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Summary: Not for Developers....
Review: This book is a monster, which I usually despise; but Marco Cantu chose his words effectively and descriptively. Most everything I've looked for I've found in this book. It's a bit heavy, but definitely worth carrying around as a reference. It's the best Delphi reference book I've found so far. I wouldn't recommend reading it cover to cover, but look through the table of contents and pick the chapters you're most interested in. The index is useful as well.
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Summary: Great, almost excellent
Review: This is a great book. My complain is that sometimes it leaves you wanting for more and he says a lot of times to check the source code from the web site. Also while reading you get incomplete code (printed) and you keep wondering how the code should work, due that you have to read the code that must be downloaded from the web site. This book is not for the beginner starting to learn Delphi and neither for advanced developers. If you are in a line between these levels, then this book is for you. Marco gives great tips to make your apps look like commercial apps and good HOW-TO'S. The chapter about component development is fair and the webbroker is good. Anyway when I finished reading the book (from cover to cover) I was satisfied, but I wanted more. Another book to check is the Developer's Guide for Delphi 5 from Texeira and Pacheco.
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Summary: The Simple Approach Works
Review: This is the third book in this series that I have purchased. Once again the simple examples presented are excellent in providing the information that developers need to get started. Once the principles are clearly understood it is easy to proceed to build more complex systems. Some people complain that the books explanations are not sufficiently 'in depth'. To this complaint I would reply that if you need greater depth then look elsewhere. Once most developers understand the basic principles they usually can work areas of greater depth. If you are coming from another development language to Delphi, this book is an excellent place to start.
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