Hello from newbie

[Andre Garzia]

Erin,

First of all, be very welcome. You just found the best resource ever  
to Revolution which is this mailing list. If you have doubts or  
questions, leave a post here, someone will point you in the right  
direction. I find this list the most amusing thing ever!!! People are  
friendly, code-sharing and very fun. xTalk languages are somewhat  
different to the workflow php/c coders are used to, but once you  
understand what you're doing, there's no turning back.

Since you styled yourself as a web coder, I'll put some links I find  
cool so that you can have more resources. As some readers will  
probably be aware, the first thing I always recommend is Richard  
Gaskin "beyond the browser" article <http://www.fourthworld.com/ 
embassy/articles/netapps.html>, we're living in a techworld that is  
too centered into the browser app, and this article brings a fresh  
wind into our clouded ambient.

If you like CGI then you can look into libCGI, launch Revolution  
Online and go to Rodney Tamblyn user (which is Rodney). Jacqueline  
Landman Gay did a very nice tutorial on CGI with Rev <http:// 
www.hyperactivesw.com/cgitutorial/index.html>.

As your knowledge grows, it will become clear that the message  
hierarchy is one of the great things about Rev and you can learn all  
about the message system using Dar Scott Message Primer <http:// 
www.swcp.com/dsc/revstacks.html>.

Well, as I said, be welcome! have fun!

cheers
andre alves garzia



On Nov 3, 2005, at 2:45 PM, Erin D. Smale wrote:

> Not sure if this is appropriate, but I wanted to say hello and  
> introduce myself to the list as a new Revolution user. I'm a web  
> programmer that uses PHP, javascript, and MySQL most (ASP if I have  
> to, Java if at gunpoint). For standalone apps, I dabbled a bit with  
> VB, even less with C++, and too much for my liking with Java--none  
> really did everything I wanted with the learning time I had available.
>
> But so far, Revolution has *impressed* me at every turn, and I  
> think I've found the tool I've been looking for to complete the  
> dozen or so programming projects swirling around my head. I'm  
> working through the tutorials included with the software, have  
> started reading Dan Shafer's book, and find myself wandering around  
> Revolution's great online documentation.
>
> Are there any other resources I should be checking out as a new user?
>
> Thanks for reading, and I look forward to learning from this list  
> and meeting other users. Cheers,
>
> -- Erin
>
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