Developing Custom Delphi Components: Master the Art of Creating Powerful Delphi Software Components

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Summary: Good coverage of component creation in general
Review: Good coverage of most beginning to advanced component creation topics.Falls short in discussing advanced data-aware component creation (grids, treeviews, etc.).Does not discuss in depth design time interfaces. Overall, a good reference for component creation.

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Summary: Nice level of detail!
Review: Konopka has done a good job of getting into the finer aspects of component development, and provides some useful additions to your VCL component library

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Summary: Great place to start
Review: This book is an excellent place to start creating Delphi components. If you are new to component creation (like I was) and need an intelligent place to start, this is the book that will best serve your needs. Some of the material is a bit difficult to understand (due to lack of depth), but careful study of the techniques will prove useful. I would recommend this book to anyone new or slightly seasoned to component creation, but I must admit that I outgrew it in about 4-5 months. Some of the "meatier" details are not there for advanced component building. For example, I had a difficult time figuring out how to surface the properties of "sub-components." The book makes only a slight reference to the subject and is not very clear about what is happening. As it happens, it is a very simple task, but I wish the book had helped me to better understand it. Overall I liked this book. It moved me from being dependent on other programmers' custom components and allowed me to start making Delphi work according to my specific needs