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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

Questions

  1. What operating systems and web servers does RAD Server run under?
  2. What database does RAD Server use?
  3. What formats are used for communicating with RAD Server?
  4. What is multi-tenancy?
  5. What tool comes with RAD Server to manage users and groups?
  6. What is the meaning of an HTTP 404 status code?
  7. What is an API endpoint?
  8. What are the four most common HTTP request methods?
  9. What does the Copy Components button in the REST Debugger do?
  10. How do you get around Android's restriction for accessing HTTP servers with plaintext?