Hi Mark, Welcome! You're in the right place!!!
I also, after more years than I care to admit, cannot code my way out of a paper bag... yet I manage to do educational stuff with Rev that works wonders with my kids. Go figure. Almost as much as Hypercard itself, Rev is that unique development environment which is truly a one-size-fits-all in that a complete imbecile such as myself can make useful stuff and so can a well-seasoned programmer in nasty low-level languages, as well as anybody inbetween. I second Marian's suggestion to go find any and all books on Hypercard/Hypertalk, especially the Goodman book(s). Transcript (or whatever the company's calling the scripting language THIS year) is essentially a superset of Hypertalk and then everything else Hypertalk was lacking (EXCEPT SOUND CHANNELS!!! WHY FOR THE LOVE OF G*D DO WE STILL NOT HAVE SOUND CHANNELS?!?!??!!!). Everyone here (with the possible exception of myself) is a wonderful, sharing, thoughtful, helpful, TACTFUL human being. With the possible exception of the Hypercard list itself, you will not find a more helpful, useful, genuinely supportive group. I'd personally go with the cheapest option that allows you to compile to at least a single platform; then when you REALLY fall in love with it (and you will), upgrade to the most expensive option you can justify. Judy On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Mark Srebnik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greetings Revolutionistas*, > > Just discovered the Use-Rev List....wanted to jump in and say "Hello" to > everyone and also get some input from this illustrious group. > > Basically, I'm a code noob, living smack in the middle of Silicon Valley, > surrounded coders, hi-tech companies and work right next door to Electronic > Arts and Oracle, yet I don't work for a hi-tech company and couldn't code my > way out of a paperbag.... ;-) > > Have dabbled a bit over the past several years with Basic, C, C++ by reading > books on my own and going through some tutorials and exercises....but due to > time constraints (work, etc) haven't gone very far in depth with any > language, but I'm very persistent when I want to do something... > > Checked out Rev again this past week, using trial of 2.9, and liked what I > saw and then just found out about 3.0, which looks to be even better... > > I do want to learn Rev as it really seems to be a great balance between > being relatively accessible for people like me and yet still have a lot of > powerful capabilities...also, it's clear that there's a great community here > that is very helpful to one another. > > So, ready to take the plunge and purchase Rev, but have a few questions > please... > > 1) Which Version to Buy? > > Prior to 3.0, I only considered buying Media or maybe Studio due to pricing. > Now, with new improved lower pricing, I'm considering Studio or Enterprise. > > Option A - Enterprise > > As I mainly use a Mac at home and a have a little Fujitsu P1610 tabletPC > that I bring with me to work, it would be great to work on Mac in > evenings/weekends and in Windows during the week on my breaks at work if I > want.... > > So, this means having at least (2) Rev OS versions available, which makes > Enterprise version attractive, although probably overkill for a noob like me > and a higher cost option. > > Option B - Studio > > The other alternative that I just thought about is to go with Studio either > Windows or Linux version as I can run either Windows or Linux on my Mac with > Parallels Desktop and run Windows or Linux version on my P1610 as it¹s setup > to dual boot Win and Linux... > > So, this makes Studio version attractive given its lower entry cost. > > What do you guys think about my options? > > 2) Rev Download vs Boxed Version > > It¹s not clear to me from Rev¹s website what¹s included in boxed version > besides Rev CD. Do you get a printed copy of the user guide too? Or anything > else? Otherwise, seems like just easier/cheaper just to get download > version. > > 3) Rev Printed User Guide > > Any recommendations for getting the printed user guide or do most people > just use the electronic version? > > 4) Learning Rev Strategy > > Do you recommend just working through the included tutorials and other > materials that comes with Rev and then working on your own projects or ?? > > 5) RevMentor Site > > Have had some great helpful and encouraging correspondence regarding Rev > with Jerry Daniels. He informed me about his RevMentor website. I¹ve looked > it over and there¹s a lot of great Rev info there for noobs like along with > more advanced folks on this list. > > Watching one of Jerry¹s vids (from RunRevLive 2008) was incredibly helpful > for me in understanding the differences between graphics, interfaces, and > workflow. The differences between them made perfect sense the way that Jerry > explained the concepts of each and why this is critical to making better > apps. Having the opportunity to watch someone in action as opposed to just > reading text is very helpful. > > There¹s a lot there to learn from and Jerry adds to it regularly. Access to > all the materials is available for a very modest monthly subscription fee. > > If you haven¹t seen the site, you should check it out! > > www.revmentor.com > > > 6) Hi! to Joe Wilkins > > Last, but not least, I noticed Joe¹s posts to this list and want to say > ŒHi!¹... > > Over the years, I¹ve corresponded with Joe a bit as we have similar > professional backgrounds and he always has been very helpful. > > Last year when I was debating about Rev vs RB, I discovered some great > tutorials for Rev noobs that Joe wrote on the MacInstruct website and > emailed Joe about them... > > > > Appreciate any and all input on the above. > > I look forward to learning a lot from this group and participating as I can. > > Regards, > > Mark > Silicone Valley Digerati & Code Noob > > > * Is this correct term for Rev users?? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
