Looking for a step by step tutorial...

[Rider]

I'm looking for a step by step tutorial for Delphi 5. I've had it for a while, made some tiny things with it (mostly involving sounds and pictures and buttons http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif) and I know about the basic Syntax, but I'd like to get better at it without having to refer to the Help file constantly.

so my question: Do you know of a step by step tutorial on Delphi 5 wich walks through a number of basic Delphi procedures?

[Night Hacker]

A quick google turned up the following site. I've never used Delphi (pascal) so I wouldn't know much about it or how useful this is, but it looks promising...

http://www.festra.com/eng/les01.htm

[Kristian Joensen]

What exactly are you looking to learn ?

[Rider]

link looks promising from over here so far... I'm going to get me some free time for that.

I'm trying to learn Delphi itself, getting more of a 'grip' on the language. Like with most languages I have to build up a little 'understanding' of the workings of a certain programming language.

and I do that by following random tutorials until I can feel out stuff.

I program on instinct http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif

[Kristian Joensen]

So basicly it is nothing in particular you want to learn ?

[Rider]

no, not really... just want to get a grasp on the language. The same worked for my english http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Destroyer]

Rider said:
I'm looking for a step by step tutorial for Delphi 5. I've had it for a while, made some tiny things with it (mostly involving sounds and pictures and buttons http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif) and I know about the basic Syntax, but I'd like to get better at it without having to refer to the Help file constantly.

so my question: Do you know of a step by step tutorial on Delphi 5 wich walks through a number of basic Delphi procedures?


can I ask why got you interested in Delphi?

[Kristian Joensen]

Propably because it is the best IDE and programming language in the whole world.

[Destroyer]

cool, can I ask why?

[Kristian Joensen]

The IDE is extremely easy to use and learn.

The programming language is easy to read, learn, understand, etc.

It's a 100% modern object oriented language.

[Rider]

and it's the only compiler program I have legally http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif

The reason for reviving this old thread is: I'm looking for step by step tutorials that deal with Game development using Delphi. Y'know getting the code cleaned up, learning how to write basic (reusable) code and that sorta stuff.

I looked through a few at http://www.delphigamedev.com/ and I kinda accomplished most of 'em but they're more copy-paste tutorials then teaching how to do stuff.

So in short, does anyone know of any pages that offer Tutorials about the many aspects of Game Development using Delphi?

[Kristian Joensen]

There is a project wich has converted the Quake 2 source code to Delphi. I don't know how much you know about game programming from before but it could be a start if you know enough about game programming. As for non copy and paste tutorials I would myself be interested in them.

[Roma Loom]

You also might find www.delphi3d.net (http://www.delphi3d.net) useful for OpenGL related development. Good stuff, I'm using some pieces of their demos in my models & skybox viewer.

[Vexed]

Hey, just wondering how far you've gotten. Since I've started a game project in delphi too, I'm interested in what you've come up with so far.

I'm doing it as a school assignment. Well the actual assignment is pretty dumb and boring, so I'm making something that's a lot more fun and demanding http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif