Product DescriptionDelphi Takes a Great Leap Forward; It's Time for You to Do the Same
The latest release of Borland's Delphi is a major overhaul, featuring a brand-new IDE for both Win32 and .NET development and tons of other improvements. Mastering Borland Delphi 2005 is the best way to get up to speed, whether you're starting from scratch or have experience with an earlier version. Written by an award-winning and internationally known Delphi expert, this book shows you how to capitalize on Delphi's many advantages--including its clean language, speed of development, portability, and an active community that has produced hundreds of third-party tools.
Coverage Includes * Writing code using the Delphi language * Navigating the Delphi 2005 IDE * Understanding the relationship between Delphi and Microsoft's .NET Framework * Tapping Delphi's database support * Using ADO.NET and the Borland Data Providers * Developing multi-tiered applications on Win32 and .NET platforms * Writing applications that will be portable from Win32 to .NET * Using Indy for sockets programming * Understanding your web development options with Delphi, including WebBroker, WebSnap, IntraWeb, and ASP.NET * Taking advantage of Delphi's XML and web services support * Using the ECO framework for Model-Driven Architecture
Detailed Coverage of the Delphi Language, from an OOP Perspective
In-depth Instruction in Win32 and .NET Development Using the New IDE
Learn How Much You Can Accomplish with the Combined Borland and .NET Libraries
See Why Delphi Is Now an Even Better Choice for Internet Development
Master Delphi's Many New Capabilities, Including Refactoring, Unit Testing, Database Management, and More
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - More of the same
For subscribers of the previous mastering Delphi series this book is not going to add much to your knowledge of Delphi.
I have the Mastering Delphi 4-2005 and I haven't really opened this one as it offers nothing new.
For the beginner in Delphi this would prove as useful as Mastering Delphi 4 was for me; invaluable.
Rating: - Excelent Book for beginners and a classic for the Masters
The book covers the fundaments of the Delphi 2005 programming, in an inteligent and clear way. Doing more emphasis in win32 development but not leaving alone to .NET interested.
This book mantain the expected quality for an author like Marco Cantu. An recommended choice for all Delphi developers.
Rating: - Great Resource
Marco Cantu presents another fine in-depth Delphi book. I treat this as more of a reference rather than something you read start-finish. Its over 900 pages long and I recommend having tried Delphi for a while before picking this book up. The downloadable demos are especially helpful. Highly Recommend it.
Rating: - The Best In Mark Cantu's Delphi Series
This latest in Marco's Delphi series is a must-have for anyone who is serious about rapid Microsoft Windows systems development. In contrast to most, perhaps all, of the technical books dealing with creative development, this one is very readable, and more to the point immediately useful.
The rich code samples are immediately applicable to today's right-now applications, with background material that is succinct and helpful.
It's still applicable today for one simple reason: ... Read More
Rating: - Better choice for learning Delphi
I found the book attractive and easy-reading. Marco Cantu boosts Delphi learner's expectations again, with this Mastering Delphi 2005 edition. The author makes learning Delphi a gentle issue, as if he's chating with you personally. Definitely, the book is a better choice for learning Delphi.
- More of the same
- Excelent Book for beginners and a classic for the Masters
