Re: Revolution in Programming for Dummies (was RE: Rev_rant part 4)

2006-11-15 Thread Dave
On 14 Nov 2006, at 22:21, Lynn Fredricks wrote: That's very interesting - I had no idea that Rev was receiving any mainstream coverage as a platform. I'll have to take a look at that book next time I'm in a bookshop. Now that I think of it, it is obvious that any book that was really

RE: Revolution in Programming for Dummies (was RE: Rev_rant part 4)

2006-11-15 Thread Lynn Fredricks
There are times when C/C++ is the only way to go. But there are specific advantages to a product like Revolution, and one of them is the ability to whip out a prototype or custom utility very, very quickly, and deploy it on multiple operating systems - very, very quickly on runs

Re: Revolution in Programming for Dummies (was RE: Rev_rant part 4)

2006-11-15 Thread Kay C Lan
I asked: Is there some kind of deal on Rev On 11/15/06, Lynn Fredricks reponded: Aha, that would be telling! ;-) On 11/15/06 Sarah Reichelt did some snooping: According to the web page http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesTitle/productCd-0470088702,subcat-PROGRAMMING.html , this is

Re: Revolution in Programming for Dummies (was RE: Rev_rant part 4)

2006-11-15 Thread Chipp Walters
On 11/15/06, Kay C Lan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I On 11/15/06, Lynn Fredricks reponded: Aha, that would be telling! ;-) Lynn responded to Sarah with: Its not telling the whole story there :-) Give it a day or two, I'm sure Lynn will point us to the answer over at the rev forums ;-)

Revolution in Programming for Dummies (was RE: Rev_rant part 4)

2006-11-14 Thread Bernard Devlin
Lynn said: Just point them to the wildly popular Wiley Publisher's Dummies book: Beginning Programming for Dummies 4th Edition recently released where Revolution receives a lot of coverage, esp compared to ALL of the above. That's very interesting - I had no idea that Rev was receiving any

RE: Revolution in Programming for Dummies (was RE: Rev_rant part 4)

2006-11-14 Thread Lynn Fredricks
That's very interesting - I had no idea that Rev was receiving any mainstream coverage as a platform. I'll have to take a look at that book next time I'm in a bookshop. Now that I think of it, it is obvious that any book that was really interested in getting someone started with

Re: Revolution in Programming for Dummies (was RE: Rev_rant part 4)

2006-11-14 Thread Kay C Lan
On 11/15/06, Lynn Fredricks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Only three languages are covered in the book - one is Rev and yes, its treated very favorably :-) Wally Wang has been working on this revision for over a year. Is there some kind of deal on Rev as well (Free 2.2.1 license?) Whenever I've

RE: Revolution in Programming for Dummies (was RE: Rev_rant part 4)

2006-11-14 Thread Lynn Fredricks
Is there some kind of deal on Rev as well (Free 2.2.1 license?) Whenever I've purchased this kind of book before there's always been some kind of restricted use product (Codewarrior/RB) with deals on upgrading to the full package. Aha, that would be telling! ;-) Once must acquire the

Re: Revolution in Programming for Dummies (was RE: Rev_rant part 4)

2006-11-14 Thread Sarah Reichelt
Only three languages are covered in the book - one is Rev and yes, its treated very favorably :-) Wally Wang has been working on this revision for over a year. Is there some kind of deal on Rev as well (Free 2.2.1 license?) Whenever I've purchased this kind of book before there's always been

RE: Revolution in Programming for Dummies (was RE: Rev_rant part 4)

2006-11-14 Thread Lynn Fredricks
According to the web page http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesTitle/productCd-047008 8702,subcat-PROGRAMMING.html, this is what comes with the book: Liberty BASIC, REALbasic, Dev-C++, Valentina, Galaxy, and Revolution Studio demo versions Its not telling the whole story there :-) Best

RE: Revolution in Programming for Dummies (was RE: Rev_rant part 4)

2006-11-14 Thread Judy Perry
This is REALLY lovely news! Gotta go buy that book! If nothing else, I can show it to my department the next time I ask..., er, beg, them for new Rev licenses for my lab :-D Judy On Tue, 14 Nov 2006, Lynn Fredricks wrote: Is there some kind of deal on Rev as well (Free 2.2.1 license?)