Delphi Programming EXplorer: Master Cutting-Edge Visual Software Development for Windows [Paperback]

Jeff Duntemann (Author), Jim Mischel (Author), Don Taylor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 1995

Presents a unique "first practice, then theory" structure for the tutorial. Is the best presentation you'll find on the process of programming in Delphi-not just language syntax and screen shots. Features a unique explanation of object-oriented programming from Jeff Duntemann, who wrote Borland's first OOP manual in 1989. Includes lively, fast-paced writing (with a generous twist of humor) from three long-time experts in the field. Gives you step-by-step instructions for creating commercial-quality database applications without writing thousands of lines of code. Includes a CD-ROM with all the Delphi projects from the book, including all code, graphics, and database files used in the projects.

Product Details

• Paperback: 620 pages
• Publisher: Coriolis Group; Bk& Disk edition (May 15, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 188357725X
• ISBN-13: 978-1883577254
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,945,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I am a writer, editor, technologist and contrarian living in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Although I have worked as a programmer, I've been in the publishing industry (both technical magazines and books) since 1985. I co-founded Coriolis Group Books in 1989, and since 2002 have been a partner in technology publisher Paraglyph Press. Most of my book-length work has been on computer technology. (See JEFF DUNTEMANN'S WI-FI GUIDE, ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE STEP BY STEP, and DEGUNKING EMAIL, SPAM, AND VIRUSES, as well as many more titles now out of print.)

In my loose moments I'm an amateur radio operator (now K7JPD), amateur astronomer, and SF writer. My first SF novel (THE CUNNING BLOOD) was published in November 2005, but I have been selling SF stories to magazines and anthologies for 30 years, and was on the final Hugo Awards ballot in 1981. As time allows I build and fly kites and gadget-hack with Meccano/Erector parts and radio tubes. I loathe sports, politics, and cruciferous vegetables, separately and in combination.

I am a relatively liberal Old Catholic (which means I belong to a non-Papal independent Catholic jurisdiction) and read a great deal on religion and spirituality. There's more to Catholicism than Rome, though we hide well. My wife Carol and I met in high school and have been married for 35 years. We live on the side of Cheyenne Mountain with four bichon frise dogs.

There's more about me on my Web sites: contrapositivediary.com (my blog) junkbox.com (tech projects) and duntemann.com, which is a quick index to all that I've published online.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Light reading, Great Tutorial., October 14, 1997

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This review is from: Delphi Programming EXplorer: Master Cutting-Edge Visual Software Development for Windows (Paperback)

This book is floating all over the developer's offices at The Money Store where I first saw it. It is a great way to get started and my favorite book on Delphi.. It's not a complete reference, but Ace Breakpoint's Database Adventure is the funniest tutorial I have ever seen.

2.0 out of 5 stars This book is poorly organized and not very useful, June 14, 1998

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This review is from: Delphi Programming EXplorer: Master Cutting-Edge Visual Software Development for Windows (Paperback)

Delphi Programming Explorer is one of the few books on Delphi that I found almost useless. It is poorly organized, and does not show the simplicity and ease of use of Delphi. It is not a book for the beginner or expert programmer.