Book: Using Elevate Web Builder

This is announcing a book which will become available sometime this week.

I was planning to release my latest book “Using Elevate Web Builder” later this year to meet the 2.05 release schedule from Elevate.   However, so many people have said they desperately need the information now that I’ve decided to separate it into two editions, one for release now and an updated and improved 2nd edition in a few months.

Normally publishing involves a large costly inventory, but with the advent of on-demand printing, it is possible to have such short cycles.  This is especially true in technology.

The first edition is mostly complete; all the examples work and the code has been tested.  But the chapter on server databases is very incomplete because Tim hasn’t released his code yet, so obviously I have not been able to write about it.   And normally I would re-read all the chapters obsessively for a few weeks to make sure they are perfect and have my friends go over it  – I am still making improvements to the text. I will undoubtedly add other content as ideas spark from conversations or board messages. At the time of the second release, I will make the updated database chapter available to 1st edition readers – that’only fair.

Which book would you want?  If you are not in a rush, wait until the 2nd edition is released.  But if you need to do things like I have on my web site ASAP, (http://www.erickengelke.com), feel free to buy the 1st edition.  As someone who gets paid by royalties, I have no problem if you buy both.

I’m publishing through Amazon only (US, UK and EU).  They offer fast and inexpensive or free shipping with book orders world-wide.  Other channels are not available – the market for this book is small and so I decided to focus on Amazon as they offer good support for both customer and author.   The book is reasonably priced at about $50.  It is about 200 pages of 8x10 and It covers a lot of ground as you will see below.   The second edition will probably cost a bit more as it will undoubtedly have more pages and so it will cost more to print.

Suggestions of readers from the first edition will also be answered in the second edition.  I give my Email address for comments and whatnot.  I’m sure there will be reviews on the bulletin board, I hope they will be favorable.

I wrote the book I wished I had when I started using Eleveate Web Builder (EWB) and it has been updated for 2.05 BETA and has some new topics since my last message related to it.
 
This book is aimed at intermediate to advanced Object Pascal people, like those who have experience with EWB, Delphi or Lazarus/Free Pascal
 
Beginner
-       Basic introduction for new converts to get them going more quickly
-       All the types: DateTime, variants, Integers, etc.
-       Single web page
-       Multiple forms
 
Reference
-       Reference of every component and their most important fields and functions
 
Intermediate topics include:
-       Responsive design
-       Grids without databases
-       Colored Buttons
-       Grids with color, bold, italics, etc.
-       Graphics programming –reference to all graphics functions
-       Animation – including reference of all the options
-       Forcing connections to HTTPS for security
-       Databases
-       Transactions, 2.05’s auto transactions
-       Using Tag effectively
-       Dynamically creating component instances
-       Doing asynchronous operations
-       Console.log() logging to the browser log
-       Local storage and session storage
-       Unit testing library to time and verify your functions
 
Advanced topics include:
-       several chapters (about 50 pages) on JavaScript interfacing so you can use JavaScript libraries, including
o   Google charts
o   Loading user files directly from disk (no server upload needed)
o   Writing data files to disk (text and creating images from TCanvas) without server upload
o   Real-time graphing with Smoothie
o   Social Networking
o   Extending the capabilities of EWB without waiting for new releases
o   Printing
-       Loading JavaScript and CSS files dynamically
-       Multithreading – how to do it (another 15 pages)
-       PhoneGap/Cordova native phone/tablet/settop box/etc apps – about 15 pages
o   Camera app – take pictures with your cell phone
o   GPS+Google Maps app – plot your location on a map
-       Calling EWB from existing JavaScript and/or HTML applications
-       Uploading, downloading, dynamically creating spreadsheets
-       using OAuth 2.0 to authenticate with social network, learn people’s names, get their photos
-       accessing the Document Object Model or DOM
-       Advanced debugging, setting breakpoints in EWB Object Pascal code
-       Working with other network servers, RPCs, interfacing with existing products
-       PHP applications with version 2.05
 
Some example programs from the book are viewable at http://erickengelke.com
 
Read this book if you want to know that
-       EWB can EASILY call almost any JavaScript library and there are MANY great ones to choose from
-       EWB apps CAN multithread
-       EWB can interface with other server environments talking JSON, XML or custom
-       JavaScript/HTML apps can call EWB routines with only a few line changes
-    EWB can make real mobile phone and tablet and desktop apps for ALL brands, and all desktop OS’s.
-       EWB can read/write actual local files
 
Contains an Index.

