I'd like to agree with Edward.
I too did the tutorial, which I found to be an excellent introduction to RBs
IDE and building process.
However, it doesn't even begin to introduce RBs true genius which is it's
object/class model.
For that, I'll recommend again Matt Neuburg's excellent book "REALbasic the
Definitive Guide". (Maybe we could see a third edition when RB v. 6 comes
out?)
Dennis
On 9/10/04 9:45 AM, "Edward Craft" <ecraft at premise2020 dot com> wrote:
> Hi Geoff -
>
> I worked through the tutorial and thought it was excellent. Its chief
> virtues are simplicity and clarity. Its major shortcoming is that it only
> scratches the surface, a fact that didn't become apparent to me until I
> actually started to build an application outside the scope of the sample
> text editor.
>
> At that point one has to draw on other resources. Unfortunately, most of
> these tend to lack the tutorial's clarity, and the whole process becomes
> very frustrating. (This applies to RS's additional resources and those
> offered by others.)
>
> It would be great to have mini-modules that match the tutorial's quality and
> gracefully introduce more of RB's power. I'll resist listing my priorities
> for such modules, as I doubt they would generalize.
>
> To help you put my comments in context, I am 1) accustomed to learning
> sophisticated applications, 2) moderately experienced with old-fashioned
> BASIC programming, and 3) an OOP babe in the woods.
>
> Best,
> Ted Craft
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