Delphi Developer's Guide to Linux targets the throngs of Linux developers starved for a tool that gives them the Linux development power they need, coupled with a convenient rapid application development environment. This unique book also focuses on the needs of current Windows and Inprise developers taking their first steps into the Linux universe with Kylix.
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From its simple beginnings, Linux has emerged as a powerful server operating system with a remarkable desktop environment and user interface. With Kylix, Linux developers now have a rapid application development tool for generating applications. Kylix 2 Development covers a wide range of topics from the simplest of client/server programs to the intricacies of writing complex multithreaded and multiprocess applications, including object-oriented programming, CLX components, dbExpress, DataCLX, WebSnap, Web Services, NetCLX, and CORBA.
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Eric Whipple is a senior Delphi, Kylix, and Java instructor/developer for PILLAR Technology Group, Inc., a full-service consulting firm in Detroit, Michigan. He is a Borland certified instructor and developer and was named Borland's Trainer of the Year for 2001. He has published multiple articles and has spoken at corporations and conferences throughout the world, including the 2001 and 2002 Borland International Conference.
Rick Ross is a senior consultant for PILLAR Technology Group, Inc. For over 15 years he has developed a wide range of applications including utilities, database, client/server, Internet, intranet, and distributed systems for DOS, Windows, Solaris, and UNIX. He has also written for Delphi Informant and has spoken at conferences around the world, including the 2002 Borland International Conference.
Nick Hodges is chief technical officer of Lemanix, a consulting firm specializing in Delphi development, and a member of Borland's TeamB.
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This review is from: Kylix 2 Development (with CD-ROM) (Paperback)
If you are at all interested in using Kylix then this is my recommended book for you. It's not really for the beginning programmer but if you have a little development skill and want to do some Linux development then this is the book for you. In case you don't know Kylix is Delphi for Linux (Pascal) but I've heard they are adding C++ as a syntax in the next release. The layout of the book was new to me in part because it's the first tech book from Wordware that I have read. It seems to flow correctly and I didn't notice any major editing issues. All the examples I tried worked and where laid out in a manner that was easy to understand. Of special interest to me was the chapter on porting code back and forth between Windows and Linux. But one thing that did surprise me was the coverage on specific Linux development like IPC's, Semaphores & Debugging Shared Object Libraries. It's also kind of handy having the Kylix Open edition on the included CD, saved me from a large download. The only major negative from the book is that the tone of the writing does change from chapter to chapter, due to obvious tag team writing by the different books authors.
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"Welcome to Kylix 2 Development, the best thing to happen to development since the disappearance of the punch card." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
xfm file, var ret, mutex class, finalization section, object inspector, associated mutex, shared object libraries, storage identifier, component palette, code explorer, custom variant, const str, creating custom components, cached updates, const value, var buffer, event handler look, web module, data access architecture, shared object library, conditional defines, runtime type information, shared memory segment, reporting server, current hint Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Web Services, Object Pascal, Red Hat, Emp Number, Smart Agent, Value Description, Exit Enter, Hello World, New Items, Object Adapter, Writing Custom Components, Add Breakpoint, Delphi Pascal, Install Adobe Acrobat, Install Easysoft, Right Promotion, Set Length, Stopped Unknown, True Database, User Interrupt, Internet Component Descripton, Leslie Johnson, Oracle Driver, Other Form Control, Page Dispatcher New!
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xfm file, var ret, mutex class, finalization section, object inspector, associated mutex, shared object libraries, storage identifier, component palette, code explorer, custom variant, const str, creating custom components, cached updates, const value, var buffer, event handler look, web module, data access architecture, shared object library, conditional defines, runtime type information, shared memory segment, reporting server, current hint Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Web Services, Object Pascal, Red Hat, Emp Number, Smart Agent, Value Description, Exit Enter, Hello World, New Items, Object Adapter, Writing Custom Components, Add Breakpoint, Delphi Pascal, Install Adobe Acrobat, Install Easysoft, Right Promotion, Set Length, Stopped Unknown, True Database, User Interrupt, Internet Component Descripton, Leslie Johnson, Oracle Driver, Other Form Control, Page Dispatcher New!
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- Learn Pascal by Sam Abolrous in Back Matter
- Linux in a Nutshell, 5th Edition by Ellen Siever in Back Matter
- Mastering Delphi by Marco Cantu in Back Matter
- Running Linux by Matthias Kalle Dalheimer in Back Matter
- Linux Programming Unleashed (2nd Edition) by Kurt Wall in Back Matter
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