Delphi GUI Programming
with FireMonkey
Unleash the full potential of the FMX framework to build exciting cross-
platform apps with Embarcadero Delphi
Andrea Magni
BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI
Delphi GUI Programming with
FireMonkey
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I've always loved technology and computer programming. Thanks to my
father, I had access to computers when it was neither easy nor popular to
have. This, together with my personal inclination to problem-solving, made
me a software developer way before I graduated from university as a
computer engineer. For me and Delphi, it was love at first sight, even when
I was still a kid. The Italian Delphi community (strongly backed by Marco
Cantù, the Delphi guru since forever and the current RAD studio product
manager at Embarcadero Technologies) is the cradle where I started my
growth into the professional that I am today.
Besides Marco, I really have to thank many people who helped me a lot.
Among all of them, I'd especially like to mention two: Uberto Barbini, who
was the first one to believe in me and offer me a job, and Nando Dessena,
who has been (and still is) my mentor and an irreplaceable source of
knowledge. I also owe a lot to my customers over the years, who trusted a
very young guy (in the past, at least) when there were not many evident
reasons for doing so.
During the last 5 years or so, I've opened up a great deal to the worldwide
Delphi community, starting in Europe. There are so many Delphi gurus and
talented developers out there that it is simply impossible to mention them
all. All of them have brought some light to my path to becoming a better
software developer, and to them I pay much respect. I also want to thank
Jim McKeeth (chief developer advocate and engineer at Embarcadero
Technologies) for all the effort he puts into promoting Delphi worldwide
and coordinating MVP activities.
Now that I am an experienced Delphi developer, it is my turn to give back to
the community some of the knowledge I've tried to collect over the years.
This is the main reason I've written this book, adding this to my regular
activity as Embarcadero MVP (technical blog, conferences) and an author
of Delphi-related Open-Source Software projects.
