Author Marco Cantu is the world-renowned Delphi authority-- Borland gave him the coveted "Spirit of Delphi" award in 1999, and Delphi Informant magazine this year named Mastering Delphi 6 "Best Book." Mastering Delphi 7 contains enhanced coverage of new intermediate to advanced features, including Internet programming, latest utilities, and chapters on Delphi for .Net (A competitive product to Visual Studio). This title is for beginners who want to learn the essentials of Delphi programming, upgraders from previous versions who want to learn the newest features, and intermediate programmers who want to optimize their applications.