This is my fourth book on network and/or web programming.  I make chapters of each of the individual topics and use short and concise examples to demonstrate techniques, most samples are just a page long so they are understandable.  My goal is to give you useful examples to solve your problems and easy access to strategies.
  There are no mega-projects that authors use to pad pages and that you will never read.  You can read this book in any order though some chapters specifically tell you to pre-read another chapter, and I’m sure you will refer it time and again, I know because I also refer to it daily.

Erick Engelke
July 17, 2016
erickengelke@gmail.com
 

erickengelke wrote:

>Book: Using Elevate Web Builder

Amazon does not yet have the book in stock, but it should be there in 3 to 5 days in USA and EU.

https://www.amazon.com/Using-Elevate-Web-Builder-Mobile/dp/153037300X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1468810440&sr=8-3&keywords=erick+engelke

erickengelke wrote:

erickengelke wrote:

>Book: Using Elevate Web Builder

Amazon now has the book in stock, free shipping in many cases, $50.

https://www.amazon.com/Using-Elevate-Web-Builder-Mobile/dp/153037300X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1468810440&sr=8-3&keywords=erick+engelke

erickengelke wrote:

> Book: Using Elevate Web Builder
>
> This is announcing a book which will become available sometime this
> week.
>
> I was planning to release my latest book “Using Elevate Web Builder”
> later this year to meet the 2.05 release schedule from Elevate.
> However, so many people have said they desperately need the
> information now that I’ve decided to separate it into two editions,
> one for release now and an updated and improved 2nd edition in a few
> months.
>
> Normally publishing involves a large costly inventory, but with the
> advent of on-demand printing, it is possible to have such short
> cycles.  This is especially true in technology.
>
> The first edition is mostly complete; all the examples work and the
> code has been tested.  But the chapter on server databases is very
> incomplete because Tim hasn’t released his code yet, so obviously I
> have not been able to write about it.   And normally I would re-read
> all the chapters obsessively for a few weeks to make sure they are
> perfect and have my friends go over it  – I am still making
> improvements to the text. I will undoubtedly add other content as
> ideas spark from conversations or board messages. At the time of the
> second release, I will make the updated database chapter available to
> 1st edition readers – that’only fair.
>
> Which book would you want?  If you are not in a rush, wait until the
> 2nd edition is released.  But if you need to do things like I have on
> my web site ASAP, (http://www.erickengelke.com), feel free to buy the
> 1st edition.  As someone who gets paid by royalties, I have no
> problem if you buy both.
>
> I’m publishing through Amazon only (US, UK and EU).  They offer fast
> and inexpensive or free shipping with book orders world-wide.  Other
> channels are not available – the market for this book is small and so
> I decided to focus on Amazon as they offer good support for both
> customer and author.   The book is reasonably priced at about $50.
> It is about 200 pages of 8x10 and It covers a lot of ground as you
> will see below.   The second edition will probably cost a bit more as
> it will undoubtedly have more pages and so it will cost more to print.
>
> Suggestions of readers from the first edition will also be answered
> in the second edition.  I give my Email address for comments and
> whatnot.  I’m sure there will be reviews on the bulletin board, I
> hope they will be favorable.
>
> I wrote the book I wished I had when I started using Eleveate Web
> Builder (EWB) and it has been updated for 2.05 BETA and has some new
> topics since my last message related to it.    This book is aimed at
> intermediate to advanced Object Pascal people, like those who have
> experience with EWB, Delphi or Lazarus/Free Pascal   Beginner
> -       Basic introduction for new converts to get them going more
> quickly -       All the types: DateTime, variants, Integers, etc.
> -       Single web page
> -       Multiple forms
>  
> Reference
> -       Reference of every component and their most important fields
> and functions  
> Intermediate topics include:
> -       Responsive design
> -       Grids without databases
> -       Colored Buttons
> -       Grids with color, bold, italics, etc.
> -       Graphics programming –reference to all graphics functions
> -       Animation – including reference of all the options
> -       Forcing connections to HTTPS for security
> -       Databases
> -       Transactions, 2.05’s auto transactions
> -       Using Tag effectively
> -       Dynamically creating component instances
> -       Doing asynchronous operations
> -       Console.log() logging to the browser log
> -       Local storage and session storage
> -       Unit testing library to time and verify your functions
>  
> Advanced topics include:
> -       several chapters (about 50 pages) on JavaScript interfacing
> so you can use JavaScript libraries, including o   Google charts
> o   Loading user files directly from disk (no server upload needed)
> o   Writing data files to disk (text and creating images from
> TCanvas) without server upload o   Real-time graphing with Smoothie
> o   Social Networking
> o   Extending the capabilities of EWB without waiting for new
> releases o   Printing
> -       Loading JavaScript and CSS files dynamically
> -       Multithreading – how to do it (another 15 pages)
> -       PhoneGap/Cordova native phone/tablet/settop box/etc apps –
> about 15 pages o   Camera app – take pictures with your cell phone
> o   GPS+Google Maps app – plot your location on a map
> -       Calling EWB from existing JavaScript and/or HTML applications
> -       Uploading, downloading, dynamically creating spreadsheets
> -       using OAuth 2.0 to authenticate with social network, learn
> people’s names, get their photos -       accessing the Document
> Object Model or DOM -       Advanced debugging, setting breakpoints
> in EWB Object Pascal code -       Working with other network servers,
> RPCs, interfacing with existing products -       PHP applications
> with version 2.05  
> Some example programs from the book are viewable at
> http://erickengelke.com  
> Read this book if you want to know that
> -       EWB can EASILY call almost any JavaScript library and there
> are MANY great ones to choose from -       EWB apps CAN multithread
> -       EWB can interface with other server environments talking
> JSON, XML or custom -       JavaScript/HTML apps can call EWB
> routines with only a few line changes -    EWB can make real mobile
> phone and tablet and desktop apps for ALL brands, and all desktop
> OS’s.  -       EWB can read/write actual local files  
> Contains an Index.
>
> This is my fourth book on network and/or web programming.  I make
> chapters of each of the individual topics and use short and concise
> examples to demonstrate techniques, most samples are just a page long
> so they are understandable.  My goal is to give you useful examples
> to solve your problems and easy access to strategies.    There are no
> mega-projects that authors use to pad pages and that you will never
> read.  You can read this book in any order though some chapters
> specifically tell you to pre-read another chapter, and I’m sure you
> will refer it time and again, I know because I also refer to it daily.

