Mastering Borland Delphi 2005
- 19h 38m
- Marco Cantù
- Sybex
- 2005
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
About the Author
Marco Cantù is the author of the best-selling Mastering Delphi series and several e-books on Delphi. A recipient of the Spirit of Delphi award from Borland for his Delphi-related writing, teaching, and public speaking, Marco also consults on XML and web services architectures and is active in several open source software projects.
In this Book
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Introducing Borland Developer Studio 3.0
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The Platforms: Win32 and Microsoft .NET
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The Delphi Programming Language
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The Delphi Language for .NET
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Delphi Win32 Run-Time Library
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Architecture of the Visual Component Library (VCL)
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Working with Forms
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Building the User Interface with VCL (for Win32 and .NET)
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Delphi .NET Run-Time Library and the Framework Class Library
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Refactoring and Unit Testing
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Dynamic Architectures (with Libraries, Packages, and Assemblies)
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COM and .NET Interoperability
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Delphi's Database Architecture
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Client/Server Development with the VCL Database Components
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Working with ADO
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Using ADO.NET
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Multitier Architectures
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Using Enterprise Core Objects (ECO)
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HTML and HTTP Development
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WebSnap and IntraWeb
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The ASP.NET Architecture
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Using XML Technologies
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Web Services and SOAP
