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Borland C++ Builder 6 Developer's Guide (Paperback)

by Jarrod Hollingworth (Author), Bob Swart (Author), Mark Cashman (Author), Paul Gustavson (Author)
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  • Paperback: 1128 pages
  • Publisher: Sams; 2 edition (14 Jan 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0672324806
  • ISBN-13: 978-0672324802
  • Product Dimensions: 27.8 x 20 x 6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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C++Builder 6 Developer's Guide is revised for the latest version of C++Builder, the biggest update to C++Builder in years. C++Builder is an ANSI C++ IDE. The Version 6 adds BizSnap, a tool to build Web Services using XML/SOAP, .NET, and BizTalk from Microsoft, and SunONE from Sun Microsystems. Other new components include WebSnap for Web application development, DataSnap for database development, and CLX, which allows cross-platform development for Unix and Linux. The new NetCLX Internet components allow development of cross-platform applications with Apache, Microsoft IIS, and Netscape Web Server applications. C++Builder 6 Developer's Guide continues as the definite guide for Borland's C++Builder, providing a clear and concise reference for C++ Developers.



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What and Why
This book was created to fill the gaps in several areas of programming with C++Builder, and to provide content on many of the new features in C++Builder 5. It is aimed mostly at intermediate and advanced programmers, though several beginner chapters are included and many chapters contain lead-in information to get you up to speed. In total there are over 1750 pages of raw content!

In particular, we have covered essential topics that are not well covered in other C++Builder publications. These include: programming conventions, the Standard Template Library (STL/SCL), advanced exception handling, user interface principles and techniques, program speed optimization, basic and advanced debugging, detailed information on creating custom components (over 250 pages), basic communications programming, working with DLL's and plug-ins, detailed COM/DCOM/COM+ and MIDAS information, on-screen and printed data presentation, the Win32 API (over 100 pages), multimedia techniques such as playing video and audio files and image processing, OpenGL programming, creating help files, and distributing and installing your applications.

Additionally, chapter 30 contains many tips, tricks and how-tos by presenting specific techniques such as implementing splash screens, ensuring that only one copy of your application can be run, drag and drop operations, screen capture, using tree-views, basic NT services, basic cryptography and many more.

The appendix lists the best C++Builder resources, including web sites, discussion lists, newsgroups, books and magazines, and tells you where to go to learn more about programming with C++Builder.

In order to include as much information as possible, unnecessary code listings and screenshots have been minimized. All code is provided on the CD-ROM. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, 6 Dec 2001
This review is from: C++ Builder 5: Developer's Guide (Sams Professional) (Paperback)
First and foremost, I've had this book now a couple of days. My last significant C++ experience was at least 3 years ago (which is why I wanted a decent book), and I'm not a world player on the stage of C++ development.

First impressions count a lot, and to me this book is an absolute winner. I've hardly scratched the surface yet but in just browsing for the subjects I needed help with (I'm just writing a new C++ program at the moment) the clear impression is that the authors know a thing or three about their subject. And all credit to them.

Possibly the most confusing thing for me (easily overcome!) was that there's nearly 1400 real pages in this book and the index goes on to indicate that what you are looking for is on page 1750! Then you realise that a fair number of additional pages are on the CDROM in Adobe Acrobat format which accompanies this rather significant publication.

A very decent thumbs-up to the authors for this reference book, and also thanks to the other contributors who persuaded me this was the one to buy.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The most useful book I have found on Borland C++, 28 Jul 2004
I have worked as a programmer or taught programming most of my working life and C++ is my language of choice. Borland have produced some excellent products going right back to Turbo Pascal which I enjoyed in the early eighties. If you are developing applications for Windows then Delphi or C++ Builder are the most productive tools to use. C# and .NET are attractive but not all machines will have the .net framework, and it is a big install. The event and component paradigm in MSVC is more labour intensive to use. So I have stayed with C++ Builder. The only downside with Borland is the documentation is not brilliant, and this book fills lots of the gaps. It is a huge undertaking, and not one of great literary merit, but the information is worth ten times the price. I was initially put off by the negative review, but reading that again, it is ill-informed. There is no difficulty finding the component names. They are not a closely guarded secret but easily available from the HELP menu in the product!
This book tells you the facts that are missing from the Borland documentation and HELP, and not what is obvious. It is not a book for beginners though. This is for the serious developer and it repays study with a degree of concentration. I am very well pleased with my purchase, which cost about 0.3 pence per page!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Wow..., 22 April 2004
I was shocked to see how massive the package was when is arrived - Ithought Amazon sent me the wrong thing, a barbecue or something. In actualfact, the reason the package was so massive is because the book isCOLLOSAL! It has a lot of pages, and good content.
I am a COMPLETE C++ beginner, but I have lots of experience with otherlanguages (PHP, VB, Q BASIC) and so I though I could pick up C++ quiteeasily. Hmm... Bit wrong about that (not the book's fault!). The bookdoes have a lot of info about almost everything, and has a CD with morevirtual pages and all the examples. Very useful when you can't be arsedto type out three pages of code. Examples are fairly sophisticated, wellcommented and easy to follow - but sometimes they forget to tell you whatfiles to #include (for newbies that is bad) and so C++ Builder screams atyou and flashes error messages and you freak out...
Apart from that, one other problem, although not strictly the book'sfault: to be able to create everything covered in the book (eg.webservices) you need Enterprise edition - which will only set you back$2500!!! As a student, this is WAY out of my price range (and probablyyours unless you just won the lottery) as programming is just a hobby, soI am a bit dissapointed. On top of this, you need Proffesional edition forsomethings, which costs a couple hundred quid. Personal edition (£60)isn't good enough to get the full benefit from the book.
Otherwise the book is GREAT value. More meaning, utility and longer thanthe bible, I recommend it big time.
P.s Sorry about the erratic spelling :)
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