Pascal and Lazarus Books and Magazines: what changed
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| 1 | 1 | ## Books about Free Pascal | |
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| 3 | + | * _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](<https://sourceforge.net/p/lazarus-wiki-projects/code/ci/master/tree/FPC_Lazarus_Textbook/>) and [EPUB version](<https://www.plainwater.com/pubs/FPLazarus.epub>). **2021** (English translation). [PDF Original](<http://www.freepascal.ru/download/book/tutorial_fpc&lazarus.pdf>). 2010 (Russian original). | |
| 4 | + | * [_FreePascal from SquareOne_](<http://www.copperwood.com/pub/FreePascalFromSquareOne.pdf>) (free PDF book) by Jeff Duntemann, **2019**. | |
| 5 | + | * _Modern Object Pascal Introduction for Programmers_ by Michalis Kamburelis, 2018, [PDF](<http://castle-engine.io/modern_pascal_introduction.pdf>) or [HTML](<http://castle-engine.io/modern_pascal_introduction.html>). | |
| 6 | + | * [[Michaël van Canneyt: Free Pascal 2 \(book\|_Free Pascal 2_]]> "Michaël van Canneyt: Free Pascal 2 \(book\)") 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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| 8 | 8 | ## Books about Lazarus | |
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| 10 | + |  **Note:** Books about Lazarus invariably also include material about Free Pascal | |
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| 12 | + | * [_Introduction to Lazarus IDE - Part II_](<https://lazarus.bg-lazarus.com/en/categories/books/book4.html>) by Lazar Hristov, 2025, book ISBN 978-619-7546-86-6, PDF and 42 examples, **April 2025** , in English. | |
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| 14 | + | * [_Introduction to the Lazarus IDE_](<https://lazarus.bg-lazarus.com/en/categories/books/book3.html>) by Lazar Hristov, 2024, book ISBN 978-619-7546-86-6, PDF and examples, **April 2024** , in English. | |
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| 16 | + | * [_Въведение в програмната среда Lazarus - Introduction to the Lazarus IDE_](<https://www.lazarus.bg-lazarus.com/categories/books/book3.html>) by Lazar Hristov, 2023, book ISBN 978-619-7546-86-6, PDF and examples, **July 2023**. in Bulgarian. | |
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| 18 | + | * [_Professional Programming From the Beginning: With Free Pascal and the Free Development Environment Lazarus_ , Part 1](<https://okomedien.de/buecher/informatik---computer-science/laz1e/professional-programming-from-the-beginning-1.php>) by Wilfried Koch, book ISBN 9783945899-31-1, **October 2020**. | |
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| 20 | + | * [_Professional Programming From the Beginning: With Free Pascal and the Free Development Environment Lazarus_ , Part 1](<https://https://okomedien.de/buecher/informatik---computer-science/laz1e/professional-programming-from-the-beginning-1.php>) by Wilfried Koch, book and CD ISBN 9783945899-37-3, **October 2020**. | |
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| 22 | + | * [_Lazarus Handbook_](<https://www.blaisepascalmagazine.eu/product-category/books/>) 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). | |
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| 24 | + | * [_Professionelles Programmieren von Anfang an: Mit Free Pascal und der freien Entwicklungsumgebung Lazarus_ , Teil 2](<https://okomedien.de/buecher/informatik---computer-science/informatik-ganz-einfach/laz2.php>) by Wilfried Koch, book ISBN 9783945899-25-0, **May 2020** , in German. | |
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| 26 | + | * [_Professionelles Programmieren von Anfang an: Mit Free Pascal und der freien Entwicklungsumgebung Lazarus_ , Teil 2](<https://okomedien.de/buecher/informatik---computer-science/informatik-ganz-einfach/laz2.php>) by Wilfried Koch, book and CD ISBN 9783945899-04-5 **May 2020** , in German. | |
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| 28 | + | * [_Start Programming using Object Pascal Language_](<http://code.sd/startprog/>) by Motaz Abdel Azeem (forum member motaz), **October 2019** , free PDF book. Covers both Free Pascal and Lazarus. | |
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| 30 | + | * [_Professionelles Programmieren von Anfang an: Mit Free Pascal und der freien Entwicklungsumgebung Lazarus_ , Teil 1](<https://okomedien.de/buecher/informatik---computer-science/informatik-ganz-einfach/laz1.php>) by Wilfried Koch, book ISBN 9783945899-01-4, July 2016, in German. | |
