The following list of books is a highly selective one. The selection of books is guided by the following criteria:
- Is the book written in a clear and concise style
- Does the book provide unique information which cannot be found in documents such as help files or public documents such as RFCs.
- Is there a mission statement by the author (e.g. in the foreword)?
- Do the contents of the book comply with the mission statement?
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Here's the list of our favorites (sorted by author names). Books not listed here are either not worth to be recommended, or we did not (have time to) read the particular book.
| Author(s) | Title & Reference | Remarks | Pages Index |
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| Cantu, M. | Mastering Delphi 6 Sybex 2001 ISBN 0-7821-2874-2 |
The thickness of this book (more than two inches!) is both its strength and its weakness. On the roughly 1100 pages you find almost everything you want to know about Delphi. The wealth of information not only provides profound support to the newcomer, but also to experienced Delphi programmers. Lots of code snippets illustrate the text. However, the weight of the book prevents it from being read in the bed... The book comes with all the code and a searchable PDF version on CDROM. |
1130 pages 5500 kwds |
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| Shemitz, J. | Kylix: The Professional Developer's Guide and Reference APress 2002 ISBN 1-893115-89-5 |
This book has been written with Object Pascal and Kylix in mind. Besides a profound introduction, it contains a lot of tips and tricks. The author knows what he is writing about. In addition to the very clear and precise writing the author also expressed his personal opinion on various programming issues. We find these personal notes to be extremly helpful. Supporting Web site: see www.apress.com Personal note from the reviewer: Jon, you have written a superb book - I read it while staying on vacations and enjoyed it very much - Hans Lohninger |
940 pages 2800 kwds |
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| Kosch, A. | COM/DCOM mit Delphi Software & Support Verlag 1999 ISBN 3-9806738-0-4 |
A book in German language dealing with COM and DCOM development under Delphi. Although the style is less than excellent, it contains a lot of information on (D)COM programming and interfaces. Includes a CDROM.
Please note that a new edition has been published which offers substantially more pages (however, we did not read the new edition) |
470 pages 720 kwds |
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