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== Books about Free Pascal ==
 
== Books about Free Pascal ==
  
*[http://www.copperwood.com/pub/FreePascalFromSquareOne.pdf ''FreePascal from SquareOne''] (free PDF book) by Jeff Duntemann, '''2019'''.
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* ''Free Pascal and Lazarus - A textbook on programming'' by Alekseev E.R., Chesnokova O.V., Kucher T.V., ISBN 978-5-94074-611-9, translated from the original Russian into English by Norm G. [https://sourceforge.net/p/lazarus-wiki-projects/code/ci/master/tree/FPC_Lazarus_Textbook/ PDF] and [https://www.plainwater.com/pubs/FPLazarus.epub EPUB version]. '''2021''' (English translation). [http://www.freepascal.ru/download/book/tutorial_fpc&lazarus.pdf PDF Original]. 2010 (Russian original).
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* [http://www.copperwood.com/pub/FreePascalFromSquareOne.pdf ''FreePascal from SquareOne''] (free PDF book) by Jeff Duntemann, '''2019'''.
 
* ''Modern Object Pascal Introduction for Programmers'' by Michalis Kamburelis, 2018, [http://castle-engine.io/modern_pascal_introduction.pdf PDF] or [http://castle-engine.io/modern_pascal_introduction.html HTML].
 
* ''Modern Object Pascal Introduction for Programmers'' by Michalis Kamburelis, 2018, [http://castle-engine.io/modern_pascal_introduction.pdf PDF] or [http://castle-engine.io/modern_pascal_introduction.html HTML].
 
*[[Michaël van Canneyt: Free Pascal 2 (book)|''Free Pascal 2'']] by Michaël van Canneyt, Florian Klämpfl, CUL 2012, Paperback, ISBN 9783936546729 - The official Free Pascal book in German (out of print).
 
*[[Michaël van Canneyt: Free Pascal 2 (book)|''Free Pascal 2'']] by Michaël van Canneyt, Florian Klämpfl, CUL 2012, Paperback, ISBN 9783936546729 - The official Free Pascal book in German (out of print).
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{{Note|Books about Lazarus invariably also include material about Free Pascal}}
 
{{Note|Books about Lazarus invariably also include material about Free Pascal}}
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*[https://okomedien.de/buecher/informatik---computer-science/laz1e/professional-programming-from-the-beginning-1.php ''Professional Programming From the Beginning: With Free Pascal and the Free Development Environment Lazarus'', Part 1] by Wilfried Koch, book ISBN 9783945899-31-1, '''October 2020'''.
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*[https://https://okomedien.de/buecher/informatik---computer-science/laz1e/professional-programming-from-the-beginning-1.php ''Professional Programming From the Beginning: With Free Pascal and the Free Development Environment Lazarus'', Part 1] by Wilfried Koch, book and CD ISBN 9783945899-37-3, '''October 2020'''.
  
 
*[https://www.blaisepascalmagazine.eu/product-category/books/ ''Lazarus Handbook''] by Michaël van Canneyt, Martin Friebe, Mattias Gärtner, Inoussa Ouedraogo, Detlef Overbeek, Howard Page Clark and Werner Pamler, Blaise Pascal Magazine, '''August 2020''', ISBN 978-94-90968-02-1 (PDF), ISBN 978-94-90968-13-7 (hard cover), ISBN 978-94-90-968-97-7 (soft cover).
 
*[https://www.blaisepascalmagazine.eu/product-category/books/ ''Lazarus Handbook''] by Michaël van Canneyt, Martin Friebe, Mattias Gärtner, Inoussa Ouedraogo, Detlef Overbeek, Howard Page Clark and Werner Pamler, Blaise Pascal Magazine, '''August 2020''', ISBN 978-94-90968-02-1 (PDF), ISBN 978-94-90968-13-7 (hard cover), ISBN 978-94-90-968-97-7 (soft cover).
  
*[https://okomedien.de/buecher/informatik-ganz-einfach/laz1.php ''Professionelles Programmieren von Anfang an: Mit Free Pascal und der freien Entwicklungsumgebung Lazarus'', Teil 2] by Wilfried Koch, book ISBN 9783945899-25-0, '''May 2020''', in German.
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*[https://okomedien.de/buecher/informatik---computer-science/informatik-ganz-einfach/laz2.php ''Professionelles Programmieren von Anfang an: Mit Free Pascal und der freien Entwicklungsumgebung Lazarus'', Teil 2] by Wilfried Koch, book ISBN 9783945899-25-0, '''May 2020''', in German.
  
