Expert Delphi – Second Edition 版次: Robust and fast cross-platform application development
Author: Marco Cantù (Author), Pawel Glowacki (Author), Stephen Ball (Foreword)
Edition 版次: 2nd ed.
Publication Date 出版日期: 2024-02-23
Language 语言: English
Print Length 页数: 424 pages
ISBN-10: 1805121103
ISBN-13: 9781805121107
Book Description
Harness the power of the Delphi IDE and programming language, coupled with the FireMonkey library, to develop modern desktop and mobile apps with high speed and natively compiled efficiency from a single source code base
Key Features
- Understand the fundamentals of Delphi for building multi-device applications
- Build desktop and mobile apps with the help of extensive examples that guide you through each step
- Apply advanced features, such as parallel programming and multi-tier full-stack solutions, based on web connectivity
- Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook
Book Description
Master Delphi, the most powerful Object Pascal IDE and versatile component library for cross-platform native app development, by harnessing its capabilities for building natively compiled, blazingly fast apps for all major platforms, including Android, iOS, Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Expert Delphi begins with a quick overview of Delphi, helping you get acquainted with the IDE and the Object Pascal language. The book then quickly progresses to more advanced concepts, followed by the architecture of applications and the FireMonkey library, guiding you through building server-side services, parallel programming, and database access. Toward the end, you’ll learn how to integrate your app with various web services and deploy them effectively.
By the end of this book, you’ll be adept at building powerful, cross-platform, native apps for iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS-all from a single code base.
What you will learn
- Configure the Delphi IDE for mobile development, use Object Pascal, and build apps
- Manage core Delphi technologies, including parallel programming, JSON, XML, and FireMonkey
- Explore FireMonkey 3D features, UI styles, and mobile OS integration to build powerful apps
- Extend your apps to desktop using the same source code and set of technologies to expand opportunities
- Build web services integrate them with your UI for a holistic developer experience
- Deploy apps to devices and online stores, streamlining distribution and facilitating monetization
Who this book is for
If you’re a Delphi developer exclusively versed in Windows applications and aspire to venture into mobile platforms, this book will pave the way for you to become an expert in this space. It serves as a guide for mobile developers or developers in general, proficient in other programming languages and frameworks, to harness the productivity that Delphi and FireMonkey offer.
Table of Contents
- Fasten Your Seat Belts
- Mind Your Language
- Packing Up Your Toolbox
- Using the Parallel Programming Library
- Playing with FireMonkey
- FireMonkey in 3D
- Building User Interfaces with Style
- Working with Mobile Operating System
- Desktop Apps and Mobile Bridges
- Embedding Databases
- Integrating with Web Services
- Building Mobile Backends
- Easy REST API Publishing with RAD Server
- App Deployment
- The Road Ahead
About the Author
Pawel Glowacki was Embarcadero’s European Technical Lead for Developer Tools. Previously, Pawel spent over 7 years working as a senior consultant and trainer for Delphi within Borland Education Services and CodeGear. Apart from working with Embarcadero customers across the region, he represented Embarcadero internationally as a conference and seminar speaker. Pawel passed away in mid-December 2017, but he is alive in the hearts of the Delphi developers community, worldwide.
