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Fearless Cross-Platform Development with Delphi

By : David Cornelius
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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

Summary

The ability to leverage existing Delphi skills to build modules for major web servers is a grand achievement. It opens the doors of opportunity to help you expand your product line, increase visibility, and support new mediums. It also adds to the complexity of your project.

But in these pages, we have lifted the veil shrouding some of the mystery behind web server technology and what it takes to move in that direction. You've seen the various available options, learned about the underlying framework, and configured the two most popular web servers on the planet to support your custom-written modules written in Delphi.

In the next chapter, our journey will take one more step toward fully embracing rapid application development by utilizing a powerful backend server. This will allow us to concentrate on the business logic and application architecture rather than managing security, developing code to support REST API endpoints, or dealing with multi-tenancy.

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