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Delphi in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly)) (Paperback)

by Ray Lischner (Author)

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Paperback: 576 pages
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. (16 Mar 2000)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1565926595
ISBN-13: 978-1565926592
Product Dimensions: 22.7 x 15.1 x 3.2 cm

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Delphi is quite rightly reckoned to be one of the best IDEs (Integrated Development Environments), and ideal for rapid program development thanks to its use of VCL. The Nutshell series are information-dense reference titles, and Delphi In A Nutshell doesn't disappoint.

After a fast tour of Delphi's version of the Pascal language and the files and forms used in the Delphi IDE you get an overview of object oriented programming as it relates to Delphi. There's coverage of of Delphi usage including scheduling, thread synchronisation and so on, then it's on to the language itself. Each language element is named, its syntax and a description with any gotchas noted. There's a tips and tricks section followed by example usage and pointers to related material.

This is a lot to pack in for every Delphi language element. One consequence is the need to limit the examples, which is a pity as they're often the most useful information. At the end of the book the last chapter deals with compiler directives and two appendices cover Delphi's command line tools and the separate but indispensable SysUtils unit. Delphi In A Nutshell isn't the kind of book you read in the bath, but it is one every Delphi programmer should have available when out of it.--Steve Patient

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'... in my view it is the best Delphi Pascal reference around, if only for the great tips and tricks that really are relevant.' - Bob Swart Developers Review, August 2000. "While this not the only book you'll ever need on Delphi, it is likely to be one of the most useful you'll ever buy." Programming, August 2002

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lischner tells it like it is..., 9 Jun 2000

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Ray Lischner is probably the reason I'm a professional Delphi developer. His previous books (Secrets of Delphi 2, and Hidden Paths of Delphi 3) taught me more about what Delphi was capable of (compared to other, lesser development environments) than any others. This is his latest, and, on first (and maybe even second) glance appears to offer nothing new.

But delve deeper, and have this book on your desk for a couple of weeks, and you'll find yourself going back to it more and more. It won't teach you Delphi, or programming, but its the best Delphi reference book there is.. and no matter how good a programmer you think you are, you *will* find yourself learning things about the language & environment that you didn't know before.

My only (slight) complaint is the quality of the binding of this book - it has a tendancy to curl up etc. I'd like to see a second edition with a spiral bound, so it can lie flat on a desk at any page.

Apart from that, I can't fault this book. It's proved its worth ten times over in the last month or so. If you use Delphi regularly, this book is a must have. And at the price, its a steal!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Better than the online help, 24 Aug 2000

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At the price this is an ideal reference book for Delphi. It is quite selective in detail but covers all those bits of the language that are easy to forget and harder to find in Delphi's less than wonderfull on line help. It does not cover all ov the VCL types just the "built in" ones (if that is the correct way of putting it). The big let down is the ... binding. My book fell apart in just a few days! This type of book really needs a spiral binding, even if it does make it a bit more expensive.

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