| Re: RFC 1: Common functions for beginners [message #35210 is a reply to message #35080] |
Thu, 15 May 2003 09:12  |
Liam E. Gumley
Messages: 378
Registered: January 2000
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"Ed Wright" <ed.wright@jpl.nasa.gov> wrote in message
news:BAE813AB.B700%ed.wright@jpl.nasa.gov...
> To: IDL guri
> From: Ed Wright
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> I have a request for comments (just like the IETF).
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> I learned the basics of IDL use and programming over a long time interval
> while writing the magnum opus of dlms. Rather than have new users repeat
my
> learning process, I'd like your suggestions for the twenty or so most
common
> IDL functions a new user should understand.
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> I mean most basic-most used. Open file, read numbers, plot numbers, write
> text, close file.
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> As always,
> Ed Wright
Ed,
No doubt we can all come up with our twenty favorite IDL functions,
procedures, or statements that new users should understand. However it seems
to me a bit like asking for my 20 favorite functions or statements in C,
FORTRAN, Java, etc.
To get new users climbing the IDL learning curve quickly, I think it's much
more effective to have them work through a good book on IDL programming. I'm
told there are several decent titles available.
Cheers,
Liam.
Practical IDL Programming
http://www.gumley.com/
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