This book is about Borland’s C++ Builder. Borland has been making state-of-the-art compilers since the 1980s. C++ Builder is their most powerful and full-featured compiler yet. It is known for its compilation speed and for the efficiency of the code it produces. C++ Builder is really two compilers in one. First, it is a C compiler. (C is the language upon which C++ is built.) Second, it is a C++ compiler. C++ Builder can produce programs for Windows 95/98/NT/2000 and the DOS environment provided by Windows. By any measure, it is one of the finest programming development environments available. The purpose of this book is to help you get the most out of it.