Mastering Borland Delphi 2005

Part 1: Foundations.

Chapter 1: Introducing Borland Developer Studio 3.0.

Chapter 2: The Platforms: Win32 and Microsoft .NET.

Chapter 3: The Delphi Programming Language.

Chapter 4: The Delphi Language for .NET.

Chapter 5: Delphi Win32 Run-Time Library.

Chapter 6: Architecture of the Visual Component Library (VCL).

Chapter 7: Working with Forms.

Chapter 8: Building the User Interface with VCL (for Win32 and .NET).

Chapter 9: Delphi .NET Run-Time Library and the Framework Class Library.

Part 2: Delphi Object-Oriented Architectures.

Chapter 10: Refactoring and Unit Testing.

Chapter 11: Dynamic Architectures (with Libraries, Packages, and Assemblies).

Chapter 12: COM and .NET Interoperability.

Part 3: Delphi Database-Oriented Architectures.

Chapter 13: Delphi’s Database Architecture.

Chapter 14: Client/Server Development with

Chapter 15: Working with ADO.

Chapter 16: Using ADO.NET.

Chapter 17: Multitier Architectures.

Chapter 18: Using Enterprise Core Objects (ECO).

Part 4: Delphi and the Internet.

Chapter 19: HTML and HTTP Development.

Chapter 20: WebSnap and IntraWeb.

Chapter 21: The ASP.NET Architecture.

Chapter 22: Using XML Technologies.

Chapter 23: Web Services and SOAP.

Part 5: Appendices.

Appendix A: Learning the Foundations of Delphi.

Appendix B: Add-on Delphi Tools.

Index.