<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 12:58 AM, Gour <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gour@atmarama.net" target="_blank">gour@atmarama.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hello,<br>
<br>
after (too) much time exploring/evaluating different languages, I’ve<br>
finally decided to use use FPC/Lazarus to write open-source<br>
multi-platform desktop GUI app…<br>
<br>
It would be kind of semi-hobby project and the reason why I took so long<br>
to decide about Pascal is that I was using it long ago (>20yrs) while<br>
studying software engineering on the University (we had to write some<br>
compiler using TP, so I thought that some better language did<br>
evolve. :-)<br>
<br>
Of course, there are some interesting *languages*, but I simply do not<br>
buy what web+JS is the only way to go to write app these days, and<br>
that’s where FPC/Lazarus are shining very brightly!!<br>
<br>
However, in the meantime, programming did not become my bread’n’butter,<br>
so although programming is not strange/new thing to me, I need some<br>
refreshment and looking for adequate literature/docs to equip myself to<br>
use FPC/Lazarus for my GUI project…<br>
<br>
I there is a ’bundle’<br>
<a href="http://www.blaisepascal.eu/index.php?actie=./subscribers/lazarusbookinfoEnglish" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.blaisepascal.eu/index.php?actie=./subscribers/lazarusbookinfoEnglish</a><br>
offering to buy Lazarus Complete Guide and get Learn to Program Using<br>
Lazarus as downloadable PDF, so I wonder if it is good-enough for<br>
learning FPC and start with Lazarus?<br>
<br>
I’m aware there are lot of online docs available, but I am simply<br>
accustomed to use/hold concrete books (if possible) and reduce my time<br>
of starring at computer screens to save my eyes a bit.<br>
<br>
Another option which I’ve found is: “Getting Started with Lazarus and<br>
Free Pascal: A beginners and intermediate guide to Free Pascal using<br>
Lazarus IDE” (<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1507632525/ref=rdr_ext_tmb" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1507632525/ref=rdr_ext_tmb</a>) but<br>
it seems it’s more into web development than writign desktop GUI apps?<br>
<br>
Besides that, one Delphi/Lazarus user suggested to get some of the<br>
“Marco Cantu's mastering.. series of older versions”, but not having<br>
*any* experience with neither Delphi nor FPC/Lazarus, I’m looking for<br>
some helpful hints which path to go?<br>
<br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
Gour<br>
<br>
p.s. I sent the same message from Gmane-subscribed group, but never<br>
received its authorization message and it seems that the message went to<br>
/dev/null, so, please, if anyone can check whether the information at<br>
<a href="http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.comp.ide.lazarus.general" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.comp.ide.lazarus.general</a> is correct since the<br>
“requires subscription to mailing list to post” status usually means it<br>
should be possible to post for subscribed users, while my experience is<br>
more like “posting isn't allowed”?<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
--<br>
As the ignorant perform their duties with attachment to results,<br>
the learned may similarly act, but without attachment, for the<br>
sake of leading people on the right path.<br>
<br>
<br>
--<br>
_______________________________________________</font></span><br></blockquote></div><br><br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">First , forget "Delphi" , and start directly from Free Pascal and Lazarus .<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">"Delphi" programs are NOT multi-platform but only for Windows .<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">If you want to write multi-platform Pascal programs , instead of wasting time on "Delphi" programs , use your time for directly on Free Pascal and Lazarus programs .<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">You may compile the same program on all supported platforms listed in Free Pascal and Lazarus package lists for installation .<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">If you use a NFS server , then from the same server , you can compile the same programs in different platform clients , ( even from Windows , if you use a Samba server in your NFS server exporting the same source directories ) ( you may even use cross compilation ) .<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">This means that , if you use Free Pascal and Lazarus your choices are as you want .<br><br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">The Free Pascal and Lazarus documentations are excellent , but I suggest to obtain the above two books also .<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">I have Lazarus book , but not other book .<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Mehmet Erol Sanliturk<br><br><br> <br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br></div></div>