Create modern yet effective multi-platform applications by building interactive UIs following a single codebase approach to boost productivity Key Features Delve into the FireMonkey framework and explore its powerful capabilities Enhance the user experience by using various technologies included in Delphi and FMX Boost developer productivity through the cross-platform capabilities enabled by the framework Book DescriptionFireMonkey (FMX) is a cross-platform application framework that allows developers to create exciting user interfaces and deliver applications on multiple operating systems (OS). This book will help you learn visual programming with Delphi and FMX. Starting with an overview of the FMX framework, including a general discussion of the underlying philosophy and approach, you'll then move on to the fundamentals and architectural details of FMX. You'll also cover a significant comparison between Delphi and the Visual Component Library (VCL). Next, you'll focus on the main FMX components, data access/data binding, and style concepts, in addition to understanding how to deliver visually responsive UIs. To address modern application development, the book takes you through topics such as animations and effects, and provides you with a general introduction to parallel programming, specifically targeting UI-related aspects, including application responsiveness. Later, you'll explore the most important cross-platform services in the FMX framework, which are essential for delivering your application on multiple platforms while retaining the single codebase approach. Finally, you'll learn about FMX's built-in 3D functionalities. By the end of this book, you'll be familiar with the FMX framework and be able to build effective cross-platform apps. What you will learn Explore FMX's fundamental components with a brief comparison to VCL Achieve visual responsiveness through alignment capabilities and layout components Enrich the user experience with the help of transitions and visual animations Get to grips with data access and visual data binding Build exciting and responsive UIs for desktop and mobile platforms Understand the importance of responsive applications using parallel programming Create visual continuity through your applications with TFrameStand and TFormStand Explore the 3D functionalities offered by FMX Who this book is forThis book is for Delphi developers who are looking to discover the full potential of the FireMonkey framework in order to build interactive cross-platform GUI applications and achieve an optimal UI/UX. Basic familiarity with Delphi programming and the VCL will be beneficial but not mandatory.

Delphi XE Handbook is a guide to new features in Delphi XE, covering everything but the DataSnap portion of the product. Written by best-selling Delphi books author Marco Cantu, the book follows the Delphi Handbooks series on 2007, 2009, and 2010, both in scope and in the appraoch. This book on Delphi XE (covering only new features of the product) is 132 pages long and it is avaialble also in print. Here is the list of chapters: 1: Delphi XE IDE 2: Integrated Tooling 3: Compiler and RTL 4: XE Libraries

The guide to what's new in Delphi 2010, from the best-selling author of the Mastering Delphi series and the Delphi 2007 and 2009 Handbooks. The book covers all the new features of Delphi 2010 for Win32, from Extended RTTI to new IDE features, from Windows 7 support to the improved DataSnap architecture. This is a brand new book, there is no overlapping material with the Delphi 2007 Handbook and Delphi 2009 Handbook (which you can consider buying along with this book in printed or electronic format). The Delphi 2010 Handbook is expected to have about 300 pages covering exclusively new Delphi 2010 features. There is no introduction material or anything like that. The book is for developers who use Delphi 2010.

The guide to what's new in CodeGear Delphi 2009 by best-selling Delphi author Marco Cantu.

Essential Pascal is an introduction to the basic features of the Pascal language, as found in Delphi and other modern development tools, from the best selling author of Mastering Delphi.

The guide to what's new in Delphi 2007 for Win32, from the best-selling author of the Mastering Delphi series. Source code and more information on http: //www.marcocantu.com/dh2007. The book covers changes in the CodeGear product, focusing on new features of the Delphi IDE, the Object Pascal languages, the RTL and VCL, the Vista support, the dbExpress architecture, and much more.