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Charlie and ALL!! Thanks for your great notes and details of
each course. I will look into all of these options. I will probably do the book / study group
/ build a simple app method. I have no interest in building .CFCs at this time.
Im not looking for a career change, just attaining some knowledge as a means to
an end to build or manage some areas of growth if I do it myself or sub it out. Thanks again. Robert P. Reil Managing Director, Motorcyclecarbs.com,
Inc. 4292 Office 770-974-8851 Fax 770-974-8852 From: Charlie Arehart
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] As you've hear, Robert, there are a wide
variety of opinions of how best to learn about CF. I think it's worthwhile,
though, to consider that learning CF is like learning other
subjects: the learners (and the teachers) come to their
respective tasks with different expectations and of course vastly
different backgrounds (I mean within the students, or within the teachers, and
of course between the two). Think of learning to paint, or do
woodwork, or work on cars. Some just want to tinker and dabble. Others want to
become professionals. Clearly, the former shouldn't jump to the latter without
adequate training and experience. Similarly, some teach a topic presuming the
learner just want to dabble, while others teach like the learner is intending
to become a professional (or, still another perspective, a professional
teacher). Both the student and the teacher (and
those helping either) would do well to remember these distinctions,
because some resources will be great for the dabbler (to help them get started
and at least get something done), but they could indeed fail to instill the
best practices that will help you as a budding professional. I guess it's like learning to walk before
we run. Or maybe it's like teaching a child to read. Some will let it occur
naturally and with children's books, while others will incite the children to read
more advanced texts, because they think it will better train them. I'm really not arguing that either camp is
right, in learning to/teaching to read or program. Just putting out there
that there are these differences, and that you should be aware that
some will argue a topic from a position of staunch
advocacy--and with your best interests in their heart. It's up to each of
us to be discerning about what resources make the most sense for our stage
and intentions, lest we avoid being led into the deep too soon. I suppose we could relate it to learning
to swim, too, but that's enough analogies and similes for one day. :-) /charlie ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by FusionLink ------------------------------------------------------------- |
