[DUG] Learning Delphi adn Lazarus opinions

[Alister Christie]

In terms of getting started:
you could start here <http://www.marcocantu.com/edelphi/default.htm>
Marco Cantu has other introductory stuff on his website as well as some 
great books - however they are not beginner books.
You could also look at the Borland Developer Network 
<http://bdn.borland.com/> which has articles, but especially have a look 
at the bdntv stuff (movies).
And there is always the faithful oracle 
<http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en&q=delphi+tutorial&btnG=Google+Search&meta=>of 
all wisdom.

If you don't have yet have a copy of Delphi you can download a free 
trial from here <http://www.borland.com/downloads/download_delphi.html> 
you can also get the 2005 personal edition - but Delphi 2005 was a bit 
buggy (2006 is great however).

Other people will probably have other suggestions

Alister Christie
Computers for People
Ph: 04 471 1849 Fax: 04 471 1266
http://www.salespartner.co.nz
PO Box 13085
Johnsonville
Wellington 



Benjamin Cooney wrote:
> Good Morning.
>
> I would like to begin learning Delphi.
>
> Pascal was the first language that got me into programming and I expect
> Delphi will be another language that I will enjoy using. I'd just like
> to appeal to the user group to see if anybody has any recommendations
> for someone just beginning with Delphi.
>
> Also what do people think of the FPC and Lazarus setup? My main desktop
> machine at home is a dual boot Linux/windows machine but I really prefer
> to use Linux and I understand that the Kylix ide is no longer being
> supported/developed. Is the Lazarus and FPC combo simular enough to real
> delphi to allow me to build up some skills that can be crossed between
> or would you really recommend starting with a proper borland  delphi???
>
> Have fun,
> Ben.
>
>
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