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If you are a Delphi programmer wanting to learn .NET, this is the book
As someone who used to use Delphi almost all the time, I hate to admit that in order to stay employable today, I'm having to know and use .NET. If you find yourself in the same situation, and you want a fast-track to .NET 2.0, then this book is at the top of the list.
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More Than Just Delphi
This is a fantastic book for newcomers to Delphi, but with a shortcoming for some potential readers:
Excellent book
Very well laid out and explained.The high price is probably because delphi 5 is included. East US
I agree with the previous reviewers.The book is helpful with developing a basic understanding of Delphi, but it is overpriced compared to other Delphi books on the market. ... Read more

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Well Worth Having
I had bypassed this book a couple of times while browsing but eventually had a good look at it. Result, I bought it. The tone is light and readable while remaining focussed on some pretty advanced topics. in places I can see hints of a "Son of Lischner" approach but there is not 100% duplication of material making this an honourable second to "Secrets of Delphi 2" Well worth having if you alrady have Lischner's masterpiece. ... Read more

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Delphi Programing For Dummies
For a beginner in Delphi this book is great! It shows some great examples that can actually be used in real world. Most are not covered by other publications.I have been programming in Delphi for 3 Years and I still go back and take a look at it from time to time.

An excellent book to start working with Delphi
Delphi Programming for Dummies is excellent. The book is structured veryclearly. The reader is introduced to Delphi very carefully and smoothly.When no technical words are necessary, none are used. The language used isvery natural and sometimes even funny. This makes this book actuallypleasant to read. The great thing is that this book (as promised by thetitle) does explain a lot about the programming part of Delphi, and notjust about the components (which are also described). A great way to startworking with Delphi. ... Read more

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Good introduction to database programming
If you are new to Delphi *and* database programming, this book will ease you into some simple applications and provide a general overview of Delphi programming.Despite being a tad redundant in it's explantions, the authors manage to get enough useful information into this modestly sized volume. For more advanced Delphi database programmers that have all the standard texts (ie Henderson's, Swan's, Leif's et al) , 'Kick Ass Delphi...' provides some interesting peeks into the professional world of coding... ... Read more

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Great book that takes you from A-Z
I thought this book gives the programmer all of the tools to write COM/DCOM apps.It is a must if you are planning to go with COM/Delphi.I still think that COM is safer than .NET at the present time.The only drawback with the book is that there is no way to contact the author and the code for the book cannot be downloaded from the web site shown on the back cover.

Not worth buying
I think this book is not worth buying, because there are too many features that was just left off by the author, using always the same excuse: "Well, this feature is not commonly used, so I won't disscuss it any further in this book". Besides that, it gives you a big averall coverage of COM. If you want to go to the inners of COM, this book is not for you. It was not for me.

super book
Just a quick note to say this is a super book. A great, lucid introduction to COM. The section on Istreams and structured files was super useful. If you are ever going to use COM at all, this book is a must ... Read more

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Delphi Programming with COM and ActiveX
This book is a waste of paper. It just recycles
If you are serious about COM, DON't BOTHER WITH THIS BOOK
***A V O I D ***T H I S *** B O O K !!! Good, clear coverage - but in 2002?
I had to double-check the date on this book, and it is indeed a 2002 title (it even has a translation copyright of 2003).Read more

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Total waste of time and money
Most code samples don't even compile. A third of the book is wasted on some fictional account of an idiotic detective (what does that have to do with Delphi programming??). The technical info is scarce, and there isn't any depth whatsoever. Not worth the effort of opening the package.

