Re: Windows Programming Beginner's Guide
Dear God, if you write such a thing PLEASE let me know. I have been
programming in PL/1 for years on Mainframes/Minis and I admit it. I just
don't get windows at all.
----- Original Message -----
From: John Coonrod <jc at THP.ORG>
To: <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 10:24 AM
Subject: Windows Programming Beginner's Guide
> Based on communications between David Gay and me, I'd like to invite
> recommendations for the following mini-project.
>
> Project proposal draft 1
>
> Purpose:
>
> Create a Beginner's Guide to Windows Programming that enables DOS-type
> programmers to make the conceptual leap to windows programming.
>
> Intended Results:
>
> 1. Get across the basic paradigm shift between procedural programming and
> event-driven object-based programming with simplicity and clarity.
>
> 2. Make clear the basic concepts that underly the Win32lib elements -
> without tying
> people to specific implementations.
>
> 3. Promote a set of programming practices that will save people time and
> encourage clarity, simplicity and code sharing. (Note - one downside of
> Euphoria is that it not only makes programming easier - it makes bad
> programming easier.)
>
> 4. Give people a strong leg-up on using examples and other people's
> programs.
>
> 5. Contribute to the community Euphoria effort by keeping the style
> consistent with the RDS documents. (Perhaps offer to rewrite the
> win32lib.htm to match that style?)
>
> 6. Make the document so attractive that more people are pulled to do
> programming.
>
> Any further suggestions?
>
> Is there a generally accepted place to put my first draft, or should I put
> it on my own website and let people look at it there?
>
> ----------------
> Dr. John Coonrod, Vice President, jc at thp.org
> The Hunger Project, 15 East 26th Street, NY, NY 10010 www.thp.org
>
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