I'll note a few things here...
#1 If you want to learn about "database design" or "how to code in language X" get a book on those and not on a particular product (you may want the product book too if you need it but those tend to be less helpful). #2 Your first language will be hard to get "out of". I've done over 60 languages now and C# is one of only a few that I was impressed with and worth the trouble to learn. Ada was the other one (but for completely different reasons). I still prefer C though C++ can be more helpful at times (advanced data structures). #3 This list is probably one of the best learning things you can do that doesn't take "study time". When somebody poses a problem try to solve it yourself without seeing the "answer" that inevitably comes up here. One of the better ways of learning is doing. Michael D. Black Senior Scientist Advanced Analytics Directorate Advanced GEOINT Solutions Operating Unit Northrop Grumman Information Systems ________________________________ From: sqlite-users-boun...@sqlite.org [sqlite-users-boun...@sqlite.org] on behalf of Dave [thesche...@cox.net] Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 5:24 PM To: General Discussion of SQLite Database Subject: EXT :Re: [sqlite] Newbie question on Data Source On 11/28/2011 4:59 PM, Simon Slavin wrote: > On 28 Nov 2011, at 10:44pm, Dave wrote: > >> On 11/28/2011 4:37 PM, Simon Slavin wrote: >>> Just to stress that the filename includes the bit after the '.'. You can >>> have any number of files with the same part before the '.' but different >>> extensions. To tell the operating system which one you want you must >>> include the bit after the '.'. >> Actually, I knew that. Just having a bit of a multiple crash course...all >> at once. I just recently built this pc and have been on XP until recently >> too. I do some graphic stuff and have many same named pics with the various >> .jpg, .bmp, .gif extensions. > My job involves dealing with lots of people who aren't good at computers and > the fact that, by default, the OS hides file extensions confuses the hell out > of them. I'm not taking a shot at Windows here: the Macintosh OS does the > same thing. > > It also means you see files with names like 'paper.doc.docx.docx.PDF'. > > Simon. I hear you... I once had a shareware app that I bought that the guy that coded it had a weird way of saving progress by nesting folders all named the same. I was watching a backup app once and thought, wtf, when I saw \Folder1\\Folder1\\Folder1\\Folder1\\Folder1\\Folder1\\Folder1\\Folder1\\Folder1\\Folder1\\Folder1\\Folder1\\Folder1\\Folder1\\Folder1\\Folder1\\Folder1\. I am pretty good with computers actually but still can get caught looking like a nob here and there. :-) I am one of the guys that was a diehard VB6 Classic user and when I upgraded to .NET 2002 I was instantly mad at the so called VB7 as it was nothing like the upgrade we were expecting or wanting. I got the $20 update for .NET 2003 and looked at it and stayed with VB6 Classic. I looked at Delphi, RealBASIC, and PowerBasic, and realized I like VB. Now I thought I better get caught up before Win8 starts messing with legacy apps. And as far as data base programming, I am still a noob. I read all the thick Access books years ago and spent a lot of time trying to learn but always reached a point where I got totally confused when it came to design and primary and foreign keys and relationship designer views. So here I go again. I don't give up easy. Thanks, Dave _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users@sqlite.org http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users@sqlite.org http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users
