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I've seen that with Delphi. The unique factor was that the examples were not a basic call of the function but an actual real world practical sample that usually
by Boulth6 6y ago
I've seen that with Delphi. The unique factor was that the examples were not a basic call of the function but an actual real world practical sample that usually solved the problem one was looking for.
- geoelectric 6y agoI was a Delphi programmer for a few years, professionally, when it first came out in the 90s. I worked with their developer products (and for Borland directly on Delphi/Kylix/C++Builder, eventually) until the mid-2000s. I've never seen the match of Borland's docs, before or since, particularly as integrated with the IDE's coding features. There are a number of programming languages and APIs with excellent documentation, but theirs were above and beyond.
- pkphilip 6y agoThe Delphi IDE help was good but the printed Delphi manuals were just outstanding. I have fond memories of learning much through those manuals.
- pjmlp 6y agoI have them in print still, including the MS-DOS ones (TP), if you don't have them any longer, they are available at bitsavers.
- geoelectric 6y agoI had forgotten the “brick” you used to buy with a few CDs (or floppies) and a whole stack of books. Things sure were heavy before the internet got fast.
- rudedogg 6y agoI always loved this site: http://www.delphibasics.co.uk/RTL.asp?Name=ansicomparestr http://www.delphibasics.co.uk/RTL.asp?Name=ansicomparestr