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2003-09-11 09:27:27 PM
delphi104
This thread is probably one of those 'done to death before' ones ... but ...
I'm looking for a good introductory book (or maybe web source) to Pascal /
Delphi, specifically for a complete beginner. The vast majority of books
seem to based on the premise that you already have an in depth knowledge of
Pascal / OOP ... so if you've got a complete new start where would they
begin ?
Many thanks
Andrew
 

www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201758822/qid%3D1063287904/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/102-6029956-2054566
would be one of the best introductory books for beginners, followed by Marco
Cantu's Mastering Delphi book for breadth once they learnt the basics from
the first, much smaller, much more accessible book.
HTH
Lauchlan M
 

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www.marcocantu.com/
Check out the "Essential Pascal" and "Essential Delphi" links on the
left of the home page. These topics used to be in his "Mastering
Delphi" books, but I think he removed them due to space constraints.
(His book is still 3 inches thick without them!)
--
Matthew Mead
Project JEDI - www.delphi-jedi.org
Integrate Java and Delphi - www.pacifier.com/~mmead/jni/delphi
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there's Opera." www.opera.com
 

Andrew Jameson writes:
tinyurl.com/n07l
Out of print but is an excellent book. As referenced before goto the
essential pascal site.
Ross
 

Andrew Jameson writes:
free on-line books:
www.marcocantu.com/epascal/default.htm
www.marcocantu.com/edelphi/default.htm
His "Mastering Delphi" books are also highly recommended.
David Erbas-White
 

Yeah, Marco Cantu is a great one,,,,,,,,,
"Andrew Jameson" <XXXX@XXXXX.COM>writes

"Ross" <XXXX@XXXXX.COM>writes news:3f608d4a$XXXX@XXXXX.COM...
pascal. It should easily have been half of the book.
--
Hilton Evans
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ChemPen Chemical Structure Software
www.chempensoftware.com
 

Delphi (through no fault of Ray's, it is just not written as an introductory
book)
Lauchlan M