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So, you want to learn Delphi? This is the right place: Delphi tutorials and articles for beginners.
Understanding Delphi SET Type
One of the Delphi language features not found in other modern languages is the notion of sets. Delphi's set type is a collection of values of the same ordinal type. Learn about Delphi sets to better understand Delphi source code.
Introduction to the Delphi Programming Glossary
An introduction to the Delphi Programming Glossary, a cross-referenced collection of Object Pascal Programming definitions.
Understand Delphi Versions and Pick your Delphi of Choice
Interested in becoming a programmer? Want to learn Delphi? Confused about various Delphi version? This article helps you understand the flavors of Delphi and helps you pick your Delphi of choice
What is Delphi?
What You Need to Know About Delphi Programming.
Delphi Programming Email Courses
Each online course is sent to you via email on a daily or weekly basis and is designed to help you learn a specific Delphi programming skill or solve a particular problem in Delphi. There are no grades or degrees, only a whole lot of free online learning.
A Beginners Guide to Delphi Programming (free online tutorials) ...
About Delphi Programming site proudly presents: free online programming courses for (beginner) Delphi developers!
Understanding and Using Record Data Types in Delphi
Learn about records, Delphi's data structure that can mix any of Delphi's built in types including any types you have created.
Understanding and Using Array data types in Delphi
The concept of arrays in Delphi is simple: arrays allow us to refer to a series of variables by the same name and to use a number (an index) to tell them apart. Arrays have both upper and lower bounds, and the elements of the array are contiguous within those bounds.
Understanding Delphi Project Files (.DPR)
Delphi organizes applications into what is called projects. A project is made up of the visual interface along with the code that activates the interface. Each project can have multiple forms, allowing us to build applications that have multiple windows. Find out about Delphi's Project File in this article!
Birth, Life and Death of a Form
Examining the life cycle of a Form - the central element of development in Delphi. See what's happening behind events OnCreate, OnActivate, OnShow, OnClose...
Understanding and Using Functions and Procedures
Have you ever found yourself writing the same code over and over to perform some common task within event handlers? Yes? It's time for you to learn about programs within a program. Let's call those mini programs subroutines.
Understanding and Using Decisions (IF And Case statemens) in Delphi Programming
If you want to control the flow of code execution depending on what the program has already done or what it has just encountered you need to use one of the two Delphi Pascal branching statements: if statements and case statements. Learn how.
Understanding and Using Loops in Delphi Programming
Loops allow you to execute a sequence of statements repeatedly, using a control condition or variable to determine when the execution stops. Delphi has three kinds of control loop: repeat statements, while statements, and for statements. Learn how to use loops in Delphi programming.
Accessing and Programming the Floppy disk in Delphi applications
Some useful routines when playing with the floppy disk and Delphi.
Understanding Typed Constants in Delphi
How to implement persistent values between function calls in Delphi programming.
Running Delphi Applications With Parameters
How to pass command-line parameters to your Delphi application and how to handle them.
A Delphi Developer Resolutions for 2006
A Borland Delphi Developer's New Year's Resolutions for 2006. To help you prepare for the whole new year, here are some ideas to help you decide on the Delphi programming related topics you might want to learn about.
Learning Delphi Online
Learning Delphi online - where to search for help, tutorials and sample code
Creating flat (non-relational) databases with no database components
Creating flat (non-relational) databases with no database components. A Beginner's Guide to Delphi Programming: Chapter 16. Delphi Personal edition does not offer database support. In this chapter, you will find out how to create your own *flat* database and store any kind of data - all without a single data aware component.
Searching for Delphi related resources on the internet
Where and how to search for Delphi and Object Pascal programming related materials on the Internet
Filename Extensions in Delphi
List of the file extensions created (and used) by Delphi and what they all mean.
Delphi for Visual Basic developers
Delphi for Visual Basic developers. It seems many VB developers are turning to Delphi these days. This article provides specific information and resources to help developers migrate their applications (knowledge and skills) from VB to Borland Delphi.
RTL reference
The raw power of Delphi is based on a considerable ammount of its Run Time Library functions and procedures. This part of Delphi Programming site provides a through example-reference to the RTL capabilities of Delphi.

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