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Expert Delphi - Second Edition

You're reading from Expert Delphi - Second Edition

Product type Book

Published in Feb 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781805121107

Pages 424 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

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Application Development

Authors (2):

Marco Cantù

Paweł Głowacki

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Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Building Blocks

2. Chapter 1: Fasten Your Seat Belts

3. Chapter 2: Mind Your Language

4. Chapter 3: Packing Up Your Toolbox

5. Chapter 4: Using the Parallel Programming Library

6. Part 2: Going Mobile

7. Chapter 5: Playing with FireMonkey

8. Chapter 6: FireMonkey in 3D

9. Chapter 7: Building User Interfaces with Style

10. Chapter 8: Working with Mobile Operating Systems

11. Chapter 9: Desktop Apps and Mobile Bridges

12. Part 3: From Data to Services

13. Chapter 10: Embedding Databases

14. Chapter 11: Integrating with Web Services

15. Chapter 12: Building Mobile Backends

16. Chapter 13: Easy REST API Publishing with RAD Server

17. Chapter 14: App Deployment

18. Chapter 15: The Road Ahead

19. Index

20. Other Books You May Enjoy

Mind Your Language

The Object Pascal language used in Delphi is constantly evolving. With every new version of Delphi, there are new features added to the language. Even though there are different Delphi compilers for each of the platforms, the language is the same. Minor differences depend on whether the target platform is 32-bit or 64-bit, and some other platform nuances. But in almost all cases, the same source code compiles and works across all platforms. This wasn’t the case in the early days of Delphi mobile compilers, which implemented Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) and other features not found in the desktop counterpart.

Fluency in using the Object Pascal language (also known as the Delphi language) is a key skill for every Delphi developer. It’s easy to underestimate how a good knowledge of the language can make you a better (and faster) developer.

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Authors (2)

Marco Cantù

Marco Cantù is an experienced Delphi expert, who started working with the product since its introduction in 1995. He is currently working as a Product Manager for RAD Studio at Embarcadero Technologies, an Idera company. Prior to that, Marco was a Delphi trainer and consultant for Wintech Italia. Over the years, Marco has written 20 books on Delphi, from the classic Mastering Delphi series to the recent Object Pascal Handbook. Marco has been a speaker at many Delphi and programming conferences worldwide, including over 10 Borland US Conferences, the Software Development Conference, Borland European conferences, EKON (Germany), DCon (UK), Conference to the Max (Holland), DelphiTage, the Italian Delphi Day, and a few editions of Delphi Developer Days. Marco is based in Italy.

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Paweł Głowacki

Paweł Głowacki was Embarcadero's European Technical Lead for Developer Tools. Previously, Paweł spent over 7 years working as a senior consultant and trainer for Delphi within Borland Education Services and CodeGear. Apart from working with Embarcadero customers across the region, he represented Embarcadero internationally as a conference and seminar speaker. Paweł passed away in mid-December 2017, but he is alive in the hearts of the Delphi developers community, worldwide.

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