- Paperback: 507 pages
- Publisher: Wordware Publishing Inc.,U.S.; Rev Ed edition (1 Oct 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1556229607
- ISBN-13: 978-1556229602
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.3 x 2.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 442,620 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This comprehensive guide provides in-depth discussion on topics such as Windows development, database development, Internet development including web services, VCL/CLX component development, and more. Every chapter includes extensive sample programs tested on C++ Builder 6. The enterprise edition of C++ Builder 6 is also included on the CD. Includes CD.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The 'C++Builder 6 Developers Guide' written by Satya Sai Kolachina is a compelling purchase. The book is very useful for object-oriented programmers to get a good handle of the Borland VCL framework, particularly with respect to the database development and a host of distributed technologies. The notable feature of this book compared to other books of similar nature, is that database development is handled at Enterprise development level, and not just desktop development level. The author has given priority to the Enterprise level databases such as MS SQL Server, Oracle, and Borland InterBase compared to many others who focused their attention on desktop databases such as Access and Paradox. More than half the book is dedicated to the distributed technologies, thus bringing out the key features of C++Builder to the reader. The book is certainly a must have for every C++Builder developer.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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A good book, I would buy it again. Worth the money.
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Good information, poorly presented
29 July 2003
Format:Paperback
Not having used C++Builder for several years, I was looking forward to reading this one to learn the new bits of v6, and pick up some pointers on BDE while getting there. The book was very frustrating to me. There are some people who can explain topics in an easy-to-follow fashion. The author of this book excels at making topics as complex as possible, using multisyllabic words whenever possible, and just generally trying to appear erudite. Opening the book at random, I came across this sample: "A web application module is typically a TWebAppPageModule object or a TWebAppDataModule object. The TWebAppPageModule component should be used if our application is to generate at least one web page; in other words, our application is of page module type. (p307)" I'm not planning on throwing it away, but it's not a book to keep by the computer. For many topics, I can get more useful information from Borland's on-line help.
This book feels like a surface skim of BCB6, with the occasional deep dive with extremely specific examples. I should have figured that at a bit over a third the size of C++Builder 5: A Developers Guide, quite a bit would be missing, particularly with all the cool new components in BCB6. For example, under "Developing custom components", the author states that this is a topic that could occupy an entire book. He then gives two pages of notes and code fragments that did not help me at all. CB5:ADG above, on the other hand, has an entire chapter, 74 pages, and actually provides the information needed for the task. Why bother including this topic if the information is useless?
I also have to admit, I found the fact that the author had to come here and respond to critics with five stars not only amusing, but worth taking one star away from my own review (which otherwise would have been three stars). This is by no means a five star book.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
The best C++Builder book for Database and Distributed develo
11 Feb 2003
Format:Paperback
Unlike many other books written on C++ related technologies, this book discusses all the new technologies supported by C++Builder, and fundamentals of desktop and database development with the same level of emphasis. With regard to database development all the three technologies supported by Borland, BDE, ADO and the new dbExpress are discussed at length. This book is as useful to a new C++Builder developer interested in learning C++Builder, as it is to an experienced developer who is interested only in advanced development concepts of the product. This is a notable feature of the book. In nut shell, new developers will be benefited by the whole book, while the advanced developers will be benefited by about two thirds of the book. In my opinion, the author is very smart in choosing the book's contents to make it useful for every kind of reader.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Tremendous guide for Borland C++ Builer 6
22 Jan 2003
Format:Paperback
A great book for learning how to develop applications with Borland C++ builder. Thorough and detailed explanations of the IDE, networking, and Database topics with lots of tables and diagrams to clarify the concepts. Includes a good refresher on some of the advanced features of C++. The book is organized in such a way as to make it an ideal reference guide as well. It had everything I needed for my C++ Builder project. However this book is not for beginners, it expects some knowledge of C++.
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