Customer Reviews

Delphi 4 Bible

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3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
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I have examined very closely various books on delphi including Mastering Delphi by Cantu, Delphi developers handbook by texeira but nothing can come close to Tom Swans book.

If you have never programmed in Delphi before, take my words and buy this book. You will not regret. However, if you are very well versed in Delphi than just get a subscription to Delphi magazine. The other books in my opinion are simply rehash of the delphi guides that accompany the software and you will hardly learn anything new. In fact you may end getting more confused.

Being a brilliant programmer does not automatically mean that you can write a book!. Tom Swan has the art to convey the message.

In summary, it is a well thought, cut and presented book on Delphi.

I am a Java programmer and have longed for the oportunity to create GUI applications. This is a fantastic alternative to BOTH Java and C++. This language will allow you the power and the ease of use to create anything you want. This book will guide you to it. It gives you everything you need to write programs period. When finished with the second chapter I was already creating useful things. A word of advice...judge not the actual programs that you are creating, but the invaluable tools that you are learning. Buy this book and keep it always for a quick reference

You learn programming by doing it and Tom Swan's very good text is full of little programs that you can expand upon. Chapters of the first and second parts are nearly independent so you can jump around if you need expertise in a particular area. The second half of the book covers some advanced topics. You do need to already know the Pascal language, however, because the treatment is sparse and incidental to other topics. The expert user tips at the ends of chapters contain some real gems. All in all an excellent intermediate text with a few tips for experts as well. Don't confuse this book with the Delphi Super Bible a totally different book.

This book was a greatly dissapointing. If you're an expert at Delphi this book is not for you. If you're just starting out than you may find this book helpful. The manuals that come with Delphi provide more in depth information than this.

It's really the best book about Delphi I've seen. The small programs are a real help, on which one can build upon.

I have quite a number of Delphi reference books - this is the one that I keep coming back to. It is a great book with the topics well laid out and suitable examples for most of the topics given. I enjoy reading it generally and using it as a reference when needed (which has been quite often but is getting a bit less now). I have Delphi XE but keep going back to this book for the basics of Delphi when I need to.

If you are new to Delphi (like I am) and you need to get familiar with the Delphi environment, tools, and objects this book is for you. It is well written and provides code examples for everything. This is not a book on how to program in Pascal, but a book on the Delphi tools. The examples are applicable to more complex applications. Even if you are an advanced programmer this book will be a great reference.

If you are a patient and systematic beginner in Delphi programming this book is suitable for you. If you are a skilled programmer and try to look for some special topic this book also is great for you. It looks a like that Tom Swan personally seated with you in front of your PC and telling you what to do with your program source, talking about a lot of hints and jokes and even when to stop for coffee break or lunch. Simply it is great.

One of the best Delphi books that can be found. If you are trying to be serious Delphi programer this detailed book is right choice for you.

It fails even if the text have improved because one of the best points of "Foundations of Delphi" was the commented source code. The editors seem to be in a hurry to print this one and forgot this essential feature of the original book. So you need the original to benefit the most from the code. Still a good book anyway but not deserving 5 stars as it's predecessor. I'm very disapointed with the loss in readability of code.