re: YOU'LL SEE IT'S ADDICTIVE Yes, I know! I am hooked already! Its such a breeze after doing so much Java programming. I just download Jython - the possibilities with this seem incredible.
Unlike you, I learned Coldfusion after learning Java first (about 1996). For the sake of a couple of jobs I got on and then some training work as a Macromedia Instructor, it was okay for a while. But, the work dried up, and then the training became in very low demand, so I find myself looking for a new 'second language' - Python is it! (Its in danger of becoming my 'first language' as I am enjoying it so much!) "Luis M. Gonzalez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> by the way, does anybody want to buy any coldfusion books :) > > I have Sam's Teach Yourself Coldfusion by Charles Mohnike, which I > bought in 2001. > By this time I used to think that I was learning rocket science the > easy way, and thinking about learning php or asp was really scary... > these codes looked very complex for my uninitiated eyes. > However, It was good for grasping the logic of interacting with a > database through sql and making my website dynamic. > Soon I realized that finding a cheap CF hosting wasn't easy at all, and > I started to read about php. > Php is also for web development, but it gave me the basic knowledge to > understand programming. > However, I wanted to learn a more general purpose language and I don't > remember how, I landed in pythonland. > > Let me tell you that I could learn python basics in just a few hours. > Once I got the interpreter running, I couldn't stop! > Just get one of the many tutorial available on the web and start > playing. YOU'LL SEE IT'S ADDICTIVE. > > If you want to start from zero, I suggest Josh Cogliati's beginner > tutorial. > Another good introduction is A Byte of Python (google this), or any of > the ones quoted in Python's web site. > > Learning Python is a good book too (especially the second edition). > Enjoy! > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
