Re: No wonder Borland Technical Documentation stinks

IanH wrote:

Agreed - one of the most useful books I bought was Eric Harmon's
"Delphi COM Programming". If I take on a new technology, I need
hard-core detail that does not dwell on stuff I could figure out
myself in a day or two.

Agreed (on the comment and the book). Another great book is "Secrets
of Delphi 2" by Ray Lischner. I learned more about how Delphi works
from that book than any other.

--
Jon Robertson
Borland Certified Advanced Delphi 7 Developer
MedEvolve, Inc
http://www.medevolve.com
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