Sams Teach Yourself Borland C++ Builder in 21 Days [Paperback]

Kent Reisdorph (Author), Ken Henderson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 11, 1997 | Series: Teach Yourself in 21 Days

The drag-and-drop power of Borland C++ Builder is yours to command with Teach Yourself Borland C++ Builder in 21 Days. In no time, you'll be able to rapidly build programs from reusable components. Using the methods taught in this book, you can increase your productivity and leverage your knowledge of C++ and Delpi to develop mainstream application. The proven, step-by-step techniques of the Teach Yourself series show you how to accomplish specific tasks with this powerful new programming interface. You'll also learn more advanced techniques and features of this new development tool, allowing you to easily make the switch from C++ to Borland C++ Builder application development. So stop programming C++ the old-fashioned way, and start tapping into the visual programming power of Borland C++ Builder!

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Following the format of the best-selling Teach Yourself series, this step-by-step guide makes learning Borland C++ Builder programming a breeze. It's the perfect learning tool for beginning programmers who want to develop their own programming capabilities and for developers who want to get up to speed with Borland C++ Builder-quickly and easily. - Workshops, Q&A's, Do's and Don'ts reinforce the information found in each chapter

- Provides coverage of Ebony development tools, the Ebony IDE, debugging, structured programming, program flow control, DLLs, branching, data manipulation, and pointers

- CD-ROM includes a 60-day trial version of Borland C++Builder, a collection of Visual Component Library extras, and all of the examples in the book

From the Back Cover

The drag-and-drop power of Borland C++ Builder is yours to command with Teach Yourself Borland C++ Builder in 21 Days. In no time, you'll be able to rapidly build programs from reusable components. Using the methods taught in this book, you can increase your productivity and leverage your knowledge of C++ and Delpi to develop mainstream application. The proven, step-by-step techniques of the Teach Yourself series show you how to accomplish specific tasks with this powerful new programming interface. You'll also learn more advanced techniques and features of this new development tool, allowing you to easily make the switch from C++ to Borland C++ Builder application development. So stop programming C++ the old-fashioned way, and start tapping into the visual programming power of Borland C++ Builder!

Product Details

• Paperback: 814 pages
• Publisher: Sams (March 11, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672310201
• ISBN-13: 978-0672310201
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,723,743 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very good intro to Builder, esp. for database development, May 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself Borland C++ Builder in 21 Days (Paperback)

I learned alot from this book. The chapters on database development and Internet development are quite good. I've been really happy with Ken Henderson's other books, and this one didn't disappoint me. His singular wit and matter-of-factness are greatly in evidence in the portions of the book he wrote. Not to take anything away from Kent R., but what made this book for me was the to-the-point style for which Henderson is famous, as well as the motherloade of good info in the Internet and database chapters. Definitely recommended for beginners and intermediate Builder developers.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great place to start, August 16, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself Borland C++ Builder in 21 Days (Paperback)

This is a wonderful introduction to the product. Even considering it's for the original version of Builder, it's still a great book. The explanations are clear and to-the-point, the narrative is cogent as well as lucid. I expecially like the database tutorials -- they straightened out a number of misconceptions I had. Residorph and Henderson have put together a very nice piece of work.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars kairodark (developer and reverse engineer), August 6, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself Borland C++ Builder in 21 Days (Paperback)

I've found the compiler documentation to be inadiquate, so I got this book to hopefully help out. It's well written and covers a lot of useful information, however this book is best suited for newbies. It is not at all suited for advanced programmers, but is more than adequate for those just beginning.