Use the Getting Started Screencasts here:
http://www.wocommunity.org/webobjects_screencasts.html
Once you get your head around concepts of WO, it is easy - and, by all
accounts, it is apparently more productive and more powerful than many of the
popular java web enterprise frameworks.
The development tools have progressed madly (in a good way) for many years,
hence why it is easy to find out of date documentation when it comes to
development tools.
Any documentation related to WebObjects frameworks themselves (from a Java
perspective) will be pretty accurate since progress on the framework side of
things has been taking place in Project Wonder (large open source frameworks
that extend the functionality of the core WebObjects frameworks)
Practical WebObjects (search Amazon) is probably the best book out there, but
it is geared towards intermediate users rather than beginners. Nevertheless, it
teaches you the ESSENTIAL concepts that will help you blow past the initial
WebObjects learning curve.
So, focus on the screencasts and the wiki and don't be shy to ask for help here
on this mailing list. (yes, this is *THE* mailing list for WebObjects)
The two best starting places to look for up to date info on WebObjects are
http://www.wocommunity.org/
and
http://wiki.objectstyle.org/
On May 6, 2011, at 12:47 AM, Kevin Spake wrote:
> Subject says it all.
>
> I took a java programming class years ago. I did not continue with it. Since
> then, my only programming experience has been with Realbasic, and that too
> was years ago. Now, I've decided to jump into webobjects. I have eclipse and
> WO 543 on intel mac. I can run a simple "hello world" program.
>
> As I try to do the beginner tutorial here:
> http://wiki.objectstyle.org/confluence/display/WO/Hello+World+-+Your+First+WebObjects+Application
> I find myself stuck. The instructions say: "So, to add a variable to keep
> track of our visitors name, click on the 'Interface' menu bar item and select
> 'Add Key...'."
>
> I have no "interface menu bar item". I can't find it anywhere, nor can I find
> any instructions on how to add a variable. Do I just type it in? Is there a
> resource for total newbs using current WO implementation, or is it an 'idiots
> need not apply' type of thing?
>
> If this is the wrong mailing list, my apologies.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin
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