*[https://okomedien.de/buecher/informatik-ganz-einfach/laz1.php ''Professionelles Programmieren von Anfang an: Mit Free Pascal und der freien Entwicklungsumgebung Lazarus'', Teil 2] by Wilfried Koch, book and CD ISBN 9783945899-04-5 '''May 2020''', in German.
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*[https://okomedien.de/buecher/informatik---computer-science/informatik-ganz-einfach/laz2.php ''Professionelles Programmieren von Anfang an: Mit Free Pascal und der freien Entwicklungsumgebung Lazarus'', Teil 2] by Wilfried Koch, book and CD ISBN 9783945899-04-5 '''May 2020''', in German.
  
 
*[http://code.sd/startprog/ ''Start Programming using Object Pascal Language''] by Motaz Abdel Azeem (forum member motaz), '''October 2019''', free PDF book. Covers both Free Pascal and Lazarus.
 
*[http://code.sd/startprog/ ''Start Programming using Object Pascal Language''] by Motaz Abdel Azeem (forum member motaz), '''October 2019''', free PDF book. Covers both Free Pascal and Lazarus.
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*[https://okomedien.de/buecher/informatik---computer-science/informatik-ganz-einfach/laz1.php ''Professionelles Programmieren von Anfang an: Mit Free Pascal und der freien Entwicklungsumgebung Lazarus'', Teil 1] by Wilfried Koch, book ISBN 9783945899-01-4, July 2016, in German.
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*[https://okomedien.de/buecher/informatik---computer-science/informatik-ganz-einfach/laz1.php ''Professionelles Programmieren von Anfang an: Mit Free Pascal und der freien Entwicklungsumgebung Lazarus'', Teil 1] by Wilfried Koch, book and CD ISBN 9783945899-08-3 July 2016, in German.
  
 
*[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Iniciar-Lazarus-Free-Pascal-intermedi%C3%A1rio/dp/0993272320/ ''Iniciar com Lazarus e Free Pascal''] by Menkaura Abiola-Ellison, ISBN-10: 0993272320, ISBN-13: 978-0993272325, Mka Publishing Ltd, May 2015, in Portuguese.
 
*[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Iniciar-Lazarus-Free-Pascal-intermedi%C3%A1rio/dp/0993272320/ ''Iniciar com Lazarus e Free Pascal''] by Menkaura Abiola-Ellison, ISBN-10: 0993272320, ISBN-13: 978-0993272325, Mka Publishing Ltd, May 2015, in Portuguese.
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==Books about Pascal (or SQL) that are helpful, though not dealing specifically with Free Pascal or Lazarus==
 
==Books about Pascal (or SQL) that are helpful, though not dealing specifically with Free Pascal or Lazarus==
These books do not cover Lazarus or FreePascal specifically but can still be very useful.
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*[http://www.marcocantu.com/epascal/ Essential Pascal] - Introduction to Pascal. Written originally in English but now translated into many languages.
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These books do not cover Lazarus or Free Pascal specifically but can still be very useful.
*[http://www.marcocantu.com/objectpascalhandbook/ Object Pascal Handbook] - A new book by Marco Cantù, to be published Early 2015.
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*[http://www.econ.kuleuven.ac.be/tew/academic/infosys/MEMBERS/VTHIENEN/PASCAL/CURSUS/EssentialDelphi_103.pdf Essential Delphi] - Delphi and Lazarus share many concepts and this book can help you understand Lazarus as well (file no longer available from original site www.marcocantu.com).
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*[http://www.marcocantu.com/epascal/ Essential Pascal] - Introduction to Pascal by Marco Cantu. Written originally in English but now translated into many languages.
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*[http://www.marcocantu.com/objectpascalhandbook/ Object Pascal Handbook] - A new book by Marco Cantù, published August 2015.
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*[http://www2.dcc.ufmg.br/disciplinas/pc/source/essential_delphi.pdf Essential Delphi] - Delphi and Lazarus share many concepts and this book can help you understand Lazarus as well. Published April 2002. [https://www.marcocantu.com/edelphi/ Source code download] for the book.
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*[https://www.blaisepascalmagazine.eu/product/books-computer-graphics-math-games-download-pdf/ Computer Math and Games in Pascal] by David Dirkse. Published November 2015.
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*[http://www.marcocantu.com/edelphi/EssentialSQL_md6.pdf Essential SQL] - Useful if you use a SQL-based RDBMS such as Firebird, Interbase, PostgreSQL with FPC/Lazarus
 
