I agree again..... with everything, but unfortunately I don't have an IQ that breaks the bank, so in order for me to keep up with the talented ones I have to work harder.... :)
--Allan On Dec 2, 2007 6:26 PM, aceoohay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As long as other old timers are sittin' around the diner tellin' lies > I can add my two cents. > > My first language was in High School, Burroughs B200 machine > language "No assembly required". > > The question is not how best to teach yourself Flex, but how best to > become a programmer. Is Flex the right tool for this? I think it is > as good as any, although the event driven model might make some > things more challenging (it still bugs the crap outa me from time to > time). I believe that teaching yourself the discipline of programming > is much more important than whatever language you use to do it. > > To do this you may want to start by analyzing everyday things that > you do or see. For example the next time you go into a restaurant or > store, look at how things are laid out and look for the patterns in > workflow. Create a game out of how you would improve the systems you > see. To do this you will need to break things down into their > simplest actions and decisions, and then put them back together. Once > you do this a while you will start thinking in modular ways that will > help as you develop systems. > > For me, the best way to teach myself a new language is to read a > little and check out some online tutorials until they put me to > sleep, and do a "Hello World". Once through this phase, (call it the > first 2 dates) it's time to do a real program. This is the third > date, you take the language to a drive-in, and see whether you can > get to third base, or perhaps a home run. If the passion still burns > the next day, the next step is to move in together, start a real > project. This can be small, but something that is real. I am > converting a large inquiry system written in ASP to Flex for my first > project, and other than fighting over the Flex's nasty habits of > leaving the top off the toothpaste, and leaving its things all around > it's going well. > > This is just how I go about it. > > Paul > > > --- In [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, > "tomeuchre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, > Sheriff <sherif626@> wrote: > > > > > > So I have been trying to learn flex now for almost 9 month and i > > pretty much still don't know much to get me anywhere. > > > > Just take the right-colored pill and enter the Matrix. Then, you > can > > download the knowledge into your brain directly ;) > > > > Or, you can do like most of us that have been programming for 20+ > > years: work 300-hour months, forget your social life, and drink > lots > > of caffeine. Don't forget to come up for air every now and then. > > > > At least today's generation has google. Back in the day, all we had > > was Knuth (if you have not heard of Knuth, then it may be the > problem > > that you have not "gotten it" after 9 months at Flex. > > > > There are no shortcuts in programming -- either you spend the > > required amount of time, living through the simple and major > mistakes > > one can (and will) make, or don't bother. > > > > Just don't do what I did and start with Assembler. Although it was > > better in the long run, there's no need for the headaches these > days. > > > > >
