The O'Reilly book did have some confusing aspects, but it's main drawback at this time is that it is extremely out of date re. PalmOS versions. In general, however, I still recommend it as a general introduction to Palm Programming.
When I wanted to buy a supplement to the O'Reilly book I looked at the SAMS and the "For Dummies" book, and decided for the "For Dummies". This evaluation was based on a relatively brief examination at the bookstore ... but the deciding factor was trying to look up a specific issue in the index (sorry I forget now what it was). The "For Dummies" book had a good discussion on it, but it did not appear in the index of SAMS book at all. -- -Richard M. Hartman [EMAIL PROTECTED] 186,000 mi/sec: not just a good idea, it's the LAW! Thomee Wright wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > > >"Mitch_Fawcett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote >> ago) it is quite an achievement. If I had to choose between the SAMS book >> and the O'Reilly book, I would chose the O'Reilly book. Fortunately I own >I agree. I tried learning from the SAMS book, because someone else here at >work bought it, and I borrowed it from him. After fighting through what I >found to be a very poorly organized book (the first hello world app relies >heavily on later chapters, so you have to muddle through a significant >portion of the book before you can compile a single line of usable code), I >was able to get started, but I went out and bought the O'Reilly book that >weekend. I had a basic grasp of Palm programming by the time I got the >O'Reilly book, so I can't say how much better it is for getting started, but >the flow seemed better, and it looked like it would be possible to get their >hello world app up and running sooner. I also liked the fact that the >O'Reilly book was not totally Code Warrior centric, as the SAMS book was. > >> than the SAMS book does, but that's what I look for. In the end I always >> find myself referring to the O'Reilly book first and then if it doesn't >> explain a particular topic to my satisfaction I'll check the SAMS book or >> the Palm docs. >I do the same, although i gave the SAMS book back, so I look first to >O'Reilly, then to the Palm docs, and so far that has been sufficient. > >-Thomee- > > > > -- For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/