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| 32 | + | * [_Professionelles Programmieren von Anfang an: Mit Free Pascal und der freien Entwicklungsumgebung Lazarus_ , Teil 1](<https://okomedien.de/buecher/informatik---computer-science/informatik-ganz-einfach/laz1.php>) by Wilfried Koch, book and CD ISBN 9783945899-08-3 July 2016, in German. | |
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| 34 | + | * [_Iniciar com Lazarus e Free Pascal_](<http://www.amazon.co.uk/Iniciar-Lazarus-Free-Pascal-intermedi%C3%A1rio/dp/0993272320/>) by Menkaura Abiola-Ellison, ISBN-10: 0993272320, ISBN-13: 978-0993272325, Mka Publishing Ltd, May 2015, in Portuguese. | |
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| 36 | + | * [_Iniciar con Lazarus y Free Pascal_](<http://www.amazon.co.uk/Iniciar-con-Lazarus-Free-Pascal/dp/0993272312/>) by Menkaura Abiola-Ellison, ISBN-10: 0993272312, ISBN-13: 978-0993272318, Mka Publishing, May 2015, in Spanish. | |
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| 38 | + | * [_Getting Started with Lazarus and Free Pascal_](<http://www.amazon.co.uk/Getting-Started-Lazarus-Free-Pascal/dp/1507632525/>) by Menkaura Abiola-Ellison, Paperback and ebook 2015, in English. Includes chapters on Web Dev, DB using SQL, 2D & 3D Graphics, Debugging and more. | |
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| 40 | + | * [_Getting Started with Lazarus IDE_](<http://www.packtpub.com/getting-started-with-the-lazarus-integrated-development-environment/book>) by Roderick Person, ISBN 9781782163404, Packt Publishing, February 2013, in English. | |
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| 42 | + | * [_Learn to program using Lazarus_](<https://www.blaisepascalmagazine.eu/product/learn-program-using-lazarus-electronic-pdf/>) by Howard Page-Clark, 2013, ISBN 978-94-90968-04-5, PDF, covers Object Pascal and Lazarus in a tutorial approach, in English. | |
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| 44 | + | * [_Componentes de software en Pascal para el filtrado digital de señales_](<https://www.amazon.com/dp/3846570982/>) by Juan Carlos Sepúlveda Peña, Danay Pérez Ramírez, Anailec Venero Perdomo, 2011, Editorial Académica Española, Paperback, ISBN 978-3846570982, in Spanish. Covers component-based development of digital signal filters with Free Pascal and Lazarus. | |
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| 46 | + | * [_Lazarus Free Pascal - Développement rapide_](<https://www.amazon.fr/LAZARUS-FREE-PASCAL-Développement-rapide-ebook/dp/B00BRN4QE0/>) by Matthieu Giroux, 2013, in French. | |
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| 48 | + | * [_Lazarus - Klassenbibliothek und IDE_](<https://www.amazon.de/Lazarus-Klassenbibliothek-Michael-van-Canneyt/dp/3936546630>) 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. | |
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| 50 | + | * [_Desenvolvendo Aplicativos com Lazarus_](<http://www.agbook.com.br/book/46758--Desenvolvendo_Aplicativos_com_Lazarus>) by Jean Patrick, 2011, in Portuguese. | |
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| 52 | + | * _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. | |
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| 54 | + | * [_Programando com o Lazarus_](<http://www.agbook.com.br/book/44784--Programando_com_o_Lazarus>) by Vitor Amadeu Souza, 2010, in Portuguese. | |
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| 54 | 56 | ## Books about Pascal (or SQL) that are helpful, though not dealing specifically with Free Pascal or Lazarus | |
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| 58 | + | These books do not cover Lazarus or Free Pascal specifically but can still be very useful. | |
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| 60 | + | * [Essential Pascal](<http://www.marcocantu.com/epascal/>) \- Introduction to Pascal by Marco Cantu. Written originally in English but now translated into many languages. | |
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| 62 | + | * [Object Pascal Handbook](<http://www.marcocantu.com/objectpascalhandbook/>) \- A new book by Marco Cantù, published August 2015. | |
