| Re: David Fanning's IDL Programming Techniques Book [message #10969] |
Thu, 29 January 1998 00:00 |
davidf
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Registered: September 1996
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Mirko Vukovic (mirko_vukovic@notes.mrc.sony.com) writes:
> I had a harrowing realization after going through the book. About 80% of
> the stuff in the book was familiar to me, 20% not. Now, David says, that
> the book teaches you about 80% of the stuff you need to know about IDL.
> Now, I imagine he knows about 80% of all the IDL stuff. That means that
> _I_ know only about .8^3 of IDL stuff, or about 50%.
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> Wish I hadn't bought the thing :-). Ignorance is bliss.
What with all the heavy mathematical traffic on this newsgroup
lately, I've been thinking that my personal knowledge of IDL is
probably about 50%. Which really puts *your* knowledge at ...
Oh, never mind. Ignorance IS bliss. :-)
Cheers,
David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting
E-Mail: davidf@dfanning.com
Phone: 970-221-0438
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
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| Re: David Fanning's IDL Programming Techniques Book [message #10970 is a reply to message #10969] |
Thu, 29 January 1998 00:00  |
mirko_vukovic
Messages: 50
Registered: January 1998
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In article <34D0B1F9.3FE0@mhl.nsw.gov.au>,
DMottershead@mhl.nsw.gov.au wrote:
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> David,
> I got your book yesterday (and yes, it is in one peice). It looks
> great and it has already been helpful in the short time I have had it.
> Thanks again.
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> --
> Regards
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> David
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I had a harrowing realization after going through the book. About 80% of
the stuff in the book was familiar to me, 20% not. Now, David says, that
the book teaches you about 80% of the stuff you need to know about IDL.
Now, I imagine he knows about 80% of all the IDL stuff. That means that
_I_ know only about .8^3 of IDL stuff, or about 50%.
Wish I hadn't bought the thing :-). Ignorance is bliss.
but seriously, the book is a great buy.
mirko
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