Delphi 101

Migrating Delphi 5 Projects to Kylix

delphi101 — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:56:04 +0000

This paper (migrating_delphi5.pdf) provides an overview and detailed description of migrating applications from Borland Delphi 5 for Windows to Kylix for Linux.

We first explain why it is an asset to be able to develop applications for both Windows and Linux (and
to easily migrate existing applications from Windows to Linux). Then we outline the shared architecture and technologies between the tools and projects, including the differences between VCL (visual component library) and CLX™ (component library for cross-platform development). This paper also
discusses topics developers should be mindful of, as well as best practices developers should keep in order to migrate code from Windows to Linux and to maintain single-source, cross-platform applications between these two platforms (something which has become much easier with Delphi 6)

Delphi Quick Reference Card

delphi101 — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:53:03 +0000

Download dquick.pdf to quickly access Delphi references in Adobe PDF format.

Essential Pascal

delphi101 — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:44:46 +0000

Download Essential Pascal.CHM, a very good source to learn essential Pascal programming language.

Delphi 8 .NET ASP Essential eBook

delphi101 — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:52:58 +0000

Download Del 8.Net.ASP.Net Ess.pdf, an eBook in Adobe PDF (Portable Document File) to get acquinted with essential aspects (NET, ASP) in Delphi 8.

Delphi Unofficial Manual v2.7

delphi101 — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:44:44 +0000

Download delphi_unofficial_manual_v27.chm from Google Code in CHM (Compiled HTML) file format…

Sybex Mastering Delphi 7 eBook

delphi101 — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:39:46 +0000

Download Sybex.Mastering.Delphi.7.eBook-LiB.chm

About (Borland) Delphi

delphi101 — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:28:53 +0000

CodeGear Delphi (formerly known as Borland Delphi) is a software development package currently produced by Embarcadero Technologies (On May 7^th 2008 Borland Software Corporation announced that its software development tools division, CodeGear, was to be sold to Embarcadero Technologies for an expected $23 million price and $7 million in CodeGear accounts receivables retained by Borland. The acquisition closed on 30 June 2008 for approximately $24.5 million).

Delphi is mainly used for the development of desktop and enterprise database applications, but it is a general-purpose software development tool suitable for most software projects.

Delphi 2007, the eleventh and latest version, supports the Delphi programming language (Object Pascal fork) and C++ for the 32 bit Microsoft Windows platform, and Delphi and C# for the Microsoft .NET platform. Delphi is distributed in various versions with different features and prices: Personal, Professional, Enterprise (formerly Client/Server) and Architect. Borland Kylix is a now discontinued equivalent to Delphi for the Linux platform.

Delphi and Kylix use the Pascal-based Delphi programming language, and compile Delphi source code into native x86 code or managed .NET code. They include the VCL/CLX (Visual Component Library), support for COM independent interfaces with reference counted class implementations, and support for a large number of third-party components. Interface implementations can be delegated to fields or properties of classes. Message handlers are implemented by tagging a method of a class with the integer constant of the message to handle. A strong emphasis is placed on database connectivity.