Code Faster in Delphi Book

This book will make you a faster Delphi developer, it doesn't matter if you are just starting out, or have been using Delphi since version 1, you will find all sorts of tips, tricks and hacks to boost your productivity.

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Code Better in Delphi Book

Make your Delphi code better by reading this book! You will find numerous tips, tricks, techniques and tools to enhance and improve code. How does your code stack up? Are you writing code that will be usable for years, or are you heading towards a dystopian maintenance apocalypse?

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Movie #23 - Images on the Clipboard

In this movie we look at pasting images from the clipboard that were generated in Word and The GiMP.  We also take our first look at making macros in the Delphi IDE.  My voice still hasn't fully recovered from having the flu, but I hope the content of this video makes my voice worth listening to.  This movie is almost 11 minutes long and you can watch it here.

Movie #22 - SQL Part Four: Insert

This is the fourth part in our series on SQL.  In this guide we cover the SQL Insert statement.  This movie is less than 3 minutes long.  Watch it here.  And yes, I still had the flu while recording this one.

Movie #21 - SQL Part Three: Update and Delete

In this guide on SQL we look at the Update and Delete statements.  This movie is just shy of 6 minutes and it will help if you watch the other two movies on SQL first.  Watch it Here.

Movie #20 - ScaleBy

In this Delphi programming tutorial we look at using the ScaleBy function to increase and decrease the size of controls and their children.  We also examine a method for doing resolution independent forms.  This movie is about six and a half minutes long and you can watch it here

Movie #19 - Hate With a Passion

Love it (there is bound to be someone) or hate it, the with statement is here to stay - and many would prefer it to stay away.  I'm somewhat ambivalent and use it if it suits me on the day.  In this movie we'll see an example of using the with statement, and an example of somewhat unexpected consequences.  This movie is a bit under 8 minutes long.

Movie #18 - Sender, As and Is

In this Delphi training movie we'll be looking at events, in particular what to do with the sender parameter and the basics of using the "as" and "is" operators.  To watch this video click here.

This movie is just over 16 minutes long.  The audio quality is not so hot in this one (I'll be more careful in future).

Movie #17 - Owner vs. Parent

Delphi controls have both an owner and a parent, what's the difference?  Find out in Owner vs. Parent.  This movie is 7 minutes long.

Movie #16 - Autosize

In this movie you'll see an example of using the Autosize property on a form.  We'll use it to automatically adjust the size of a form in response to changes in it's controls.  Watch the movie here.  This film is nice and short at 6 minutes.

Movie #15 - OnResize Event

Sometimes the Anchors and Align properties just don't cut the mustard for aranging controls on panels and forms in response to resizing.  This is not a problem as there is the OnResize event.  You can use this event for many reasons, but in this movie we want to adjust the size of controls.  This movie is about 7 minutes long and you can watch it here.

Movie #14 - Anchors and Constraints

This movie is about 8 minutes long and covers the Anchors and Constraints properties of VCL controls in Delphi.  These properties are used to control how things behave on your forms when you resize them.  This follows nicely on from Alignment and Margins.  Watch the movie here