What's Next?

In this chapter, I've covered web server applications, using multiple server-side techniques and two different frameworks of the Delphi class library: WebBroker and WebSnap. This wasn't an in-depth presentation, because I could write an entire book on this topic alone. It was intended as a starting point, and (as usual) I've tried to make the core concepts clear rather than building complex examples.

If you want to learn more about the WebSnap framework and see examples in actions, refer to the extensive Delphi demos in the \Demos\WebSnap folder. Some other options, relating to XML, XSL, and client-side scripts, will be examined in the Chapter 22.

Chapter 21 is devoted to another alternative framework for developing web server applications in Delphi: IntraWeb. This third-party tool has been around for a few years, but it has now become more relevant because Borland included it in Delphi 7. As you'll see, IntraWeb can be integrated in a WebBroker or WebSnap program, or it can be used as a separate architecture.