Hello, after (too) much time exploring/evaluating different languages, I’ve finally decided to use use FPC/Lazarus to write open-source multi-platform desktop GUI app…
It would be kind of semi-hobby project and the reason why I took so long to decide about Pascal is that I was using it long ago (>20yrs) while studying software engineering on the University (we had to write some compiler using TP, so I thought that some better language did evolve. :-) Of course, there are some interesting *languages*, but I simply do not buy what web+JS is the only way to go to write app these days, and that’s where FPC/Lazarus are shining very brightly!! However, in the meantime, programming did not become my bread’n’butter, so although programming is not strange/new thing to me, I need some refreshment and looking for adequate literature/docs to equip myself to use FPC/Lazarus for my GUI project… I there is a ’bundle’ http://www.blaisepascal.eu/index.php?actie=./subscribers/lazarusbookinfoEnglish offering to buy Lazarus Complete Guide and get Learn to Program Using Lazarus as downloadable PDF, so I wonder if it is good-enough for learning FPC and start with Lazarus? I’m aware there are lot of online docs available, but I am simply accustomed to use/hold concrete books (if possible) and reduce my time of starring at computer screens to save my eyes a bit. Another option which I’ve found is: “Getting Started with Lazarus and Free Pascal: A beginners and intermediate guide to Free Pascal using Lazarus IDE” (http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1507632525/ref=rdr_ext_tmb) but it seems it’s more into web development than writign desktop GUI apps? Besides that, one Delphi/Lazarus user suggested to get some of the “Marco Cantu's mastering.. series of older versions”, but not having *any* experience with neither Delphi nor FPC/Lazarus, I’m looking for some helpful hints which path to go? Sincerely, Gour p.s. I sent the same message from Gmane-subscribed group, but never received its authorization message and it seems that the message went to /dev/null, so, please, if anyone can check whether the information at http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.comp.ide.lazarus.general is correct since the “requires subscription to mailing list to post” status usually means it should be possible to post for subscribed users, while my experience is more like “posting isn't allowed”? -- As the ignorant perform their duties with attachment to results, the learned may similarly act, but without attachment, for the sake of leading people on the right path. -- _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
