We always welcome WebObjects beginners. The only advice I can give though with regards getting help is:
1) Always prefer to ask the list for help (Reply All) rather than emailing individuals privately - the crowd of brains is always better than one, possibly crazy busy, person :-) 2) Don't be shy about asking. This community is very willing to help in general. We all were beginners at one time, although David Avendasora has been struggling for years to get past asking stupid questions ;-) 3) Ask questions in as clear as possible a fashion. 4) Use latest Project Wonder from the start. It *will* make your life easier and it **will** allow you to learn by example by looking at WOComponents and source code in ERExtensions. http://wiki.objectstyle.org/confluence/display/WONDER/Getting+the+Wonder+Source+Code 5) Buy Practical WebObjects and study chapters 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 ASAP to understand core concepts. Once you got concepts right in your brain, WebObjects is easy. 6) make sure you know basics of HTML, CSS, Java, Java Design Patterns (see Head First Design Patterns book) along with a sprinkling of unix CLI, javascript, ant, and a few other common technologies I cannot remember right now. Study, code, try stuff, study, code, try stuff, etc. Regards, K On May 6, 2011, at 10:58 AM, Kevin Spake wrote: > Thanks to all for their suggestions. I'm going to keep at it. You may regret > inviting me to hang around! > > Kevin > > > --- On Fri, 5/6/11, Kieran Kelleher <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Kieran Kelleher <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: InOverMyHead {"obviously"}; > To: "Kevin Spake" <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Date: Friday, May 6, 2011, 3:33 AM > > 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 hence why it is easy to find out of date documentation when it comes to 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 >> _______________________________________________ >> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >> Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/kelleherk%40gmail.com >> >> This email sent to [email protected] >
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