| Description |
1 online resource (328 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Copyright and Credits; Packt Upsell; Contributors; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: About Performance; What is performance?; Different types of speed; Algorithm complexity; Big O and Delphi data structures; Data structures in practice; Mr. Smith's first program; Looking at code through the Big O eyes; Don't guess, measure!; Profiling with TStopwatch; Profilers; AsmProfiler; Sampling Profiler; AQTime; Nexus Quality Suite; Summary; Chapter 2: Fixing the Algorithm; Responsive user interfaces; Updating a progress bar; Bulk updates; Virtual display; Caching; Dynamic cache. |
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Speeding up SlowCodeSummary; Chapter 3: Fine-Tuning the Code; Delphi compiler settings; Code inlining control; Optimization; Record field alignment; Assertions; Overflow checking; Range checking; Extracting common expressions; The helpful CPU window; Behind the scenes; A plethora of types; Simple types; Strings; Arrays; Records; Classes; Interfaces; Optimizing method calls; Parameter passing; Method inlining; The magic of pointers; Going the assembler way; Returning to SlowCode; Summary; Chapter 4: Memory Management; Optimizing strings and array allocations; Memory management functions. |
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Dynamic record allocationFastMM internals; Memory allocation in a parallel world; Replacing the default memory manager; ScaleMM; TBBMalloc; Fine-tuning SlowCode; Summary; Chapter 5: Getting Started with the Parallel World; Processes and threads; When to parallelize the code?; Most common problems; Never access UI from a background thread; Simultaneous reading and writing; Sharing a variable; Synchronization; Critical sections; Other locking mechanisms; A short note on coding style; Shared data with built-in locking; Interlocked operations; Object life cycle; Communication; Windows messages. |
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Synchronize and QueuePolling; Performance; Third-party libraries; Summary; Chapter 6: Working with Parallel Tools; TThread; Advanced TThread; Setting up a communication channel; Sending messages from a thread; Implementing a timer; Summary; Chapter 7: Exploring Parallel Practices; Tasks and patterns; Variable capturing; Tasks; Exceptions in tasks; Parallelizing a loop; Thread pooling; Async/Await; Join; Join/Await; Future; Parallel for; Pipelines; Creating the pipeline; Stages; Displaying the result and shutting down; Summary; Chapter 8: Using External Libraries; Using object files. |
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Object file formatsObject file linking in practice; Using C++ libraries; Using a proxy DLL in Delphi; Summary; Chapter 9: Best Practices; About performance; Fixing the algorithm; Fine-tuning the code; Memory management; Getting started with the parallel world; Working with parallel tools; Exploring parallel practices; Using external libraries; Final words; Other Books You May Enjoy; Index. |
| Summary |
Delphi is a cross-platform Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that supports rapid application development for Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Google Android, iOS, and now Linux with RAD Studio 10.2. This book will be your guide to build efficient high performance applications with Delphi. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Delphi (Computer file)
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Delphi (Computer file) |
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Computer programming / software development. |
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Parallel processing. |
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Computers -- Programming -- Parallel. |
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Computers -- Software Development & Engineering -- Tools. |
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Computers -- Programming -- General. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Gabrijelčič, Primož. Delphi High Performance : Build fast Delphi applications using concurrency, parallel programming and memory management. Birmingham : Packt Publishing, ©2018 |
| ISBN |
9781788621243 (electronic bk.) |
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1788621247 (electronic bk.) |
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1788625455 |
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9781788625456 |
| Standard No. |
9781788625456 |
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