*[http://www.marcocantu.com/edelphi/EssentialSQL_md6.pdf Essential SQL] - Useful if you use a SQL-based RDBMS such as Firebird, Interbase, PostgreSQL with FPC/Lazarus
*[https://www.blaisepascalmagazine.eu/product/books-computer-graphics-math-games-download-pdf/ Computer Math and Games in Pascal] by David Dirkse.
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*[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Getting-Started-Firebird-Learning-Doing/dp/0993272371/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_3?crid=3KHQFVJ5WCYMZ&keywords=getting+started+with+firebird&qid=1553700308&s=gateway&sprefix=getting+started+with+fir%2Caps%2C163&sr=8-3-fkmrnull Getting Started with Firebird SQL Database] by Menkaura Abiola-Ellison (2019)
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*[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Getting-Started-Firebird-Learning-Doing/dp/0993272371/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_3?crid=3KHQFVJ5WCYMZ&keywords=getting+started+with+firebird Getting Started with Firebird SQL Database] by Menkaura Abiola-Ellison. Published February 2019.
*[[Pascal User Manual and Report]]
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*[[Pascal User Manual and Report]] ISO Pascal standard by Working Group 2 of the ISO committee lEC JTC I/SC22
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*[http://www.delphibasics.co.uk/ Delphi Basics] - A booklike website that "provides help and reference for the fundamentals of the Delphi language. It gives an introduction to the Delphi Object Oriented Language for newcomers, and provides a ready reference for experienced programmers."
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*[http://pascal.hansotten.com/per-brinch-hansen/ Brinch Hansen on Pascal Compilers]
  
 
==Periodicals which publish content about Free Pascal and Lazarus==
 
==Periodicals which publish content about Free Pascal and Lazarus==
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*[http://www.clubedelphi.net/ Clube Delphi] - From Brazil in Portuguese. Mostly dedicated to Delphi, but also publishes Free Pascal/Lazarus material regularly.
 
*[http://www.clubedelphi.net/ Clube Delphi] - From Brazil in Portuguese. Mostly dedicated to Delphi, but also publishes Free Pascal/Lazarus material regularly.
 
*[http://www.pascalgamer.com/ Pascal Gamer Magazine] - a free, online, downloadable (PDF) publication devoted to game development in Pascal
 
*[http://www.pascalgamer.com/ Pascal Gamer Magazine] - a free, online, downloadable (PDF) publication devoted to game development in Pascal
*[http://www.delphigamer.com/ Delphi Gamer Magazine] - an English language publication about making games with Object Pascal
 
  
 
==Periodic Magazines which publish content about other Pascal variants==
 
==Periodic Magazines which publish content about other Pascal variants==
*[http://entwickler.de/magazin/aktuell Entwickler Magazin] A German magzine on software development that occasionally includes article on Delphi.
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*[https://kiosk.entwickler.de Entwickler Magazin] A German magazine on software development that occasionally includes articles on Delphi.
  
 
==Scientific journals, which publish articles on Pascal, Free Pascal or Lazarus ==
 
==Scientific journals, which publish articles on Pascal, Free Pascal or Lazarus ==
  
*[http://www.mii.lt/olympiads_in_informatics/ Olympiads in Informatics]. A refereed scholarly journal that is focused on research and practice of professionals who work in the field of teaching and learning informatics. ISSN 1822-7732
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*[https://www.mii.lt/svietimas/informatikos-olimpiados Olympiads in Informatics]. A refereed scholarly journal that is focused on research and practice of professionals who work in the field of teaching and learning informatics. ISSN 1822-7732
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
* [http://openlibrary.org/subjects/free_pascal Open Library's Free Pascal catalog]
 
* [http://openlibrary.org/subjects/free_pascal Open Library's Free Pascal catalog]
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* [https://archive.org/search?query=pascal+computer+programming+language Internet Archive books on Pascal available to borrow]
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
* [[Academic citation]]
 
* [[Academic citation]]
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* [[Scientific publications]]
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* [https://www.freepascal.org/docs.html Free Pascal Documentation] User's guide, Programmer's guide, Language reference guide, Run-Time Library (RTL) units reference manual, Free Component Library (FCL) units reference manual, Free Component Library (FCL) Resource units reference manual, fpdoc documentation tool reference manual, Reference chart with all compiler options and switches.
 
