Victor Mote wrote:
BTW, I think it is good to learn new technology on the job. In fact, having
a real-world problem is about the only way I can learn anything. However,
you do want to have your books at hand as you do it, which is probably what
you meant anyway.
I meant: It is bad to be thrown at a problem without any experience,
mentoring or guide, at least if complex technologies like XSLT or XSLFO
are involved. I've seen a lot people aquiering bad habits this way.
Often they start with copycatting simple examples, then struggle along
always taking the first approach which seems to work without ever
learning the concepts of the technology properly and ultimately get
stuck.
I suggest to take classes in parallel to the job, or have an experienced
mentor (that's the way apprenticeship is handled in engineering), or at
least take a dedicated self-study with some paper ressources.
J.Pietschmann
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