On Nov 10, 2006, at 4:12 PM, Carl Karsten wrote:
> I think a 2 day high rpm drink from the fire hose blast will be
> worth the $100
> or so. It will also help some of of the others past the daunting
> "I don't know
> where to start, and I don't have time to plug though a 300 page book."
>
> So, any idea what I should tell him?
It's really hard to learn a language unless you have to produce
working code. Make sure that you aren't just listening to someone
talk or looking at them code; the students should be actively coding.
> Also, I know I asked before, but I can't find the answer (can't
> remember where I
> asked) - what are you guys using for editors/IDE/debuggers? I am
> thinking that
> may be as important as learning the syntax. I am really liking SPE.
SPE is great; it has better object resolution than Dabo's editor,
and although not perfect, the autocomplete comes in handy.
However, I do almost all my coding on a Mac, using BBEdit. I also
use TextMate because it has some really cool features.
On Linux I generally use Kate, which has a lot more useful features
than gedit. On Windows I generally use the Dabo Editor.
Oh, and when I use a text editor at the terminal, I use joe. I like
it better than vi, emacs, pico, or any of the more popular editors.
-- Ed Leafe
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