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It sucks to be quick.
Usually, being relatively quick on the uptake is a good thing. At the moment, it sucks. I’m sitting in a class on the development tools in “Axapta”, and I’ve been done with the afternoon lesson for 45 minutes, waiting on the rest of the class to catch up…I’m bored. It would be intolerable if I didn’t have Internet access on this box. 
November 20th, 2000 at 4:25 pm
On Monday, November 20, 2000 at 4:15 PM, Greg Pierce wrote:
>Usually, being relatively quick on the uptake is a good thing. At the
>moment, it sucks. I’m sitting in a class on the development tools in
>Axapta (http://www.damgaard.com/), and I’ve been done with the afternoon
>lesson for 45 minutes, waiting on the rest of the class to catch up…I’m
>bored. It would be intolerable if I didn’t have Internet access on this
>box.
That was my problem all through school! BOREDOM!!
No internet access then, though. No public internet, for that matter.
Seth
November 20th, 2000 at 7:17 pm
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>Usually, being relatively quick on the uptake is a good thing. At the moment, it sucks. I’m sitting in a class on the development tools in Axapta (http://www.damgaard.com/), and I’ve been done with the afternoon lesson for 45 minutes, waiting on the rest of the class to catch up…I’m bored. It would be intolerable if I didn’t have Internet access on this box.
Hi Greg,
I know what you mean about waiting for the rest of the class to catch up.
I’m proud that I know such smart guys at Macrobyte Resources although we have never met. It reminds me of my capabilities thirteen years ago when I was the hot-shot consultant and database programmer. I don’t consider myself that anymore, times have changed.
Keep up the good work, my friend.
Don
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MacroByte Resources
San Marcos, CA
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November 20th, 2000 at 7:38 pm
>That was my problem all through school! BOREDOM!!
Yea, mine, too…at least in high school and undergrad. Grad school got much more interesting and challenging, and I became a straight A student as a result. I was a B to C+ student through most of high school — mostly because I was bored, not because I wasn’t capable.At the same time, I realize it’s unrealistic for a classroom environment to cater to individuals completely, so I’m generally tolerant and patient…I learned to doodle a lot to pass the time.g.
November 24th, 2000 at 1:03 pm
Hey Greg,
I’m having an extreme case of deja vu - I’m sure I’ve been to your site before but I can’t remember why. This time around though, I was looking for information on Axapta, and low ‘n behold, you’re at the top of Google’s list.
I just accepted a job at a Norwegian consulting firm that focuses on implementing Axapta. I have no experience with it and the only documentation I’ve been able to find is the marketspeak on the daamgard website. What has your experience been so far? This X++ - how similar is it to more mainstream languages? Also, do you know if there is any support for Python? I’m thinking that an popular open source language would be a lot better than some proprietary dialect.
You’re the first person I’ve come across that is learning Axapta so I appologize if I’ve loaded you with questions.
I’m a little bit anxious because everything will be in Norwegian in a couple months and I don’t even speak the language!
Any light you can shed on the subject would be great!
Cheers,
Ben
November 24th, 2000 at 9:21 pm
I have no experience with it and the only documentation I’ve
been able to find is the marketspeak on the daamgard website. What has your
experience been so far?I like it so far. I agree that the available docs and
community are a bit weak, but it’s definitely a well thought out product, with a
lot of rich functionality. I haven’t gotten too deep into the code
yet…you can do an awful lot w/o writing any code at all.
I was planning on writing something up
about some of the development tools and their approach, which I think is pretty
interesting. I’ll try to do that soon. For now…
This X++ - how similar is it to more mainstream
languages? Also, do you know if there is any support for Python? I’m thinking
that an popular open source language would be a lot better than some proprietary
dialect.
The syntax is basically Java, with support
for common SQL statements. The usage is quite different, however, and tied
into the MorphX approach to datatypes. Axapta doesn’t support any other
languages from within it’s own tools, but it’s full functionality is exposed
through COM+ using the COM Connector, so you can program for it in most any
COM friendly language.
Any light you can shed on the subject would be
great!
Yea…I’ll be interested to here of your experiences
as well, I’m still pretty much a newbie in this venture, as well.
g.