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In the previous Learn Delphi Video Tutorial series for beginners, we have learned some important details about string variables and how to declare or manipulate them in a Delphi program. We have also learned the differences between a function and a procedure. The previous tutorials didn’t just define such important elements in Delphi programming but also showed us an actual demonstration of how they work and how they are being programmed from scratch for a Delphi project. Interestingly, in this new Learn Delphi video by Delphi MVP Alister Christie, we will be introduced to a brand new VCL windows development application. Alister will demonstrate how to return a value from a function in Delphi. However, this video will show us how to do such in an obscure way. According to the video, this might also cause some hard to spot bugs if you are not aware of it.

In this video, we are going to learn an interesting trick that you can easily and effectively apply to PDF using the Delphi program. In this particular tutorial, Alister Christie will show us how to manipulate a PDF file and to add Binary Page Numbers to it. This new Learn Delphi video will showcase a step-by-step demonstration on how to put page numbers in binary in a PDF. It is also interesting to note that Christine used another third-party component to make this PDF file manipulation possible. He used the Gnostice PDFToolKit and its watermarking feature which allows you to add text, images, and shape watermarks to a PDF Document. In the video, in particular, Alister decided to put Binary Page Numbers on all the pages of his book. Check out this Learn Delphi video above and learn more about windows development and Delphi.

In this new Learn Delphi Video, we will witness another interesting Delphi Programming demonstration. Delphi MVP Alister Christie will teach us how to omit Character + String Concatenation when combining strings and adding Unicode characters to your windows app development project without using Unicode in your source. In this merely six-minute-long Delphi programming tutorial, Alister will help us understand how to apply the Character + String Concatenation in a Delphi Program by showing us a comprehensive demonstration. If you want to learn more about this feature and its application in Delphi, feel free to watch and follow Alister Christie in this Learn Delphi video tutorial series.

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.