Delphi 3 Superbible [Hardcover]

Gary Brent (Author), Richard Bagdazian (Author), Steve Tendon (Author), Paul B. Thurrott (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1997

Aimed at intermediate to advanced Delphi programmers, this manual presents explanations of all general-purpose classes, properties, methods, events, statements, procedures and functions of Delphi. The accompanying CD includes all the source codes from the text with a demo version of Delphi 2.0

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Delphi 3's enhanced ability to provide powerful object-oriented applications for Windows 95 is increasing the demand for the product and information on how to exploit its powerful 32-bit features. This book, written by expert Delphi and Windows 95 programmers, is the most complete resource for Delphi development. - Covers Internet/Web-programming enhancements to Delphi

- Includes an alphabetical jump table to give quick access to information by class, property, method, or event

- CD-ROM contains all the source code from the book, formatted reference files on the VCL, and demo versions of third-party software tools

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1312 pages
• Publisher: Waite Group Pr (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571690271
• ISBN-13: 978-1571690272
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.8 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,239,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #87 in Books > Computers & Technology > Programming > Languages & Tools > Borland Delphi

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books in Delphi!, January 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Delphi 3 Superbible (Hardcover)

This is one of the best reference I've got for Delphi It is still very relevant even we are using Delphi 5 in the office..

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Reference, May 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Delphi 3 Superbible (Hardcover)

Probably the best Delphi reference I've seen, including Borland's material. It contains a great coverage of the VCL heirarchy for Delphi 3, but has not yet been updated to Delphi 4 or 5. It does lack some coverage (eg TTable is not covered!) but I'd say it's the best place to start if you want to understand the VCL (ie, become a serious Delphi programmer).

I should mention also that it is a VCL reference: it does not cover topics like the IDE or BDE in any great depth, and I guess assumes you get that information from other sources.

I would have given it 5 stars if it had been updated for Delphi 4 and if its component coverage had been more complete. Pressure the publisher!!

Still a great resource though.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ommisions mar this otherwise good book., January 15, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Delphi 3 Superbible (Hardcover)

This is a good book that could have been great if the authors would have spent more time updating the information on Delphi 3's new VCL (including to new C/S version). As it stands now, if you have enough money to build a big Delphi library and you are a serious programmer, then you'll probably find occasions when this book will come in handy. Otherwise you will probably be better off spending you money elsewhere.