Delphi Developer's Handbook

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Summary: Excellent Book for those who are already familiar with Delph
Review: A good sequel to Mastering Delphi 3. Good in depth approach that examines not just how to do things but why. I would strongly recommend it to all Delphi Programmers who are serious about getting the most of D3.

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Summary: Not for Beginners, but superb for experienced programmers
Review: After browsing through countless books that introduce me to Delphi basics, it is refreshing to find a book that dives right into some real hard-core programming. This book is not for beginners, but is indispensible for experienced Delphi programmers who are looking to improve their skills. This is, without a doubt, the best and most useful Delphi book I have ever read.

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Summary: learn more delphi 3 programming in-depth...
Review: any developers can get more programming techniques and hints from this book. It is a book in between level of "Mastering Delphi 3" and "Hidden Path of Delphi 3". Sure you can get advantages from this book if you buy it.

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Summary: learn more delphi 3 programming in-depth...
Review: any developers can get more programming techniques and hints from this book. It is a book in between level of "Mastering Delphi 3" and "Hidden Path of Delphi 3". Sure you can get advantages from this book if you buy it.

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Summary: Excellent coverage of Delphi I have not seen in other books.
Review: Certainly not for the entry level but probably the most insightful Delphi book I have purchased. Advanced everything! The first 4 chapters are the best. Class references, casting, "Fake" casting. Excellent reference for the RTTI (an ablsolute neccessity for Components and Com). Excellent reference for messages and how Dephi handles them, and how you can handle them. Excellent reference on OOP implemented in Delphi (finding classes, components; Owning, parenting; Creating, Destroying). Many explanations on the techniques used throughout the Dephi source code. If you really want to learn Delphi inside-out, I HIGHLY recommend this book. To Marco Cantu, Thank you. I have purchased quite a few books on Delphi that wound up right in the trash can.

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Summary: Excellent coverage of Delphi I have not seen in other books.
Review: Certainly not for the entry level but probably the most insightful Delphi book I have purchased. Advanced everything! The first 4 chapters are the best. Class references, casting, "Fake" casting. Excellent reference for the RTTI (an ablsolute neccessity for Components and Com). Excellent reference for messages and how Dephi handles them, and how you can handle them. Excellent reference on OOP implemented in Delphi (finding classes, components; Owning, parenting; Creating, Destroying). Many explanations on the techniques used throughout the Dephi source code. If you really want to learn Delphi inside-out, I HIGHLY recommend this book. To Marco Cantu, Thank you. I have purchased quite a few books on Delphi that wound up right in the trash can.

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Summary: There is nothing to compare it too!
Review: I found answers in this book where I did not even have questions. If you think you know all of Delphi, read this book and find out how much you have overlooked. I am very thankful to the authors. They make me look so much more competent.

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Summary: Not for Beginners, but superb for experienced programmers
Review: I guess my expectations were very high after Mastering Delphi 3. Obviously the et al did a whole lot more writing then Marco in this one. The examples were solid though, and I really enjoyed the CGI chapter. Was dissapointed on the lack of coverage for many of the (advanced) controls missed in Mastering Delphi (Decision Cubes, TClientDataSets,TRemoteServer,etc). Next time Marcus, write it by yourself.

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Summary: Could have been better...
Review: I guess my expectations were very high after Mastering Delphi 3. Obviously the et al did a whole lot more writing then Marco in this one. The examples were solid though, and I really enjoyed the CGI chapter. Was dissapointed on the lack of coverage for many of the (advanced) controls missed in Mastering Delphi (Decision Cubes, TClientDataSets,TRemoteServer,etc). Next time Marcus, write it by yourself.

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Summary: Excellent, 6 stars out of 5 - need I say more...
Review: If you are a serious Delphi developer who wants to work smarter instead of harder this book is essential reading. It shows you loads of really neat tricks and ideas which are not available in any other books on the markert. Some of the examples are a bit raw, but the underlying concepts can be converted into successful commercial products.