Good guide to IDE

I used this book as my introduction to Delphi and found it useful, but less than ideal.

The early chapters of the book gave a good introduction to the basics of Delphi programming, and in particular the many tricks which Delphi has to make programming easier.

If all you intend to do is produce a program to present databases in a particular way this book will probably meet your needs fine.

My reservations relate to the presentation of information about the language itself. The explanation of the various features of classes seemed sketchy, and left me unsure of when I should use what sort of features. I had hoped that the chapter on "Advanced programming techniques" would help, but this focused on elements which "polish" a programme, but don't bridge the gap to a finished application of any real complexity.

I didn't bother finishing the last few chapters on matters such as producing components and DLLs as I felt I needed to learn more about classes, properties and datastreams before I would benefit.

Other Reviews

• Solid Teaching Aid - but be prepared
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• Don't be put off by the title!
• Good guide to IDE
• GOOD BOOK FOR DELPHI BEGINNERS