Delphi 2 Unleashed

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Summary: Rambling and unorganized
Review: Calvert's D2 has its useful side, but it contains too much chaf. Given the numerous repetitions, references to useless subjects, and not altogether focused handling of the material one could say that these 1400 pages could have been condensed to 500. (There are repetitions of the same subject on the same page!) The book reads like the friendly chattering of Calvert, but in many sections the book's organization indicates Charlie was rambling. I suspect that it is not only the author's fault that the book is unfocused, but it seems that editors don't bother to read the stuff anymore

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Summary: The Professional Programmers Howto AND Why Book
Review: Unleashed is probably the most complete reference work published on Delphi 2. If you want to know the 'why' of Win32 programming, then this book is for you. It is heavy reading and covers in depth what a professional programmer should know about Windows programming. The book is thick with examples and the included CD has an abundance of excellent programs for learning Delphi, including a separate section he included from his excellent Delphi 1 book. The author cares that you learn the subject and provides the resources to make you an excellent addition to any programmers shop. Unfortunately, due to the early date of this publication, you won't get info on the 'free' minor upgrade to Delphi 2 that added internet vcl components, but it's still the most complete 'tomb' for the serious Delphi programmer

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Summary: Totally unstructured !
Review: You will never be able to find anything useful in this book, it's totally unstructured ! The index in the end of this book is a joke !