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| 64 | + | * [Essential Delphi](<http://www2.dcc.ufmg.br/disciplinas/pc/source/essential_delphi.pdf>) \- Delphi and Lazarus share many concepts and this book can help you understand Lazarus as well. Published April 2002. [Source code download](<https://www.marcocantu.com/edelphi/>) for the book. | |
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| 66 | + | * [Computer Math and Games in Pascal](<https://www.blaisepascalmagazine.eu/product/books-computer-graphics-math-games-download-pdf/>) by David Dirkse. Published November 2015. | |
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| 68 | + | * [Essential SQL](<http://www.marcocantu.com/edelphi/EssentialSQL_md6.pdf>) \- Useful if you use a SQL-based RDBMS such as Firebird, Interbase, PostgreSQL with FPC/Lazarus | |
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| 70 | + | * [Getting Started with Firebird SQL Database](<https://www.amazon.co.uk/Getting-Started-Firebird-Learning-Doing/dp/0993272371/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_3?crid=3KHQFVJ5WCYMZ&keywords=getting+started+with+firebird>) by Menkaura Abiola-Ellison. Published February 2019. | |
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| 72 | + | * [[Pascal User Manual and Report]] ISO Pascal standard by Working Group 2 of the ISO committee lEC JTC I/SC22 | |
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| 74 | + | * [Delphi Basics](<http://www.delphibasics.co.uk/>) \- 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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| 76 | + | * [Brinch Hansen on Pascal Compilers](<http://pascal.hansotten.com/per-brinch-hansen/>) | |
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| 76 | 78 | ## Periodicals which publish content about Free Pascal and Lazarus | |
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| 80 | + | * [Blaise Pascal Magazine](<http://www.blaisepascal.eu/>) \- A bi-monthly magazine dedicated to all types of Pascal programming, including [[Lazarus]]/[[Free Pascal]], [[Delphi]]. Offers English, Dutch and Russian editions. | |
| 81 | + | * [Clube Delphi](<http://www.clubedelphi.net/>) \- From Brazil in Portuguese. Mostly dedicated to Delphi, but also publishes Free Pascal/Lazarus material regularly. | |
| 82 | + | * [Pascal Gamer Magazine](<http://www.pascalgamer.com/>) \- a free, online, downloadable (PDF) publication devoted to game development in Pascal | |
| 83 | + | * [Pascal Magazin](<https://pascalmagazin.de>) \- A German online magazine on Pascal and Lazarus by the Lazarusform e. V. | |
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| 82 | 85 | ## Periodic Magazines which publish content about other Pascal variants | |
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| 87 | + | * [Entwickler Magazin](<https://kiosk.entwickler.de>) A German magazine on software development that occasionally includes articles on Delphi. | |
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| 86 | 89 | ## Scientific journals, which publish articles on Pascal, Free Pascal or Lazarus | |
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| 91 | + | * [Olympiads in Informatics](<https://www.mii.lt/svietimas/informatikos-olimpiados>). 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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| 90 | 93 | ## External Links | |
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| 95 | + | * [Open Library's Free Pascal catalog](<http://openlibrary.org/subjects/free_pascal>) | |
| 96 | + | * [Internet Archive books on Pascal available to borrow](<https://archive.org/search?query=pascal+computer+programming+language>) | |
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| 95 | 98 | ## See also | |
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| 100 | + | * [[Academic citation]] | |
| 101 | + | * [[Scientific publications]] | |
| 102 | + | * [Free Pascal Documentation](<https://www.freepascal.org/docs.html>) 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. | |
| 103 | + | * [[Lazarus Documentation]] | |
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| 106 | + | *From the Free Pascal wiki, page "Pascal and Lazarus Books and Magazines", as the Internet Archive kept it on 2025-12-28, last changed on 2025-10-21. Copyright stays with the author who wrote it, according to the old wiki's [[Licensing]] page. If you have concerns about this material, [message the admin](/wiki-contact).* |