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Fearless Cross-Platform Development with Delphi

By : David Cornelius
Book Image

Fearless Cross-Platform Development with Delphi

By: David Cornelius

Overview of this book

Delphi is a strongly typed, event-driven programming language with a rich ecosystem of frameworks and support tools. It comes with an extensive set of web and database libraries for rapid application development on desktop, mobile, and internet-enabled devices. This book will help you keep up with the latest IDE features and provide a sound foundation of project management and recent language enhancements to take your productivity to the next level. You’ll discover how simple it is to support popular mobile device features such as sensors, cameras, and GPS. The book will help you feel comfortable working with FireMonkey and styles and incorporating 3D user interfaces in new ways. As you advance, you’ll be able to build cross-platform solutions that not only look native but also take advantage of a wide array of device capabilities. You’ll also learn how to use embedded databases, such as SQLite and InterBase ToGo, synchronizing them with your own custom backend servers or modules using the powerful RAD Server engine. The book concludes by sharing tips for testing and deploying your end-to-end application suite for a smooth user experience. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to deliver modern enterprise applications using Delphi confidently.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Section 1: Programming Power
5
Section 2: Cross-Platform Power
11
Section 3: Mobile Power
15
Section 4: Server Power

Chapter 8: Exploring the World of 3D

Adding 3D capabilities to your application may not be at the top of the priority list for many business applications, but the ease of use with which you can incorporate these graphical capabilities may open your mind to creative new ways to enhance your product's look and feel. Whether you're a game developer building a new world, a product designer wanting to incorporate 3D controls and effects, or you're just programming for fun, this chapter will get you on the road to crafting your next breed of visual interfaces with your favorite cross-platform development tool.

The beauty of using Delphi and the FireMonkey framework is that you don't have to learn a new language or application programming interface (API)—simply use a common set of controls that are similar to others you have been using in this book. The framework and controls hide the complexities of calling APIs to utilize the underlying graphics processing...