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Delphi 3 Superbible

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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..

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.

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.

Basically this is a printed version of Delphi on-line help system. You already have exactly this information (but more complete) if you have Delphi, and it is in more convenient format for reading and navigating there. Save your money and time.

This book has good examples of code and ideas on how to implement the code in your project. That being said, this book does not cover many of the more common components that are availabel in D3. With a title like SUPERIBLE, I was expecting a COMPLETE reference but, more often than not, I am left holding the book in one hand and my problem in the other with absolutly no help coming from the book. As a developer I cannot recommend this book due to the incomplete component reference and the merely cursory look at many of the new components in D3 such as web based components.

I'm a beginner to Delphi 3 and this book is absolutelly not recomended to beginners. When I saw the word "Bible" in the title, I thought that it would be recomended to me. I really did not like it. What happens is that when you don't know what to expect, you can't use this book as its style covers every class and every property but doesn't concatenate the ideas, it works more like a syntax reference. Definitelly not recomended for beginners!

This book followed the proven Waite Group Layout and covered most of the old VCL components. However, if you are looking for the excellent reference most Waite Group Bibles provide don't look here. New VCLs, functions, and any useful information about Delphi specific messages and exceptions have been left out. This book is a waste of money for all but the beginner to Delphi

I bought this book however, it has no coverage on any of the new components that are shipped with Delphi 3 C/S. No Coverage on RemoteServer, ClientDataSet, Provider or any of the new VCLs that you see under Win32 palette page. As far as database applications I see no help in using this book at all. Nevertheless is a good example how Borland should do their documentation

This book contains explanations and examples for every property, method, and event. Everything is sorted by the parent class so if you are working with a component you can look it up and see an example of how to use every aspect of it. This book would have gotten a 10 but there are a few ommisions (some of which are addressed on the enclosed diskette) because it was written prior to the final release of the software. Even so it has answered most of my questions. Better than the help file.

This book is just a poor replica of Delphi documentation. It just talks empty air. It leaves you where you are, without solving the problem or giving you a hint on how to solve it. Now it's a huge book with a great title, but that's just it. The only thing it has that might like you are tiny programs or fraction of code on how to use the components, but you can get better if you surf the internet or look into Delphi's examples in the help files. My suggestion is save your money, or invest it in a better book. I just wasted my money.