Hi,
Seems like all the good documentation is 3rd party and for a very steep cost. Liberty's cost for the mega bundle with shipping is just south of $400. And for anyone evaluating, it just doesn't make sense to buy all these books. And to properly evaluate, one would need to review them all, functions, xbasic, and the rest. I'm coming with a VFP background which is extremely documentation rich (from both Microsoft, 3rd party vendors and the community).
If I was sold on Alpha, I'd buy the books in a flash. So, why isn't Alpha doing good step-by-step documentation, instead of us wasting our time searching for what should be included. It would certainly help sell their products. If Liberty's or anyone elses documentation is really good, why wouldn't Alpha license only the pdf versions for inclusion with their offerings. Then if we want the physical books, then I would't hesitate to buy them. (just a thought that would benefit everyone)
Honestly, if Alpha would make available good documentation I would definitely put a lot of effort into my trial of Alpha. I learned a long time ago that a product is only as good as it's documentation, ant there is no replacement for the hard copy book in front of you as you work thru the examples.
Videos are also great, but only as reinforcement and not as a primary learning tool. Once you know you way around Alpha and how it thinks, then videos can really be beneficial. BTW, Alpha is doing a great job with them, so don't stop, but build on previous videos and link them together so I the developer can move between them with ease, instead of the ad-hoc style presently used.
Thanks, Stanley
Seems like all the good documentation is 3rd party and for a very steep cost. Liberty's cost for the mega bundle with shipping is just south of $400. And for anyone evaluating, it just doesn't make sense to buy all these books. And to properly evaluate, one would need to review them all, functions, xbasic, and the rest. I'm coming with a VFP background which is extremely documentation rich (from both Microsoft, 3rd party vendors and the community).
If I was sold on Alpha, I'd buy the books in a flash. So, why isn't Alpha doing good step-by-step documentation, instead of us wasting our time searching for what should be included. It would certainly help sell their products. If Liberty's or anyone elses documentation is really good, why wouldn't Alpha license only the pdf versions for inclusion with their offerings. Then if we want the physical books, then I would't hesitate to buy them. (just a thought that would benefit everyone)
Honestly, if Alpha would make available good documentation I would definitely put a lot of effort into my trial of Alpha. I learned a long time ago that a product is only as good as it's documentation, ant there is no replacement for the hard copy book in front of you as you work thru the examples.
Videos are also great, but only as reinforcement and not as a primary learning tool. Once you know you way around Alpha and how it thinks, then videos can really be beneficial. BTW, Alpha is doing a great job with them, so don't stop, but build on previous videos and link them together so I the developer can move between them with ease, instead of the ad-hoc style presently used.
Thanks, Stanley
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