I've also just read Marco Cantu's Mastering Delphi 4 and found it better
than Using Delphi 3 by Todd Miller, David Powell, et al.
Steve.
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From: Steven Wild <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, 16 June 1999 22:00
Subject: RE: [DUG]: Reference books
And just to add to the list we use
Mastering Delphi 4 as a class text.
Doesn't have all the basic stuff in it as bulk to make to look thick!
Steven
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> Most "Reference Books" I've seen cover the same material - Databases
> (Paradox and IB using the BDE), Forms, Dialog, DLL's and posibly Threads
> plus the obligatory section on the internet (which usually isn't very
> useful).
>
> Most of these topics are covered at an introductory level and are not very
> in depth. Often there are code examples which will compile about 70-80% of
> the time. They show you the basics and after that you are on your own.
>
> The best thing to do would be to buy a subscription to Delphi Informant.
> You can also get all of the back issues on a CD (see
> http://www.informant.com/ and hunt around the site for info on how to do
> this) for around $US40. This particular maggaxzine is packed with
articles
> on just about every topic you could want (mosy of what I know about Delphi
I
> have gleened from there or list servers like this one).
>
> However for serious Windows programming I have found two books very
useful.
>
> 1 - The Tomes of Delphi 3: The Core Win32 API
> 2 - The Tomes of Delphi 3: The Core Win32 Graphical API
>
> These are reference books, not tutorials. However they contain an
enourmous
> wealth of useful information on Windows and the API.
>
> The code examples will work with any 32 bit version of Delphi. There is
one
> catch. They are just about impossible to get here. I ordered them from
> http://www.amazon.com/ in America. (It will probably be about 30% cheaper
to
> do it this way than to order them through someplace like Whitcouls).
>
> I think the Multimedia API book will be out soon or could be out now.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> > Behalf Of Carl Reynolds
> > Sent: Wednesday, 16 June 1999 08:49
> > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> > Subject: RE: [DUG]: Reference books
> >
> >
> > >I find it hard to believe that all you obviously competent Delphi
> > people posting
> > >to this list, don't have tucked away somewhere some really nifty
> > reference books.
> > >I'm sure there are some silent subscribers who would find your
> > suggestions
> > >useful.
> >
> > All the books I ever bought were pathetic. I think the
> > Delphi help file
> > is pretty good. :)
> >
> > Try http://developers.href.com/NEWS:BOOKS. The books suggested there
> > also seem to be links to books at http://www.amazon.com, which has a
> > large section on Delphi books, complete with on-line reviews from
> > disgruntled and, er, gruntled readers. :) Why, I've even put in a
> > damning review myself.
> >
> > Carl Reynolds Ph: +64-9-4154790
> > CJN Technologies Ltd. Fax: +64-9-4154791
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] DDI: +64-9-4154795
> > PO Box 302-278, North Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand
> > 12 Piermark Drive, North Harbour Estate, Auckland, NZ
> > Visit our website at http://www.cjntech.co.nz/
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