Hi Mark,
I am learning B4PPC also and find that the examples that come with the program to be good tutorials.
I run the sample code and see how the program works and then go back and read through the logic of the code to understand its functioning.
Often I make changes inthe code to see the effects on the program.
Code is the best teacher in my thoughts.
The best leaning material you will ever find my friend, is the forum itself...
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Always willing to help a fellow noob, as we all once were( and sometimes still are...)
The best code examples are in the help files themselfs as they explain with an example how a particular control works....
Any other doubt, don't be afraid to ask....even if in your code 2+2 is equaling 5...
Do you plan to develop a specific application?
Maybe we will be able to give you some tips to help you get started.
Well, another good way to learn the lingo, besides taking apart the existing examples, is to translate exisating code from other languages into BASIC4PPC. I have doen this and it is very instructive. beside the examples on the board I am sure that almost everybody has examples to him- or herself just for testing that can help you out.....
And...errr... yes maybe this project you're suggesting is a bit steep, but then again, give it a try!
Help is always swift and to the point!
Marc
You've already got a load of good advice. Just read the help file get a chm reader on ppc and set it to a button so you can reference the help chm. I have nsbasic and at my age its too complex and doesn't make an exe file. good luck
I understand your point of view, and I can only talk about my own experience with basic4ppc....
Like a few other users wondering around this forum, I've had some basic understanding of the Beginers All purpose Symbolic Instructions Code aka BASIC, and how it worked..
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With Basic4ppc you get a steep learning curve as the code is very simple to follow...
To learn B4ppc you can alway try to port "old" examples that still can be found in BASIC books in libraries...Most of them sould work with minor adjustments...
About the manual thing....Anyone up to the challange?
Maybe after the Icon Editor challenge we could have it a go...
With Basic4ppc you get a steep learning curve as the code is very simple to follow....
Hi Cableguy. I am impressed with your command of English but your idiom is occasionally not correct. Please forgive me but -
A steep learning curve actually means the opposite. i.e. that something is difficult to learn, as in it is hard to climb a steep slope - which as you point out B4PPC is not.
I choose to disagreeOver time, the misapprehension has emerged that a "steep" learning curve means that something requires much effort to learn, leading to disagreements even among learned people[3], because of the natural association of the word "steep" with a slope which is difficult to climb
If I knew that a simple word could cause such a discussion (in a good way)....
By steep I ment that we can learn alot in very few time with not that much of effort....
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