books

[Anonymous]

could someone give me a list of books for object arx that i can use to start
my liabry?

[Anonymous]

Programming AutoCAD2000 Using ObjectARX
from Charles McAULEY
Autodesk Press

is an great book for beginning in ARX

Bernd

"Rich" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> could someone give me a list of books for object arx that i can use to
start
> my liabry?
>
>

[Anonymous]

> Programming AutoCAD2000 Using ObjectARX
> from Charles McAULEY
> Autodesk Press
>
> is an great book for beginning in ARX
>

And, unfortunately, it is almost the only book (and it is mostly for
beginners, as I know). There are NO books for advanced developers!

This is what I get searching amazon for "objectArx":

1. Charles McAULEY. Programming AutoCAD2000 Using ObjectARX
2. ObjectArx Primer.

I wonder why Adesk does not print any advanced books. Aren't there enough
demand?

[Anonymous]

Hi,

Because people rather use the macro language VB instead of a real
programming language like C++.

Pierre


"andru123" a écrit dans le message de news:
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>
> > Programming AutoCAD2000 Using ObjectARX
> > from Charles McAULEY
> > Autodesk Press
> >
> > is an great book for beginning in ARX
> >
>
> And, unfortunately, it is almost the only book (and it is mostly for
> beginners, as I know). There are NO books for advanced developers!
>
> This is what I get searching amazon for "objectArx":
>
> 1. Charles McAULEY. Programming AutoCAD2000 Using ObjectARX
> 2. ObjectArx Primer.
>
> I wonder why Adesk does not print any advanced books. Aren't there enough
> demand?
>
>
>
>
>

[Anonymous]

>
> Because people rather use the macro language VB instead of a real
> programming language like C++.
>
> Pierre
>


Pierre, do you mean the MAJORITY of developers do not need custom entities
and stuff??

[Anonymous]

(wrong line)

Hi,

Are they really developer ?

Pierre


"andru123" a écrit dans le message de news:
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>
> >
> > Because people rather use the macro language VB instead of a real
> > programming language like C++.
> >
> > Pierre
> >
>
>
> Pierre, do you mean the MAJORITY of developers do not need custom entities
> and stuff??
>
>
>

[Anonymous]

Maybe, and just maybe the AutoDesk don't want much people know more about
the kernel of the AutoCAT, i guess!
"andru123"
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>
> >
> > Because people rather use the macro language VB instead of a real
> > programming language like C++.
> >
> > Pierre
> >
>
>
> Pierre, do you mean the MAJORITY of developers do not need custom entities
> and stuff??
>
>
>

[Anonymous]

Hi,

Are they really developer ?

Pierre


"andru123" a écrit dans le message de news:
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>
> >
> > Because people rather use the macro language VB instead of a real
> > programming language like C++.
> >
> > Pierre
> >
>
>
> Pierre, do you mean the MAJORITY of developers do not need custom entities
> and stuff??
>
>
>

[Anonymous]

What you will notice is that most people who program AutoCAD are the CAD
Operators who have to produce work on it every day and want to do it more
efficiently, not programmers who happen to be in the business of
customization. That is why VB is used much more than C++. The learning
curve is too steep for the normal CAD Operator to learn and get his
production work done at the same time, they are looking for something that
they can program quickly to get the job done and move on. They are not
concerned with the kernel and the in-depth operations of AutoCAD, all they
want to do is create and edit drawing entities. And lets face it, "most"
people who program AutoCAD start doing it because they are interested in
customizing not because their job forces them to. That is just my opinion.

--
Matt



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> (wrong line)
>
> Hi,
>
> Are they really developer ?
>
> Pierre
>
>
> "andru123" a écrit dans le message de news:
> 48302EEE7EC6A3512A70B15D07D96B8A@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> >
> > >
> > > Because people rather use the macro language VB instead of a real
> > > programming language like C++.
> > >
> > > Pierre
> > >
> >
> >
> > Pierre, do you mean the MAJORITY of developers do not need custom
entities
> > and stuff??
> >
> >
> >
>
>

[Anonymous]

Majority of the companies I know, which work in the same area, moved over to
Acad recently, and so did they custom applications. So I assumed the demand
should be high.
But, now I see, there are like 10 times more books on (VB + Acad), and this
probably shows the market trend very clear. Although I am surprised. Once I
know ObjectArx (of course knowledge of C++ is required), I would not go near
VB. May be for some User Interface stuff.

>cdlee wrote in message
> Maybe, and just maybe the AutoDesk don't want much people know more about
> the kernel of the AutoCAT, i guess!

If this is just a market trend (VB programming is much easier, and probably
cheaper), that's OK. But if this is Adesk policy, then I'd better (maybe,
and just maybe) go refresh my VB skills.

>From: Pierre Cardinal
> Hi,
>
> Are they really developer ?
>
> Pierre
>
Well as long as they deliver what is required, I'd say yes. Even if it does
not requre implementing moveGripPointsTo(). Poor guys, they do not know
where the fun is! 🙂 For me it 's like as if a car mechanic was given a car
and was said: "You can drive but DO NOT OPEN THE ENGINE's compartment!"

> (wrong line)
Where?

[Anonymous]

Do some reading on .Net, Microsoft is moving away from c++.

Thier latest architecture is c# ,VB , C++ Managed Extensions. Thier CLR is a
joke.

All other programs are called as unmanaged applications.


"andru123" wrote in message
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> Majority of the companies I know, which work in the same area, moved over
to
> Acad recently, and so did they custom applications. So I assumed the
demand
> should be high.
> But, now I see, there are like 10 times more books on (VB + Acad), and
this
> probably shows the market trend very clear. Although I am surprised. Once
I
> know ObjectArx (of course knowledge of C++ is required), I would not go
near
> VB. May be for some User Interface stuff.
>
> >cdlee wrote in message
> > Maybe, and just maybe the AutoDesk don't want much people know more
about
> > the kernel of the AutoCAT, i guess!
>
> If this is just a market trend (VB programming is much easier, and
probably
> cheaper), that's OK. But if this is Adesk policy, then I'd better (maybe,
> and just maybe) go refresh my VB skills.
>
> >From: Pierre Cardinal
> > Hi,
> >
> > Are they really developer ?
> >
> > Pierre
> >
> Well as long as they deliver what is required, I'd say yes. Even if it
does
> not requre implementing moveGripPointsTo(). Poor guys, they do not know
> where the fun is! 🙂 For me it 's like as if a car mechanic was given a
car
> and was said: "You can drive but DO NOT OPEN THE ENGINE's compartment!"
>
> > (wrong line)
> Where?
>
>
>