No satisfaction with code or publisher!
Much of the code was ommitted on the CD. The code that is there does not work. There are no updates on the publisher's site as specified in the book. One of the authors who replied to my emails was sympathetic, but was also dissatisfied with the publisher. The chapter on hierarchical databases was the worst offender - and the main reason I bought the book.So much promise, so little gain.However, it was written well and I like the explanations.Raymond Kennington ... Read more

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A Book to Really Learn Delphi!
It's a very good book to read and go through the various examples, covering since the simplest of a Delphi Project to the most interesting and powerful about Creating Components. It's a Must Have Book! Congratulations Charles

The easy way to master Delphi.
The easy way to master Delphi.
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Why so pricey
This book is for version 3. Borland has released version 8. Why isnt this book cheaper?
good examples but slow and missing important info
it may be good for the novice, but as i already know 3 other languages i found it slow and missing alot of important information. It goes straight in with programing examples and doesnt provide a good foundation for understanding how delphi programs are structured. The tiny chapter on objects was very poor. Also they never explained how find the info on the components. I think the fact that delhpi is so easy to use may make this book seem better than it is. It is a bit like giving people instructions without ever helping them to undestand what they are doing. I expect beginers will like it because it avoids the in depth explanations and is more about trying out examples. Excellent For Beginner
If you have never programmed in Turbo Pascal, than you should almost certainly get a copy of this book. It does indeed teach Delphi from grounds up and you will learn a great deal.Read more

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Good potential, but poorly executed.
Concur with previous review.Example CRT programs don't work.The discussion of how to create console applications must be from Delphi 1, because it doesn't apply to Delphi 2.Fairly well written, but progresses very slowly.A better editing job would make this a good book.I think it's a cheap marketing ploy to put a great programming author's name (Tom Swan) on the book as "series editor".If Tom Swan had really participated in writing this book, the example programs would actually work.

Not well edited - several of the step-by-steps didn't work
Mr Cogswell seems to know his topic, but the editors/testers did a terrible job checking out the step-by-step instructions and examples: the diskette install didn't work (I was able to figure out how to install it manually on W95, though). Another example was on page 425: steps 3-5were a copy of steps 3-5 from page 420 - that was fine on page 420, but made no sense on page 425. There were several other examples of this type of poor proofing throughout the book ... Read more

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The best option for the beginner.
Excellent introduction to Delphi programming! What a pity it came to my hands so late! During my recent graduate studies I had to develop software working under Windows using Pascal and, since I studied computer programming several years ago, it was really painful for me. I just couldn't get it with this new stuff (new for me): event driven programming, developing GUIs, etc. I tried Marco Cantu's book, but I found it was not really written for people with little knowledge, like me. Thank God I could finally solve my problems, but it's was really hard. After all this, I read about "Introducing Delphi Programming: Theory through Practise" in Amazon Web pages, and decided to buy it, just to see what it had. To my surprise, this book had everything I needed and much more! It is a very well organized, progressive, and comprehensive textbook for the beginner in Delphi programming. It includes lots of solved problems that give you that know how a novice programmer like me doesn't have and needs. I sincerely recommend it as a fine book to start with Delphi programming. You can use it in classrooms or by yourself. It surely is the best option for the beginner! I can tell you, because I was one of them.

Good Intro to Delphi, but not great
In general, I recommend this book.It is an easy-to-use introduction to Delpi, Visual IDEs, and event-driven programming.As an experienced programmer (FORTRAN, COBOL, C++), I found the book a little boring, but I definitely learned some Pascal and got a mercifully gentle introduction (which I needed) to Visual IDEs and event-driven programming with Delphi.The book was written as a text for an introductory programming course using Delphi, which brings me to my only concern.The book does not do a good job of preparing students for a more advanced course. Important concepts are explained only by analogy and the analogies are often misleading.This could present a problem for a beginning student who might want to move on to Java or (Visual) C++, which are notoriously unforgiving of ignorance or misunderstanding.If you are an instructor considering this book, be careful to include rigorous explanations of basic concepts in your lectures.Otherwise, the book is quite serviceable and I reiterate my recommendation.

Practical and Effective Teaching of Delphi Programming
For several years, I searched for ways to learn to use Delphi to create language-analysis programs.No courses are offered in Atlanta. All of the "learn to program with Delphi" books that I found on Amazon are horrible in similar ways: (a) They promise to start at the beginning but can't figure out where the beginning is.(b) They make huge leaps between levels.(c) They do not have enough practical activities to help the learn understand and apply features in Delphi. (d) They give exercise/practice activities that require knowledge not presented in the book. Read more

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