You're reading from Expert Delphi Robust and fast cross-platform application development

Product type Paperback

Published in Feb 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781805121107

Length 424 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Languages

Delphi

Tools

FireMonkey

Concepts

Application Development

Authors (2):

Marco Cantù

Paweł Głowacki

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Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Building Blocks FREE CHAPTER

2. Chapter 1: Fasten Your Seat Belts

3. Chapter 2: Mind Your Language

4. Chapter 3: Packing Up Your Toolbox

5. Chapter 4: Using the Parallel Programming Library

6. Part 2: Going Mobile

7. Chapter 5: Playing with FireMonkey

8. Chapter 6: FireMonkey in 3D

9. Chapter 7: Building User Interfaces with Style

10. Chapter 8: Working with Mobile Operating Systems

11. Chapter 9: Desktop Apps and Mobile Bridges

12. Part 3: From Data to Services

13. Chapter 10: Embedding Databases

14. Chapter 11: Integrating with Web Services

15. Chapter 12: Building Mobile Backends

16. Chapter 13: Easy REST API Publishing with RAD Server

17. Chapter 14: App Deployment

18. Chapter 15: The Road Ahead

19. Index

20. Other Books You May Enjoy

Who this book is for

This book is intended for software developers who know the foundations of programming and can write code in at least one programming language, as it will not teach you the foundations of programming. In other words, if you have never written any line of code in your life, this book is not for you.

This book is meant for developers who might not have used Delphi or for developers who have used Delphi in the past but only for Windows VCL applications, not FireMonkey mobile ones. There is little for Windows and desktop development here, as the focus is on building mobile iOS and Android apps.

This book is packed with practical code examples and best practices for you to become an excellent mobile developer! It is focused on learning by doing – more than just offering many theoretical discussions, it will guide you step by step in rebuilding projects. That is why no expertise in Delphi is required: In most cases, the steps do not assume you have a pre-existing knowledge of the tool or the programming language.

Given the information built on what was presented in previous chapters, though, if you are new to Delphi mobile development, we encourage you to go through the book in sequence: Jumping right away to the final chapters would be a very steep learning curve.