I'm with Jeremy on this. I'm a book learner, read a book, implement, read more, implement more. I'm a self-taught programmer, unless you consider taking Pascal in college in 1990 part of my career (I don't). Classes are helpful, but they are expensive. Most classes I see on any technical area of expertise are in the neighborhood of $750 - $1000/8 hour day.
That having been said, the best addition to books and trying new things has always been having a mentor to work with. Someone who knows XYZ technology just a bit better than you so you can learn from his or her experience. My first boss, Eric Palmer, was that person for me WRT DB design and SQL. My next boss helped me really get my feet wet with OO and Java. WRT application security, I was on my own for a while but eventually found some people who have helped me grow in that space as well. I've also learned a lot from people in ACFUG over the years too. Cameron Childress, Jeremy Allen (who I'm happy to work with now), Charlie Arehart, Shawn Gorrell and others have all been great resources over the years. Good luck Rick! -dhs On June 17, 2006, Rick Lansford wrote: > I took a class, but looking back, it would have been just as easy to learn > on my own. However, I am not in the league with the others on this list (I > still pretty much use a basic to mid-level programming technique). So if > your goal is to get to their level I think it would take some formal > training. Just to let you know, you can do a lot (and I mean a lot) just > knowing the basic aspects of CF and having a pretty fair understanding of > SQL and DB design. > > Rick > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Robert Reil > Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 2:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ACFUG Discuss] Learning Cold Fusion > > > Heres an easy one! > > > > Whats the easiest cost effective way to learn how to get up and rolling in > CF? > > Budget a couple hundred. > > I have servers, and software. Should I take a class, a web school, or use > Fortas Web App Construction site? > > > > Opinions and links welcome... > > > > Robert P. Reil > > Managing Director, > > Motorcyclecarbs.com, Inc. > > 4292 Country Garden Walk NW > > Kennesaw, Ga. 30152 > > Office 770-974-8851 > > Fax 770-974-8852 > > www.motorcyclecarbs.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ > http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform > > For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > List hosted by FusionLink > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ > http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform > > For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com > ------------------------------------------------------------- Dean H. Saxe [EMAIL PROTECTED] "What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy? " -Gandhi ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com -------------------------------------------------------------
