Re: Newbie learning Kylix/Delphi

--- In KylixGroup@y..., Adam Starkey <adam@s...> wrote:
> On Friday 16 August 2002 02:19 pm, d_rasey wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I'm a bit of a newbie, and I'm getting ready to dive into Kylix (I
> > have the Open Edition).
> >
> > I have some older books on Delphi (stuff from v1, v2 & v3).
> > Are these going to be helpful with learning Kylix, or should I not
> > even bother with 'em?
> >
> > Do you guys think that these older books would be a good start for
> > learning Delphi v6 (I have the personal edition). I also own v1 & 
v4.
> >
> 
> OK, the open editions of Kylix and Delphi differ on one important 
point, so 
> the answer is for Kylix -- they might be useful for learning 
pascal/borland 
> object pascal, and they may be useful for documenting some of the 
standard 
> functions, wherease for Delphi, they'll be a little more useful 
(although 
> still out of date).
> 
> Kylix OE uses the Qt based CLX libraries for visual components, 
whereas the 
> Delphi OE only offers the older VCL libraries, as found in versions 
of Delphi 
> prior to 6.  However, Whilst I am not a delphi programmer of 
longstanding, I 
> kind of get the feeling the VCL has changed a lot over the years.
> 
> FWIW if you are looking for a good Kylix book, I found the Charlie 
Calvert/Bob 
> Swart one to be a solid investment.
> 
> -- 
> adam


Thanks Adam, I was actually under the impression that they both 
used "similar" components. While I'm still using Windows, my interest 
in it has been slowly eroding in favor of Linux (or some other type 
*nix like *BSD).

I'll take a peek at the book you mentioned!

Dennis