>Well that depends on your skill level with PalmOS. As a beginner who had
>been only doing PalmOS stuff for a week, the class was well worth the $2K
>(of course it didnt come out of my pocket). I learned more in the first day
>than I had figured out in an entire week of working on my own. I took the 5
>day class.
>
I took the 5 day class in April in Atlanta. I don't think I learned anything at
all in the first day - too basic - but I learned more over the next 4 days than
I had in several months of playing around in my spare time.
>The instructor I had (JB Parrett) has done real-world PalmOS programming for
>a few years so he has a high level of technical knowledge. However, he is
>also a good instructor and can communicate his technical knowledge without
>losing the novices.
>
My class was also taught by JB Parrett. He did an excellent job. The
real-world experience was important, because he backed up the course material
with horror stories and cautionary tales.
>Do keep in mind that it is an introductory class. The materials were
>written for version 3.1. Hopefully they will revise them for 3.5 soon.
>Conduit development was only touched on. I think the class was a great way
>to get started in PalmOS programming.
>
We were told that the course materials were being revised for 3.5. If you are
not in a rush, you might consider waiting until this happens. While the
materials are excellent, they are also dated.
> -----Original Message-----
> Has anyone ever attended one of those 5 day training classes
> that Palm offers through Symbol Tech? On
> Palm's website they show two different courses - a 5 day and
> a 3 day. I contacted someone at Symbol a
> while ago and they didn't know anything about 3-day seminars.
> Can anyone comment? (from Palm or
> otherwise). Are these seminars any good? (ie. are they worth
> the $2000 (ouch) )
>
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