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Packt is a publisher of programming books and video courses and there are quite a few Delphi books published through their platform. They are running a sale right now where you can get each e-book (and video course) for $5 each. There are at least 9 books (most of them pretty recent) related to Delphi for sale through their platform including just published books like “Delphi GUI Programming with FireMonkey by Andrea Magni”. In addition to the books are there video courses from people like Muminjon Abduraimov who is a frequent contributor to the Embarcadero Blog. It is unclear when the sale will end. They have sales frequently though and even once the sale ends these are some powerful books to really teach you the ins and outs of mastering Delphi. Delphi GUI Programming with FireMonkeyBy Andrea Magni Mastering Delphi Programming: A Complete Reference GuideBy Primož Gabrijelčič Delphi Programming ProjectsBy William Duarte Delphi High PerformanceBy Primož Gabrijelčič Hands-On Design Patterns with DelphiBy Primož Gabrijelčič Delphi Cookbook – Third EditionBy Daniele Spinetti , Daniele Teti Delphi Cookbook – Second EditionBy Daniele Teti Delphi CookbookBy Daniele Teti RESTful Services with Delphi [Video]By Gordan Paunovic Free eBook – Expert DelphiBy Paweł Głowacki Mastering Delphi [Video]By Muminjon Abduraimov Delphi Solutions – Part 1 [Video]By Daniele Teti Working with Delphi [Video]By Paweł Głowacki Delphi Solutions – Part 2 [Video]By Daniele Teti Head over to Packt right now and check out all of the books about mastering Delphi for only $5 each.

Delphi MVP, Alister Christie is sharing with us another Learn Delphi video to help us understand the new features of the Delphi Program in a fast and more efficient way. His lessons will help aspiring programmers to program faster and better by utilizing windows app development tools. After sharing with us the details about the new Language Server Protocol in a Delphi program, he is going to demonstrate yet another new feature. This time, we will explore the Per control styling in Delphi. This new Learn Delphi video by Christie will not just teach us how this new Per Control styling feature works but will also show us an actual demonstration. The video above will feature a quick experiment to demonstrate multiple forms in the same application with different styles. To learn more, feel free to watch the video above and see what else this amazing Learn Delphi tutorial has to offer.

Now that we have learned about variables and how to process and manipulate them in a Delphi program from the previous Learn Delphi tutorial videos, it is time to take another step higher. This time, Delphi MVP Alister Christie will show us the new Language Server Protocol in Delphi. According to the video, the Language Server Protocol is the new back-end for Code Insight. Interestingly, in this Learn Delphi video, Christie highlights some of the advantages of the Language Server Protocol in the windows program development. To learn more, feel free to watch the video above and see how he demonstrates this protocol in action.

When saving your project in Delphi, it often compiles both the executables (exe) and DCU files on the same folder location. Although it is the standard procedure, this process can be a little confusing if you are using different versions of Delphi. It turns out, all files from different versions of Delphi will be outputted on the same folder which might not just lead to confusion but also strange compile errors. To avoid these strange compile errors related to DCUs, Alister Christie from Learn Delphi TV will demonstrate how you can output your DCUs and executables into different folders for each version of Delphi. This Learn Delphi video will also discuss the environment variables and how you can add a new product name and save the files on that specific folder. To learn more about Delphi and windows program development, feel free to watch the video tutorial above.

When it comes to programming or windows application development in particular, the whole agenda is not just about the software or tools you are using. Hardware is also part of the package and you must have all the required essential hardware to support the Delphi program and also to avoid any problem in the future. In this Learn Delphi video by Alister Christie, he shared his very own Delphi Development essential hardware. In the video, Alister will demonstrate how he uses three monitors for his Delphi projects. Alister will discuss his personal recommendations including the resolutions and sizes of the monitors that you should be using, the ideal CPU to support the Delphi program smoothly, and many more. Feel free to watch the video above to learn some tips about the ideal hardware for a Delphi development.

One of the most interesting changes brought by the RAD Studio Tokyo Release 3 (10.2.3) was the new Dark and Light themes. Whether you like to code at night or during the brightest times of days, you now have the option to switch from a Light theme to a Dark theme and vice versa. The Dark theme is more than just an IDE theme as it also comes with many interesting benefits that most developers can take advantage of. One of which is the ability to reduce eye strain. They said that the Dark theme is easy on the eyes which is great for people who have been using the ide software for a very long period of time. If you also work at night, the dark theme also reduces the amount of light which is also good for eye health. Above all, the dark theme looks visually stunning. In this video, we will get a glimpse of what the new Dark IDE theme looks like.

It is very important to note that FireMonkey (FMX) and Visual Component Library (VCL) are two different platforms that are apparently not compatible with each other and they should not be used together in the same module. It means that a module should be using only one of the two aforementioned platforms exclusively. According to embarcadero, the incompatibility of the two platforms is caused by framework differences. In this Learn Delphi Video, Alister Christie will demonstrate these differences specifically with the TCheckbox. A TCheckBox component presents options for the user. The user can check the box to select the option, or uncheck it to deselect the option. The video above will show us the differences in the OnClick behavior between the VCL and the FireMonkey platforms. Feel free to watch the video above to learn more about Delphi and windows application development.

CodeRage is an annual virtual developer conference by Embarcadero Technologies. This annual event features sessions and talks from different speakers providing topics that will focus on inspiring developers with new and emerging technologies, best practices, creating better windows 10 apps development teams, app design, and many more. In this video, Alister Christie (A Delphi Most Valued Professional), will share with you his very own presentation for the CodeRage XII. In this 47-minute-long video, he will be sharing some IDE Tips and effective coding shortcuts. It also covers topics such as customization, configuration, and tips to make your life within the Delphi IDE happier and more productive. It also includes some Q & A sessions which provide more learning opportunities.

Alister Christie recently launched a book entitled Code Faster in Delphi. As what the title of the book connotes, the book will teach and help you to become more productive and efficient in Delphi IDE. This video is part of his DelphiCon presentation in which he will share some great fraction of his book. Some of these include effective keyboard shortcuts in the Delphi code editor which can help you save an enormous amount of typing and pointless waving around of the mouse. His book covers a lot of interesting new tricks that both beginners and experts can apply to their respective Delphi and windows program development projects. The keyboard shortcuts alone already cover 10 pages of his book and he will share a generous amount of information in this 29-minute-long DelphiCon presentation. If you want to learn some tips and tricks that you can use to make you more productive and efficient in Delphi, grab this opportunity and watch this interesting DelphiCon presentation above.

Are you working with FireDAC in Delphi or windows ide? FireDAC is a unique set of Universal Data Access Components for developing multi-device database applications for Delphi. It provides methods to sort, filter, or locate a specific record in the dataset. To sort the dataset by field values, the application uses the IndexFieldNames property. It supports multiple fields, case-insensitive, and descending modes. However, if you want to sort in reverse order, you might consider watching this Learn Delphi video tutorial provided by Alister Christie. In this video, Alister will show you how you can use the IndexFieldNames property on any FireDAC TDataSet to enable sorting when clicking on a TDBGrid Title. Watch his step-by-step demonstration above and see how you can utilize this property.