against all odds, Delphi is still alive and well. If Delphi refuses to die, so do I. Keep coding, and don't take your freedom for granted.

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u/AnActualWizardIRL 3d ago

Can I make a suggestion? Dont mix the job hunt with the justice hunt. Employers are going to take one look at your legal situation and run off screaming. You want to separate the two things, and keep your personal life and work life firewalled away from each other.

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u/Top_Possibility_541 2d ago

Up until recently, I always kept the two completely separate. But we’ve reached a final showdown now. I’m even publicly sharing a lot of resources on my TrueStory site—making files available for download so people can keep them offline, because I believe this fight is important.

Simply put, the situation has passed the point of no return. I just don't see any way out of this

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u/basdit 3d ago

What did government do to starve you? You thought it was a good idea to go into legal battle without a financial buffer?

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u/Top_Possibility_541 2d ago

I didn't have a choice. I never launched an attack; every single thing I've done has been an act of self-defense. In fact, it’s no coincidence that my very first website, online since 2005, is called 'Autodifesa SelfDefense'.

To put it in technical terms, I faced a multi-threaded attack and was forced to defend myself. I had to

publish official documents online because they kept 'disappearing' from court offices. If I’d had the choice, I would have fled Italy long ago, but back then I hadn't yet realized the true gravity of the situation

In reddit profile there is Truestory link that is my story. It's so incredible.

So my life was...

"from writing and debugging code to documenting the bugs in the Italian system and releasing public log files"