New to Rev & Use-Rev List - Some Questions - RevMentor

[Judy Perry]

Hi Mark,

Welcome!  You're in the right place!!!

I also, after more years than I care to admit, cannot code my way out
of a paper bag... yet I manage to do educational stuff with Rev that
works wonders with my kids.  Go figure.  Almost as much as Hypercard
itself, Rev is that unique development environment which is truly a
one-size-fits-all in that a complete imbecile such as myself can make
useful stuff and so can a well-seasoned programmer in nasty low-level
languages, as well as anybody inbetween.

I second Marian's suggestion to go find any and all books on
Hypercard/Hypertalk, especially the Goodman book(s).  Transcript (or
whatever the company's calling the scripting language THIS year) is
essentially a superset of Hypertalk and then everything else Hypertalk
was lacking (EXCEPT SOUND CHANNELS!!! WHY FOR THE LOVE OF G*D DO WE
STILL NOT HAVE SOUND CHANNELS?!?!??!!!).

Everyone here (with the possible exception of myself) is a wonderful,
sharing, thoughtful, helpful, TACTFUL human being.  With the possible
exception of the Hypercard list itself, you will not find a more
helpful, useful, genuinely supportive group.

I'd personally go with the cheapest option that allows you to compile
to at least a single platform; then when you REALLY fall in love with
it (and you will), upgrade to the most expensive option you can
justify.

Judy

On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Mark Srebnik <msrebnik at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Greetings Revolutionistas*,
>
> Just discovered the Use-Rev List....wanted to jump in and say "Hello" to
> everyone and also get some input from this illustrious group.
>
> Basically, I'm a code noob, living smack in the middle of Silicon Valley,
> surrounded coders, hi-tech companies and work right next door to Electronic
> Arts and Oracle, yet I don't work for a hi-tech company and couldn't code my
> way out of a paperbag....  ;-)
>
> Have dabbled a bit over the past several years with Basic, C, C++ by reading
> books on my own and going through some tutorials and exercises....but due to
> time constraints (work, etc) haven't gone very far in depth with any
> language, but I'm very persistent when I want to do something...
>
> Checked out Rev again this past week, using trial of 2.9, and liked what I
> saw and then just found out about 3.0, which looks to be even better...
>
> I do want to learn Rev as it really seems to be a great balance between
> being relatively accessible for people like me and yet still have a lot of
> powerful capabilities...also, it's clear that there's a great community here
> that is very helpful to one another.
>
> So, ready to take the plunge and purchase Rev, but have a few questions
> please...
>
> 1) Which Version to Buy?
>
> Prior to 3.0, I only considered buying Media or maybe Studio due to pricing.
> Now, with new improved lower pricing, I'm considering Studio or Enterprise.
>
> Option A - Enterprise
>
> As I mainly use a Mac at home and a have a little Fujitsu P1610 tabletPC
> that I bring with me to work, it would be great to work on Mac in
> evenings/weekends and in Windows during the week on my breaks at work if I
> want....
>
> So, this means having at least (2) Rev OS versions available, which makes
> Enterprise version attractive, although probably overkill for a noob like me
> and a higher cost option.
>
> Option B - Studio
>
> The other alternative that I just thought about is to go with Studio either
> Windows or Linux version as I can run either Windows or Linux on my Mac with
> Parallels Desktop and run Windows or Linux version on my P1610 as it¹s setup
> to dual boot Win and Linux...
>
> So, this makes Studio version attractive given its lower entry cost.
>
> What do you guys think about my options?
>
> 2) Rev ­ Download vs Boxed Version
>
> It¹s not clear to me from Rev¹s website what¹s included in boxed version
> besides Rev CD. Do you get a printed copy of the user guide too? Or anything
> else? Otherwise, seems like just easier/cheaper just to get download
> version.
>
> 3) Rev Printed User Guide
>
> Any recommendations for getting the printed user guide or do most people
> just use the electronic version?
>
> 4) Learning Rev Strategy
>
> Do you recommend just working through the included tutorials and other
> materials that comes with Rev and then working on your own projects or ??
>
> 5) RevMentor Site
>
> Have had some great helpful and encouraging correspondence regarding Rev
> with Jerry Daniels. He informed me about his RevMentor website. I¹ve looked
> it over and there¹s a lot of great Rev info there for noobs like along with
> more advanced folks on this list.
>
> Watching one of Jerry¹s vids (from RunRevLive 2008) was incredibly helpful
> for me in understanding the differences between graphics, interfaces, and
> workflow. The differences between them made perfect sense the way that Jerry
> explained the concepts of each and why this is critical to making better
> apps. Having the opportunity to watch someone in action as opposed to just
> reading text is very helpful.
>
> There¹s a lot there to learn from and Jerry adds to it regularly. Access to
> all the materials is available for a very modest monthly subscription fee.
>
> If you haven¹t seen the site, you should check it out!
>
> www.revmentor.com
>
>
> 6) Hi! to Joe Wilkins
>
> Last, but not least, I noticed Joe¹s posts to this list and want to say
> ŒHi!¹...
>
> Over the years, I¹ve corresponded with Joe a bit as we have similar
> professional backgrounds and he always has been very helpful.
>
> Last year when I was debating about Rev vs RB, I discovered some great
> tutorials for Rev noobs that Joe wrote on the MacInstruct website and
> emailed Joe about them...
>
>
>
> Appreciate any and all input on the above.
>
> I look forward to learning a lot from this group and participating as I can.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark
> Silicone Valley Digerati & Code Noob
>
>
> * Is this correct term for Rev users??
>
>
>
>
>
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