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Expert Delphi
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Expert Delphi
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Overview of this book
Delphi is the most powerful Object Pascal IDE and component library for cross-platform native app development. It enables building natively compiled, blazingly fast apps for all major platforms including Android, iOS, Windows, Mac, and Linux.
If you want to build server-side applications, create web services, and have clear GUIs for your project, then this book is for you.
The book begins with a basic primer on Delphi helping you get accustomed to the IDE and the Object Pascal language and will then quickly move on to advanced-level concepts. Through this book, we’ll help you understand the architecture of applications and will teach you the important concepts of the FireMonkey library, show you how to build server-side services, and enable you to interact with the Internet of Things. Towards the end, you will learn to integrate your app with various web services and deploy them.
By the end of the book, you will be able to build powerful, cross-platform, native apps for iOS and Android with a single code base.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
Preface
Free Chapter
Fasten Your Seat Belts
Mind Your Language
Packing Up Your Toolbox
Playing with FireMonkey
FireMonkey in 3D
Building User Interfaces with Style
Working with Mobile Operating System
Extending to the Internet of Things
Embedding Databases
Integrating with Web Services
Building Mobile Backends
App Deployment
Customer Reviews