Hi Mark,
If you wouldn't mind I was wondering why you moved from Delphi to RB? I've
been a VB (and QB, RQ, LB) hobbiest for over a decade and with VB.Net I
began looking around. I was on the verge of moving to Delphi then tried RB
(again... Tried it several versions ago too).
I chose RB for a lot of different reasons (learning curve being one since I
have a background with basic syntax) and while I doubt anyone could convince
me to move to delphi at this point (mostly a hobbiest - freeware) I guess
I'm just curious what I'm missing out on (benefits and headaches).
On or off the list is fine... If you have the time...
Thanks,
~ joe
Joseph Claeys
joseph at claeys dot com
www.psychjoe.com
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[mailto:gettingstarted-bounces at lists dot realsoftware dot com] On Behalf Of
Mark
Wallace
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 1:07 PM
To: 'Getting Started'
Subject: RE: Mac REALbasic book and Windows REALbasic
Greg,
It sounds to me that what you are looking for is books on how to program.
REALbasic is simply the tool you use to build the application.
In many ways, the real work in creating a "complete professional
application" is in the design of it, and in understanding computer
programming sufficiently to know what you will need to do in order to build
it. Once you have done this, it is simply a matter of determining how the
tool you are using, in this case REALbasic, implements those features. Some
books I would recommend as starting points include
Code Complete
About Face 2.0
Mastering the Requirements Process
Software for Use
There are numerous others and I am sure others on this list may have some
suggestions. I am starting to use REALbasic after an extensive background in
other languages (C, C++, Delphi, Fortran, Visual Basic).
What I am finding is that the most useful document for me is the language
reference. I have the software design completed and I now refer to the
reference to learn how I use REALbasic to produce what I want.
Sincerely,
Mark
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[mailto:gettingstarted-bounces at lists dot realsoftware dot com] On Behalf Of
GAmoore at aol dot com
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 1:27 PM
To: gettingstarted at lists dot realsoftware dot com
Subject: Re: Mac REALbasic book and Windows REALbasic
Is there a book, web page, or Real Basic pdf document that has an outline of
what steps are needed to create a complete professional application? I feel
like I am building a house, and there are hundreds of little things to know
- like the wiring, the plumbing, the framing, the drywall, the paint, the
flooring.
It seems 2 of the 4 RB books (the dummy/idiot guide, and the quickstart) are
good for getting started from zero. Matt's book has really excellent details
but seems out of date, and its hard to use as a reference since there are
internal cross references.
I really appreciate this list to help sort things out, and to point me in
the direction of what to lookup in the reference manual at times. But I
would not have to bother others with simple questions if there were more of
a direct reference. Is this other book like that?
Greg
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