Dependence on Programming Experts

[Richard Gaskin]

GregSmith wrote:

> I think multimedia authoring software should be intuitive enough, and well
> documented enough to allow a fairly non-technical user to do amazing things
> without constantly needing to ask assistance from local forum gurus.

If you keep looking you might find the multimedia authoring software 
you're looking for.  But if you're looking for a programming environment 
you'll get tired of running into the walls of such point-and-click tools 
pretty quickly.

> I want to learn alone.

FWIW, I've not known anyone one who's learned any programming language 
without some contact with others.  I'm sure it could be done, but less 
easily.

Given the inherent imperfections of this planet you will at least 
encounter anomalies, and others who've dealt with them before can share 
solutions for those quickly.

And there are at least a million other reasons why sharing knowledge in 
a community is worthwhile.

The second thing I do when I'm learning a new language (after reviewing 
the token set) is signing on to the language's main mailing list.

While much of the task of programming may be solitary, I believe most of 
the learning of programming is inherently a social activity. 
Programming is such a big, flexible world, I've seen no book that could 
come close to what a good community can do for one's learning, and there 
seems something magical about programming that generally attracts 
personalities who are prone to sharing.....

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  Richard Gaskin
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