[fpc-pascal] Starting out with Free Pascal

[Graeme Geldenhuys]

On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 10:17 PM, Bill <bchessell at charter.net> wrote:
> Should I learn study FPC first and then move on to Lazarus, or just start
> with Lazarus?

I think it should be okay to start directly with Lazarus. Lazarus IDE
makes project management much easier and has some fantastic editor
features.

> What books would you suggest?

I don't know about books, but any Delphi book should do. Free Pascal
and Lazarus is very close to Delphi.
Also to a few Google searches on the topic. Again, whatever you find
for Delphi should apply directly or at least very close to Lazarus.
If you get stuck, you can always post your questions here or in the
Lazarus mailing list.

http://www.delphibasics.co.uk/
http://www.bitwisemag.com/2/Learn-To-Program-Delphi-Part-One
http://www.delphifusion.com/delphi/a-guide-to-learning-delphi.html

Some books:

    * Learning to Program in Pascal and Delphi, ISBN: 978-1904467298
    * Delphi in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference, ISBN: 978-1565926592
    * Tomes Of Delphi: Basic 32-Bit Communications Programming, ISBN:
978-1556227523
    * Mastering Borland Delphi 2005, ISBN: 978-0782143423


Regards,
  - Graeme -


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