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Subject: Re: Books for Newbies
From: Daniel Stenning <d0stenning at msn dot com>
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 17:25:48 +0100
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In fact rather than buy a book on RB , a much better investment would be in
a book like "Design Patterns" by Erich Gamma and Richard Helm . The stuff in
there is indispensable and will serve for a range of languages, not just RB.

If youre intent on buying a book on RB, don't go for the "Dummies" type - I
think its best to choose one that has such comprehensive coverage and depth
that it can act as a "reference" even when youre up and running and
programming in RB years later.


On 30/9/07 17:08, "Daniel Stenning" <d0stenning at msn dot com> wrote:

> Rubbish.  I;ve never read a REALbasic book in my life.
> Sure they might help. But since the guy is already an experienced programmer
> the best way is just to pick a project and get stuck in.  The combination of
> the User Guide and Language reference ( yes - even though it is not totally
> up to date ) has seen me fine.
> 
> Plus of course the NUG and forums.
> 
> By all means read a book, but buying all or lots of them is just silly and
> futile.
> 
> 
> On 30/9/07 13:56, "Trausti Thor Johannsson" <tj at quarksbar dot net> wrote:
> 
>> What about everything ?
>> 
>> There is no simple solution when learning something new.  If you want
>> to become good at something, you have to read everything there is,
>> simple as that.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Trausti
>> 
>> On Sep 30, 2007, at 11:26 AM, Dietmar Harms wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi there!
>>> 
>>> Which book(s) do You recommend for Newbies to REALbasic, but with a
>>> long experience in other programming languages? I suppose it's
>>> problematic to keep a book up to date because the REALbasic
>>> development environment changes too fast (rapid release plan),
>>> programming styles and conventions change over time, ... but anyway:
>>> Which of these (or other!) books can You recommend?
>>> 
>>> * Mark S. Choate:  Realbasic. Cross-Platform Application Development
>>> * Jerry Lee, Jr. Ford:  Beginning REALbasic: From Novice to
>>> Professional
>>> * Matt Neuburg:  REALBasic, The Definitive Guide (there is a 2nd
>>> Edition!)
>>> * Erick Tejkowski:  REALbasic for Dummies
>>> * Michael Swain:  Realbasic for Macintosh. (Visual QuickStart Guides)
>>> * Clayton E. Crooks:  Learning REALbasic Through Applications
>>> * Al Anderson: REALbasic VTC Training CD
>>> 
>>> Or should we prefer online resources, like for example the REALbasic
>>> university:
>>> * http://www.applelinks.com/rbu/
>>> 
>>> What about the REALbasic Developer magazine? Does it make sense to
>>> subscribe as a newbie to REALbasic?
>>> 
>>> TIA, Dietmar :-)
>>> 
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> Cheers,
> Dan
> 
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Dan




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