Delphi 3 for Dummies (Paperback)

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Combine Delphi 3 For Dummies with Borland's Delphi 3 development package and you have all you need to get started creating your own Windows 95 and Windows NT applications. Thanks to author Neil J. Rubenking's hands-on, plain-English approach to programming, you'll feel comfortable starting from scratch if you've never programmed before and right at home if you're already familiar with Visual Basic, earlier versions of Delphi, or other languages. Turn to Delphi 3 For Dummies to find out how to Create and run Delphi programs effectively Take advantage of the Delphi program's components as well as the Windows 95 program's built-in components Write 32-bit programs as easily as 16-bit programs Create Internet applications and ActiveX programs for your Web site by using Delphi Design complex applications for Windows 95 or Windows NT by using Delphi's intuitive, visual interface Gain insight into programming techniques by studying Delphi-generated code Delphi 3 For Dummies also features Neil Rubenking's own top ten lists for Delphi, including Ten of the most common Delphi mistakes and how to avoid them Ten handy built-in Delphi functions Ten Windows API (Application Programming Interface) functions to use with Delphi Plus, a free Delphi programming cheat sheet is yours for the detaching -- keep it close by for quick reminders and tips whenever you use Delphi.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (May 22, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764501798
• ISBN-13: 978-0764501791
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,830,680 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hey! It is good for start!, December 3, 1998

By A Customer

Well, maybe this book is not for professionals, but it's wonderful for beginners! It's easy to teach object-oriented programming with it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for beginners to small companies, September 5, 1998

By A Customer

This book provides a personal and hands-on approach to Delphi that very other people could manage. It is informtive and gets you working straight away, no long tedious introductions for the techhie. But a cover disk would have been helpful for the blocks of code.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A fairly good book ruined by poor editing & no example disk, April 11, 1998

By A Customer

This book is full or errors; most are typos or text from a prevoous edition not updated but a few are real stoppers for any beginner let alone a dummy. Object Pascal code is often presented without enough explanation for one to write similar code. No example disk is a futher deficiency. Beginning Delphi 2 by Peter Wright is far superior. On the positive side the tone of the book is pleasent, the author's outlook is broad and helpful and with editing and an example disk it would be a good starting text.