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From: turnerm++at++post.aes.com (Mark Turner)
Subject: Is Performer Training Worth It?
I am new to Performer. In fact we haven't even got our machines in yet.
They should be here in about 2 weeks. Is the Performer Training class by
SGI worth the time and money? I've done some GL in the past, but from
what
I see posted here Performer seems a bit more complicated.
Thanks,
Mark Turner
I'd say, no, or at least put it off until you have a couple of months to
get your hands dirty with Performer first. I was in your position back
in October - still waiting for hardware, so what the heck? go to class.
Unfortunately, it's a 3-day overview-type class. Out of 12 students, 1/3
were SGI types who were going to be either managing some aspect of
Performer or teaching a class themselves; 1/3 were manager types; the
last 1/3 were coders like you 'n me. The class was too long to be a
management overview, which is what half the class needed, and it was too
short to be valuable for actual implementation, which is waht the other
half needed.
If you went to the class armed with a couple of months of Performer
experience and A LOT of good questions, it might be worth your time.
Otherwise, pass. They need to split it up into a 1-day overview for
managers, and a 5-day programmers course.
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