If you are new to Delphi, the cross-platform, native
compiling rapid application development (RAD) tool from Embarcadero
Technologies, or know someone who is, there’s an upcoming event that you need
to know about. It is the Delphi Community Edition (CE) Boot Camp.
The Delphi CE Boot Camp is a series of lectures designed to
introduce you to developing world-class applications using Delphi. Beginning on
September 3rd, and continuing for a total of 8 weeks, each week
introduces you to a different aspect of Delphi development, from building the
user interface to compiling applications for iOS and Android devices. Week 1
begins with an introduction to the Delphi language (object-oriented Pascal),
presented by Delphi guru and Delphi Product Manager Marco Cantรบ.
The Delphi CE Boot Camp is free for everyone. To attend, use
the following link to get started: https://www.embarcaderoacademy.com/p/the-delphi-ce-bootcamp-2018.
The lessons for each week will become available on the date
listed for each topic area. You can watch the lessons any time you want once
they are published. In addition, some lessons are followed up with live question and answer sessions with the instructor. See the Boot Camp site for details.
Don’t have a current copy of Delphi. No problem. So long as
you meet the requirements, you can download and use the free Delphi Community
Edition which became available this past July. The Delphi Community Edition is
a full featured Professional Edition designed to get you up and running. To learn
more about the Delphi Community Edition, along with its terms of use, visit https://www.embarcadero.com/products/delphi/starter/free-download.
If you are a database developer, you will want to attend my
course on database development with Delphi. My lessons will become available on
September 24th.
If you have colleagues who are new to Delphi, please be sure
to share this information with them. There’s never been a better time to get
started with the best native compiler for building applications for Windows,
OSX, iOS, Android, and Linux.