I have ordered one (here tomorrow), but I would very much like you to
consider some sort of ebook release too. Preferably PDF. Sure, there is
a risk of piracy, but it is a form that is more flexible for the user.
I gave up paper books years ago, though I have printed
chapters/sections of things I want to review offline. I would hope that
EWB users will be honest enough to buy their copy even if available as
PDF. You could watermark them or similar. Anyway, please consider it.


--

Matthew Jones

"Matthew Jones" wrote:

>I have ordered one (here tomorrow), but I would very much like you to
>consider some sort of ebook release too. Preferably PDF. Sure, there is
>a risk of piracy, but it is a form that is more flexible for the user.
>I gave up paper books years ago, though I have printed
>chapters/sections of things I want to review offline. I would hope that
>EWB users will be honest enough to buy their copy even if available as
>PDF. You could watermark them or similar. Anyway, please consider it.

Bought mine too - and +1 for the pdf watermarked edition

Ordered my copy, too :D

I need productivity now, but I plan to buy the 2nd Edition in time, too.

alexza wrote:

"Matthew Jones" wrote:

>Bought mine too - and +1 for the pdf watermarked edition

I've spent twenty five years playing whack-a-mole with illegal copies and for some time it turned me off sharing.  Rather than face that frustration again, I've tried to make a decent index and offer my apologies for this rigidity.  


Erick

erickengelke wrote:

>I've spent twenty five years playing whack-a-mole with illegal copies and for some time it turned me off sharing.  >Rather than face that frustration again, I've tried to make a decent index and offer my apologies for this rigidity.  

Erick, I fully understand. However in my case shipping was 34 USD, but the worst thing is I'll sorely miss the search capabilities a PDF offers (not to mention that I already have a garage and a cellar roof-filled with paper )

Anyway, thanks a lot for all that your hard work will surely add to my know-how, apologies not needed.

Hi Erick,

Is there also an alternative way to buy the book?

It seems Amazon doesn't allow Paypal transactions as payment.

$34 USD shipping?  Wow!  I got $7 shipping from US to rural Canada...