Delphi Cookbook First Edition - The Book That Started the Series

Delphi Cookbook - First Edition

Delphi Cookbook 1st Edition

Published by PacktPub in 2014

The Book That Started the Best-Selling Series

About This Book

Delphi Cookbook First Edition, targeting Delphi XE6, launched what would become PacktPub’s best-selling series in its category. This original edition established the practical, recipe-based format that made the series so successful.

What This Book Covers

Visual Development with FireMonkey

Create visually stunning cross-platform applications
Master the FireMonkey framework
Build beautiful UIs for Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android

LiveBindings

Effectively use LiveBindings with proper OOP approach
Connect visual components to data sources
Implement MVVM patterns

Server-Side Development

Create RESTful web services
Provide data backends for mobile applications
Build efficient server programs

Mobile Development

Develop apps for Android and iOS
Use well-defined GUI design patterns for great UX
Build efficient apps that communicate with remote servers
Read and display remote data effectively

Platform Integration

Call platform-native APIs on Android and iOS
Access even unpublished APIs
Integrate with device-specific features

Advanced Techniques

Use extended RTTI for software customization
Leverage popular design patterns
Reduce debugging time with proven patterns
Avoid common pitfalls

Philosophy

This is not an introductory book - you won’t find “Introduction to Object Pascal” content. However, the majority of chapters are accessible to Delphi programmers at various skill levels, from intermediate to advanced.

The focus is on practical, working code that you can adapt to your own projects. Each recipe is a tested solution to a real-world problem.

Impact

Delphi Cookbook First Edition established the standard for practical, recipe-based Delphi books. Its success led to two subsequent editions and inspired similar cookbook-style books in the Delphi community.

Where to Buy

About the Author

Daniele Teti is a software architect and developer with over 25 years of professional experience in enterprise software development. Creator of DelphiMVCFramework and author of the entire Delphi Cookbook series.

Legacy

The first edition’s success demonstrated the Delphi community’s appetite for practical, code-focused books. It paved the way for the second edition (470 pages) and third edition (780 pages), each building on this solid foundation while adding new content and updating for modern Delphi versions.

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