| Subject | Re: [IBDI] What else to do? a suggestion - was: What To Do? |
|---|---|
| Author | Frank Ingermann |
| Post date | 2001-05-15T21:26:10Z |
Hi Paul,
Paul Beach wrote:
greatest drawback of it is that i didn't even know it existed until you
posted the link here ;-)
(btw. the doc mentions a Tables.SQL and Indexes.SQL file that are used,
am i just blind or are those really missing? i actually only read the doc,
because without the SQL it's a bit hard to follow the exercise :)
One other thing i noted is that it only mentions IBX and IBConsole (ok, you
have to focus on something to not make it too complicated, but you should at
least mention there are other ways - IBO, FIB etc.).
What i'd also like is to have more links in it to more in-depth coverage (in
separate articles if necessary) of e.g. Triggers and more useful examples
on storedprocs, but there is really a lot already covered in there.
Great job! (i'm just wondering why i never found this doc before, i
visit IBPhoenix regularly but have obviously missed it every time :(
Anyway, i guess most other programmers are just as lazy as myself<g>, and
i'm always happy to find ready-to-go apps that you just have to recompile
to start playing with it. We should make it as easy as somehow possible
for everybody to jump the Firebird train, that's why i thought of the
sample app & gdb as a ready-made package. I would lay a strong emphasis
on commenting the app. It should not only be clear what's happening, but
also why it is done the way it is (and maybe point out alternatives, too).
As a conclusion, i think we need both: Articles like your link for learning "in
theory" *and* easy to use demo apps for a "hands-on, direct success" feeling
for new users. The combination of those two should be able to convince even
the most hard-core dBase/Pdx/Access addicts :-))
regards,
fingerman
Paul Beach wrote:
>i just looked at it and i must say i'm very impressed --- however, the
> Did anybody have a look at www.ibphoenix.com\ibp_15minutes.html ?
> Its basically a Delphi to InterBase tutorial (Delphi to InterBase in 15
> minutes).
>
> Is this article in depth enough?
> Do we need something more detailed?
> Does it cover the relevant points?
> What's missing?
>
> Regards
> Paul Beach
greatest drawback of it is that i didn't even know it existed until you
posted the link here ;-)
(btw. the doc mentions a Tables.SQL and Indexes.SQL file that are used,
am i just blind or are those really missing? i actually only read the doc,
because without the SQL it's a bit hard to follow the exercise :)
One other thing i noted is that it only mentions IBX and IBConsole (ok, you
have to focus on something to not make it too complicated, but you should at
least mention there are other ways - IBO, FIB etc.).
What i'd also like is to have more links in it to more in-depth coverage (in
separate articles if necessary) of e.g. Triggers and more useful examples
on storedprocs, but there is really a lot already covered in there.
Great job! (i'm just wondering why i never found this doc before, i
visit IBPhoenix regularly but have obviously missed it every time :(
Anyway, i guess most other programmers are just as lazy as myself<g>, and
i'm always happy to find ready-to-go apps that you just have to recompile
to start playing with it. We should make it as easy as somehow possible
for everybody to jump the Firebird train, that's why i thought of the
sample app & gdb as a ready-made package. I would lay a strong emphasis
on commenting the app. It should not only be clear what's happening, but
also why it is done the way it is (and maybe point out alternatives, too).
As a conclusion, i think we need both: Articles like your link for learning "in
theory" *and* easy to use demo apps for a "hands-on, direct success" feeling
for new users. The combination of those two should be able to convince even
the most hard-core dBase/Pdx/Access addicts :-))
regards,
fingerman