<g> I was amused by it also. Been in that sort of situation many times <g>
Dana On Sat, 31 May 2003 14:53:09 -0400, Python Python <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > LOL, that example of Microsoft Help files was very sincerely. I often > find myself in the same situation in my attemps to learn java. > > I hope you find the explation about cfc that you're looking for, they're > pretty straighfoward to learn. > > Greetings from Brazil =) > > BP. > >> Thanks Jim, >> >> Actually I haven't tried looking at any books yet. That requires a >> 75km >> drive during a work day and a loss of 3 billable hours to find any book >> store that has anything relating to ColdFusion, and the on line >> descriptions >> of these books are pretty sketchy to say the least. Certainly not >> enough >> detail there to persuade me to cough up for $55 for the book, $25 for >> the >> workbook, another $20 for freight/postage - nearly AUD$100 - on the >> off-chance it wont be just as difficult for me to understand as the on- >> line >> tutorials I've seen. >> >> Before I spend that kind of money on a book I like to get my hands on it >> and >> leaf through it. I've spent far too much money on technical books over >> the >> past 30 years that have ended up gathering dust on my bookshelf after >> having read 30 pages because they are just too difficult for my poor old >> brain to handle, or they don't explain things clearly enough, or they >> are >> simply "do this, do that, click here" books, with no explanation of the >> underlying reasons for things. (Those books are great if you want to do >> what the author describes, but leave you in the cold if you want to do >> anything else. Which I usually do. The most prominent example of this >> is >> any Microsoft Help file. In my WinXPPRo for example I can learn how to >> enable UDP, without anywhere being able to learn what UDP is or get help >> about whether I would want to enable it or not.) >> >> So I'm looking for really beginner level online tutorials right now, and >> I'll progress to more comprehensive things after that. >> >> But thanks for your suggestions Jim. Maybe a little bit down the >> track. >> >> >> Cheers, >> Michael Kear >> Windsor, NSW, Australia >> AFP Webworks. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, 1 >> June 2003 3:54 AM >> To: CF-Talk >> Subject: RE: VERY Basic Beginner tutorial on CFCs? >> >> Although not specific to CFCs (in fact it goes way beyond what CFCs are >> capable of) I've found the Wrox book "Beginning Java Objects" to be an >> excellent introduction to OO terminology and concepts. >> >> If you're not interested in Java then you can read only the first part >> which deals with more general OO stuff (but in a Java framework). >> >> I'm assuming that you've also tried "Discovering CFCs" by Hal Helms from >> techspedition.com? If not it's also a good introduction to general OO >> concepts and (obviously) focuses specifically on CFCs. >> >> Jim Davis >> President, http://www.depressedpress.com >> Webmaster, http://www.firstnight.org >> Webmaster, http://www.cfAdvocacy.org >> Senior Consultant, http://www.metlife.com >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Mike Kear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 12:44 PM >>> To: CF-Talk >>> Subject: VERY Basic Beginner tutorial on CFCs? >>> >>> I have seen there is a lot of information about CFCs around and covers >>> pretty well anything you might want to do with CFCs. >>> >>> But all the ones I've found so far very quickly become difficult to >>> understand because they're using concepts and terminology that's >> strange >>> to >>> me. I figure I have to do a more basic tutorial somehow to grasp the >>> basics first. >>> >>> Is there a REALLY beginner-level tutorial on CFCs anywhere? >>> >>> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Michael Kear >>> Windsor, NSW, Australia >>> AFP Webworks. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
