Chapter 3: A Modern-Day Language
This powerful development environment and toolset we've been discussing in this first section of the book would not be where it is today if it didn't have the language behind it to support the needs of the modern-day programmer.
This chapter will look back at where Delphi started, how it got here, and what the latest additions are that make it well-suited for any development task needed today. Read the following sections to understand the solid footing upon which Delphi stands:
- Remembering Delphi's Pascal roots
- Growing a language
- Learning about the latest enhancements
Technical requirements
You will need any edition of Delphi 10.4 Sydney to work with all the language features discussed in this chapter.
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