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Whether you class yourself as just a beginner or have long been a lover of Borland's much-acclaimed object-orientated development tool, Mastering Delphi 6 has plenty to offer you. Written by world-renowned Delphi expert Marco Cantù, this edition, marking the release of Delphi 6, continues the tradition of excellence, balancing attention to detail with the author's non-fussy, very readable style, making this a book that's accessible to all. Whilst you will need an understanding of the basics of Pascal, even that is catered for by the inclusion of an easy to understand Pascal tutorial as one of the four bonus "chapters" on the accompanying CD. The CD also includes example source code and the full searchable text of the book in Acrobat format.

Much of the introductory material included in previous editions has been removed in favour of giving plenty of exposure to the enhancements available in Delphi 6. Amongst others these include CLX, the new cross-platform component library, dbExpress, the new database engine, and Delphi's extensive support for e-Business and Web development. There is also improved coverage of some of Delphi's longer-standing features.

Designed in a tutorial format, this book bristles with practical programming. In all, there are around 300 examples, each one supported by Marco's clear explanation of the key skills in view. From the foundations of Delphi's object-orientated class library through to a whole section devoted to building Web applications, no gemstone of information remains unturned. If you are looking to lever your skills and harness the power of Delphi 6 for your applications, then look no further than this excellent resource. --Peter Lunn

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Still the Best Delphi Resource

A Fully Revised Version of the Book That Won the Delphi Informant Readers Choice Award

If you're looking to capitalize on the powerful capabilities of the latest release of Delphi, Mastering Delphi 6 is the one resource you can't do without. Practical, tutorial-based coverage helps you develop key skills, solve tough problems, and build and implement sophisticated functionality in your database, client/server, and Internet applications. The special insights of Delphi expert Marco Cantu you an extra advantage as you complete successful projects and progress towards Delphi mastery.

Coverage includes:

Getting to know the new run-time library (RTL)
Learning to use the VCL and CLX visual libraries
Developing custom components
Creating data-aware controls and custom datasets
Mastering database programming with BDE and dbExpress
Mastering client/server programming with InterBase
Interfacing with Microsoft's ADO using the dbGo component set
Taking advantage of Delphi's support for COM, OLE Automation, and COM+
Programming for a multitiered application architecture
Taking advantage of Delphi's support for XML and SOAP technologies
Building practical, powerful Web applications

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

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1.0 out of 5 stars First Impression of Cantu's Delphi 6, Dec 30 2002

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Anthony J. Simeone (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mastering�Delphi�6 (Paperback)

I bought this book to learn Delphi. I have no prior experience in it. I am not even 4 pages into the book, and the author is already telling me that he is not going into any details on the basics of Delphi, but instead, is going to focus on enhancements concerning Version 6. He already assumes I am familiar with the Delphi IDE, and if I am not, I can go to his website and get the information I need. I went to his website, and it is more confusing than the book (needless to say, I cant find his "step by step instructions on Delphi IDE). I think this guy needs to jump off of "cloud 9", and step back down into the real world. I want to learn Delphi, not write a thesis on it, or go off on some intellectual space fantasy into the cosmos. I just want to learn Delphi! This book has over 1000 pages, and already assumes you know Delphi!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Cantu is overrated, Mar 27 2002

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Anthony Chua (LA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mastering�Delphi�6 (Paperback)

I've read Mastering Delphi 3 and 6 and while Marco Cantu does a good job of exposing Delphi to beginners, his style is VERY lacking when it comes to advanced techniques. I also feel he is somewhat condescending in his explanation of technical matters and assumes that his reader is a near-complete neophyte (well that could also explain the popularity of his books). Still, the website complementing his books does show an effort to make it useful and attractive to his audience.

Fairly experienced programmer will find that his writing style in the Mastering Delphi series hobbles learning as in the effort to sound more 'friendly' by not adopting deeper technical terms he takes two paragraphs to explain something which a couple of sentences should suffice to.

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5.0 out of 5 stars So far so good, Mar 25 2002

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zombiewoman "zombie1991" (Taylorville, IL United States) - See all my reviews

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Just got this book the other day. Not too much of beginners book if you don't know Pascal. Worthwhile though for Delphi though. I'll learn the Pascal as I go along. There are other books for Pascal as well as the authors own website. Great book so far.

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