Re: Advice for indep study for online doc

[Shorter Rankin <srank -at- PACBELL -dot- NET>]

On Mon, 3 Nov 1997 21:21:52 -0800, mark26 wrote:

>Hi, I'm designing an independant study course for writing 'help'
>  files.
[SNIP]
>Will I be exposed
>  to that type of experience as I read up on C++ and learn basic
>  programming?

>  Mark
>  Mark26 -at- multipro -dot- com

Not to rain on your parade, but reading up on C++ and learning
basic programming sounds to me like a dangerous combination. If
it were me I'd start with REXX or something easy and useful like
that then go to C before 'reading up' on C++.

Do you really need a lot of advanced programming concepts in
order to teach folks how to do Windows help files? I don't think
so. The process is pretty straight forward.


HTH. Remember, this is just my opinion.

Shorter Rankin
Sacramento, CA


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