So what is a good approach to learning WebObjects?
So what is a good approach to learning WebObjects?
- Subject: So what is a good approach to learning WebObjects?
- From: Alice Oaks <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 23:10:56 -0500
I've been at this for a few weeks now but I feel like I'm going around in
circles, so I thought I should stop and ask for directions. :)
I started out with Josh Marker's new book, but it's not really intended for
beginners. That is, it gives copious detail on how to do things, but it's
not organized in a tutorial fashion (nor was it intended to be) so you have
to know what you're looking for.
I then switched to Apple's Getting Started with WebObjects tutorial. I got
through the first part ok (the guest book) but got stuck on the Movie app
because you have to set it up with the Application Wizard which doesn't seem
to exist in Xcode.
So I went and bought Ravi Mendis' book. It reminds me a lot of some of
those week-long intensive training courses I got sent to back when I was
working for a big company. You can follow along and produce something that
works, but there's not enough information on *why* you are doing things.
You just type along, following the bouncing ball. He also fades the detail
a bit too quickly; some of the steps need more explanation than they have.
Ideally, I'd like a book that combines the organization of the Mendis book
with the explanatory detail of the Marker book. Even better would be one
that is accurate (I've already run into one spot in the Mendis book where
I'm supposed to rebind a variable I can't find the instructions for
creating); there's nothing more frustrating than not knowing if you screwed
up or the book is just wrong.
Does such a book exist? Is there some other Apple documentation I should be
reading? Or am I on the wrong track altogether?
My background looks like this: lots of web development but using scripting
languages, so my thinking is still fairly procedural. I'm very comfortable
with databases and SQL; we currently use Oracle and Postgres extensively.
No Java experience but I was a C++ programmer once upon a time, so I can
read most Java code and understand what it's doing though I may need a bit
of study before I can write my own.
A roadmap to finding the right information in the right order would be much
appreciated!
Thanks,
Alice
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