Expert Delphi : robust and fast cross-platform application development / Paweł Głowacki.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Głowacki, Paweł, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Delphi (Computer file).

Application software--Development.

Application software.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, [England] ; Mumbai, [India] : Packt, 2017.

System Details:

text file

Biography/History:

Gowacki Pawe: Pawe Gowacki was Embarcadero's European Technical Lead for Developer Tools. Previously, Pawe 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. Pawe passed away in mid-December 2017, but he is alive in the hearts of the Delphi developers community, worldwide.

Summary:

Become a developer superhero and build stunning cross-platform apps with Delphi About This Book A one-stop guide on Delphi to help you build cross-platform apps This book covers important concepts such as the FireMonkey library, shows you how to interact with the Internet of Things, and enables you to integrate with Cloud services The code is explained in detail with observations on how to create native apps for Ios and Android with a single code base Who This Book Is For If you want to create stunning applications for mobile, desktop, the cloud, and the Internet of Things, then this book is for you. This book is for developers who would like to build native cross-platform apps with a single codebase for iOS and Android. A basic knowledge of Delphi is assumed, although we do cover a primer on the language. What You Will Learn Understand the basics of Delphi and the FireMonkey application platform as well as the specifics of Android and iOS platforms Complete complex apps quickly with access to platform features and APIs using a single, easy-to-maintain code base Work with local data sources, including embedded SQL databases, REST servers, and Backend-as-a-Service providers Take full advantage of mobile hardware capabilities by working with sensors and Internet of Things gadgets and devices Integrate with cloud services and data using REST APIs and scalable multi-tier frameworks for outstanding multi-user and social experience Architect and deploy powerful mobile back-end services and get super-productive by leveraging Delphi IDE agile functionality Get to know the best practices for writing a high-quality, reliable, and maintainable codebase in the Delphi Object Pascal language In Detail Delphi is the most powerful Object Pascal IDE and component library for cross-platform native app development. It enables building natively compiled, blazingly fast apps for all major platforms including Android, iOS, Windows, Mac, and Linux. If you want to build server-side applications, create web services, and have clear GUIs for your project, then this book is for you. The book begins with a basic primer on Delphi helping you get accustomed to the IDE and the Object Pascal language and will then quickly move on to advanced-level concepts. Through this book, we'll help you understand the architecture of applications and will teach you the important concepts of the FireMonkey library, show you how to build server-side services, and enable you to interact wit...

Contents:

Expert Delphi: Robust and fast cross-platform application development

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 19, 2017).

OCLC:

995052698