On 27-Dec-04, at 6:54 PM, briman31 at verizon dot net wrote:
Im not a math major or a rocket scientist....so I always doubted
myself as to trying to learn programming.
First mistake; discourage yourself.
I've done the tutorials...bought matt Neubergs RealBasic the
definitive guide ( understood what I could from there)
I did give up for a couple of months trying to learn RB
but the desire is there and I find myself trying again.
Sometimes a break is good to redirect yourself towards your final goal.
I guess I just wanted to ask if other people here have had the same
feelings and how did you overcome the learning curve?
Hopefully, you *never* will. I know I haven't.
My first experience in programming was in the early 70's (TI
programmable calculator). Next came BASIC and Assembly Language in the
early 80's on a Commodore 64. Next was Code Warrior on a Mac Performa.
Too much money to get past the free stage and far too weird.
Next was REALbasic 2. Now this was affordable and something that had a
bit of the old stuff in an entirely different way of programming; OOP.
After doing the tutorial, I found myself looking for something to use
it for. I started one and for two years modified it as REALbasic
developed and grew. As I learned new things about Rb and OOP, I applied
them to this project.
Most important was that I found out new ways to get information and
resources. Google, Rb List Archives, the lists themselves, books,
downloaded examples from REAL, etc. Whatever would enable me to learn
more. Even trying to find solutions to other peoples problems on the
lists became a learning curve that *always* taught me something. Even
if I was sometimes totally wrong. :-)
Maybe its just me...As I said im just a highschool grad (now 35) with
the burning desire to learn RB.
That's all that matters. Talent is only 10% of the equation when it
comes to succeeding in any endeavor. The rest, 90%, is always hard work
at whatever you wish to accomplish. I started working with REALbasic at
the age of 52.
For me, the learning curve will end when I die. Hopefully I will never
overcome it before then.
Good Rb'ing,
Terry
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