* [[Lazarus Documentation]]
 
* [[Lazarus Documentation]]
  

Latest revision as of 18:37, 31 December 2023

Books about Free Pascal

  • Free Pascal and Lazarus - A textbook on programming by Alekseev E.R., Chesnokova O.V., Kucher T.V., ISBN 978-5-94074-611-9, translated from the original Russian into English by Norm G. PDF and EPUB version. 2021 (English translation). PDF Original. 2010 (Russian original).
  • FreePascal from SquareOne (free PDF book) by Jeff Duntemann, 2019.
  • Modern Object Pascal Introduction for Programmers by Michalis Kamburelis, 2018, PDF or HTML.
  • Free Pascal 2 by Michaël van Canneyt, Florian Klämpfl, CUL 2012, Paperback, ISBN 9783936546729 - The official Free Pascal book in German (out of print).

Books about Lazarus

Light bulb  Note: Books about Lazarus invariably also include material about Free Pascal
  • Lazarus Handbook by Michaël van Canneyt, Martin Friebe, Mattias Gärtner, Inoussa Ouedraogo, Detlef Overbeek, Howard Page Clark and Werner Pamler, Blaise Pascal Magazine, August 2020, ISBN 978-94-90968-02-1 (PDF), ISBN 978-94-90968-13-7 (hard cover), ISBN 978-94-90-968-97-7 (soft cover).
  • Learn to program using Lazarus by Howard Page-Clark, 2013, ISBN 978-94-90968-04-5, PDF, covers Object Pascal and Lazarus in a tutorial approach, in English.
  • Lazarus - Klassenbibliothek und IDE by M. van Canneyt, M. Gärtner, S. Heinig, F. Monteiro de Cavalho, I. Ouedraogo, CUL 2011, Paperback, ISBN 9783936546637. The official Lazarus Book in German. Out of print.
  • Lazarus - The Complete Guide by M. van Canneyt, M. Gärtner, S. Heinig, F. Monteiro de Cavalho, I. Ouedraogo: Blaise Pascal Magazine 2011, Paperback, ISBN 9789490968021- The official Lazarus Book in English. Out of print.

Books about Pascal (or SQL) that are helpful, though not dealing specifically with Free Pascal or Lazarus

These books do not cover Lazarus or Free Pascal specifically but can still be very useful.

  • Essential Pascal - Introduction to Pascal by Marco Cantu. Written originally in English but now translated into many languages.
  • Essential SQL - Useful if you use a SQL-based RDBMS such as Firebird, Interbase, PostgreSQL with FPC/Lazarus
  • Delphi Basics - A booklike website that "provides help and reference for the fundamentals of the Delphi language. It gives an introduction to the Delphi Object Oriented Language for newcomers, and provides a ready reference for experienced programmers."

Periodicals which publish content about Free Pascal and Lazarus

  • Blaise Pascal Magazine - A bi-monthly magazine dedicated to all types of Pascal programming, including Lazarus/Free Pascal, Delphi. Offers English, Dutch and Russian editions.
  • Clube Delphi - From Brazil in Portuguese. Mostly dedicated to Delphi, but also publishes Free Pascal/Lazarus material regularly.
  • Pascal Gamer Magazine - a free, online, downloadable (PDF) publication devoted to game development in Pascal

Periodic Magazines which publish content about other Pascal variants

  • Entwickler Magazin A German magazine on software development that occasionally includes articles on Delphi.

Scientific journals, which publish articles on Pascal, Free Pascal or Lazarus

  • Olympiads in Informatics. A refereed scholarly journal that is focused on research and practice of professionals who work in the field of teaching and learning informatics. ISSN 1822-7732

External Links

See also