Lazarus, the Complete Guide (pascal teaching)

With this easy-to-follow tutorial and software package you have all the tools you need to explore the rich cross-platform development environment and class libraries that Lazarus provides. Lazarus incorporates the free, open source Free Pascal compiler which lets you develop visually appealing programs for all Windows operating systems, Linux, Mac OS X and FreeBSD. This compiler has matured over many years of development and creates high quality 32-bit and 64-bit executables on more platforms than ever. Programmers switching from Delphi, as well as Mac and Linux developers with less Pascal knowledge will find this book contains all they need to know to start using this Rapid Application Development tool for writing applications which are operating system independent. Written by a team of Lazarus experts, the coverage is comprehensive, introducing the Object Pascal language and the libraries Lazarus uses. You will discover how to use the Lazarus Integrated Development Environment or IDE to design sophisticated applications using the many built-in Lazarus components. The pages are full of code examples along with explanations of specific techniques including: · understanding the differences between Delphi's VCL and Lazarus' LCL · leveraging the riches of the runtime library · connectivity to the many flat-file and client/server databases Lazarus supports · understanding and using SQL · conversion of Delphi components to Lazarus components · console application development · web application development Three of the authors are core members of the Free Pascal or Lazarus development teams.