Re: Q: Informix Courses vs Manuals

In article <4cng4j$5n4@cloner3.netcom.com>, jsjr@ix.netcom.com(JsJr ) wrote: >In <Pine.A32.3.91.960103104410.19194A-100000@acs4.acs.ucalgary.ca> >Kirstie Anna Fisher <kafisher@acs.ucalgary.ca> writes: >> >>Hi, >> <snip> >>I've read a bunch of stuff from the manuals that they sent and am >working >>through 4gl by example. I've created a database and populated it as >well >>- and have run various interactive SQL commands on it. >> >>SO, my question is, is it worth taking the following courses? >>Relational Database Design Depends on how much experience you have already had in database design. I have been designing files/databases for over 15 years, so I did not take the class. Our company did purchase the Computer Based Training (CBT) material for this and I did start through it. However, I found it too theoritical to of be more than casual use. >>Structured Query Language Again, depends on experience. We also purchased the CBT for this and I found it very useful. I actually got a lot of SQL experience taking the 4GL course so I skipped this course. Our advanced developers skipped this, but we sent our entry-levels to this after they had taken the CBT because they did not have much programming experience to being with. >>Developing Applications Using INFROM<IX-4GL Strongly recommend. I found the class very useful and the instructor very good. She was able to relate what we were learning in class to questions I had about our current environment and provide some advanced information that the course itself did not cover. >>Advanced INFORMIX-4GL Development If you are going to be doing a lot of 'C'/4gl cross development, or the r4gl/i4gl tools are not sufficient for your needs, yes. However, for most day-to-day program development it is not needed >> >>My feeling is that I can skip the Advnced 4Gl course until I start >doing >>a lot more complicated kinds of things. >>I looked at the description for the Databse and SQL ones and they look > >>pretty simple so I figure I'll skip those too and just take the >>Developing ... 4GL one and the Administration. >> Sounds like a plan, Stan. >>Thanks >>Marc >>marc@mail.pamco.com (different from the above address)