screencast
Wed, 11/25/2009 - 18:03
I noticed a screen cast Alex did for "first steps with the framework". It is a great video! Are there any plans to do more to explain the entire structure of Qcubed? It would really be great for us newbies, helping us to have a much better understanding of how everything is glued together. It would also help to cement an understanding of how each piece relates to the MVC model.
Thanks... a special thanks to Alex for a job well done!
Thanks a bunch :)
I have two more coming - both have the video already edited, now just need to do a voiceover:
- Building a QForm from scratch
- Debugging tips
Quick question on two of the worries I had about the video I made yesterday:
- Sound quality. I'm recording from a built-in laptop mic (I gave my good mic to a friend...). Is it legible?
- Speed of narration. I frequently hear that I go too fast when I present. Is the speed OK for this audience?
Thanks!
-Alex
Alex, it was a great presentation. The quality was great all around and, no, it did not seem to fast. I have a habit of re-playing that sort of thing repeatably to cement the concepts, so I watched/listened several times. Most importantly, it was about the right length. Some screen casts are way too long, so you forget what you learned, before you get to the end. Short and sweet, but with all the right details is great and promotes interest in replaying it.
Great job! I'm very impressed!
Thanks a bunch, great to hear that.
I'll post the next two early next week - i'm out starting today for an outside-of-civilization Thanksgiving vacation.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Hi Alex,
screencasts are an essential tool for beginners, thank you and I hope there
will be more ;)
For me it would be very nice if the videos where downloadable, as I watch
them several times too, so any downloadable format would be better than
online. I find sound is a little low. The speed and duration are ok.
Thank you.
I second that idea.
Also it would be nice to have the source files.
I am doing the 2ยบ tutorial and the only output I get is
txtLogin->RenderWithName(); ?>
txtPassword->RenderWithName(); ?>
txtbtnLogin->Render(); ?>
with this source
<?php$this->RenderBegin()
?>
<? $this->txtLogin->RenderWithName(); ?>
<? $this->txtPassword->RenderWithName(); ?>
<? $this->txtbtnLogin->Render(); ?>
<?php$this->RenderEnd();
?>
and I don't know where is the problem, If I had the source it would be easyer to debug.
bye
Sergisan - your php installation is not configured to support short tags <?. Use long tags <?php instead of <?
indeed,
for example, XAMPP comes with
short_open_tag = Off
Which would cause <? to be displayed inline in the html
(I had the same problem today when migrating some older code to a new version of xampp!)
Thank you guys ;)
is it a goodf practice to use it ? (short_open_tag = On)
bye
Yes, it's a fine practice. I have short_open_tag set to On on all my production servers.
This can cause issues if you're trying to do XML handling or other text strings containing <? though. If you can live with it off, I'd recommend leaving it that way, and just learning to code with the long version. This will also serve you well if you ever need to move to a server without that option enabled.