Re: What triggs dataRepresentationOfType?
Re: What triggs dataRepresentationOfType?
- Subject: Re: What triggs dataRepresentationOfType?
- From: "I. Savant" <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:15:41 -0400
You said this:
> I downloaded the pdf file and opened it and saw that it was
> 67 pages long. So I did not look inside it because I'm not yet savvy
> enough to find my way around (this was probably mistake. I should at
> least have glanced through the TOC and then maybe I would have spotted
> the heading Message 'Flow in the Document Architecture'.)
Then you said this:
> That's
> because you are Cocoa Savvy. Newbies like me can't find such an answer
> in 10 minutes, less alone in five seconds. I know that I must
> eventually get acquainted with refdocs, but right now I'm in no
> position to do that, so I nibble small sections and I'm very happy when
> I understand whole pages.
... which boils down to "I know I need to tackle the documentation
but I don't want to right now." :-)
That you're not yet Cocoa savvy doesn't matter. I became savvy by
spending hours browsing the documentation and getting a good feel for
how it's organized (and incidentally learning about the API and its
architecture at the same time). It's time well spent because I can at
least remember, "Oh yeah, there's a reference guide on that topic."
then I can go in search of it. I don't "know" most of Cocoa. I just
know where to find the answers because I familiarized myself with the
docs.
You'll never know everything about Cocoa without 'peeking'. It's
just not going to happen. Knowing how to research your questions with
the available reference material (ie, developing your research skills)
is a much more realistic and effective goal. Believe me, it'll make
you a much better developer.
--
I.S.
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