Download PDF MASTERING DELPHI 6 by Marco Cantù

Sinopsis

The first time Zack Urlocker showed me a yet-to-be-released product code-named Delphi, I realized that it would change my work—and the work of many other software developers. I used to struggle with C++ libraries for Windows, and Delphi was and still is the best combination of object-oriented programming and visual programming for Windows. Delphi 6 simply builds on this tradition and on the solid foundations of the VCL to deliver another astonishing and all-encompassing software development tool. Looking for database,

client/server, multitier, intranet, or Internet solutions? Looking for control and power? Looking for fast productivity? With Delphi 6 and the plethora of techniques and tips presented in this book, you’ll be able to accomplish all this.

In a visual programming tool such as Delphi, the role of the environment is at times even more important than the programming language. Delphi 6 provides many new features in its visual development environment, and this chapter covers them in detail. This chapter isn’t a complete tutorial but mainly a collection of tips and suggestions aimed at the average Delphi user. In other words, it’s not for newcomers. I’ll be covering the new features of the Delphi 6 Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and some of the advanced and little-known features of previous versions as well, but in this chapter I won’t provide a step-by-step introduction. Throughout this book, I’ll assume you already know how to carry out the basic hands-on operations of the IDE, and all the chapters after this one focus on programming issues and techniques.

If you are a beginning programmer, don’t be afraid. The Delphi Integrated Development Environment is quite intuitive to use. Delphi itself includes a manual (available in Acrobat format on the Delphi CD) with a tutorial that introduces the development of Delphi applications. You can also find a step-by-step introduction to the Delphi IDE on my Web site, Click Here The short online book Essential Delphi is based on material from the first chapters of earlier editions of Mastering Delphi.

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