Re: ITSEC and Performer training class

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Jenny Zhao (zhz++at++dandan.engr.sgi.com)
Fri, 29 Oct 1999 11:39:50 -0700

On Oct 29, 3:17pm, mike grant wrote:
> Subject: Re: ITSEC and Performer training class
> I would second Gary's comments as below:
>
> > To help people learn performer, there's
> > nothing better than code demonstrating
> > features. One program per feature !
>
> > Perfly source is too big and complex
> > to serve as an example of performer
> > coding.
>
> At my level of competence there seems to be a large gap
> between the trivial and the more complex examples, although
> it does not seem that long ago that even the trivial appeared
> dauntingly over complex!
>
> As Angus says, the samples provided are invaluable... but
> as with most things you can never have enough. Is there a
> mechanism for people to submit their own examples for public
> consumption?

This is a great suggestion! Like the "Graphics Gem", we can have
a collection of "Performer Gem".
Since we are on the topic of Performer training, I am very open to
suggestions from people on how we can explain Performer better.
Like we mentioned in the FOP in SIGGRAPH'99, we want to put a lot of
energy into creating a good Performer tutorial, something along the
line of "how to doing xxx" in Performer.
Please send me your suggestions on what the "xxx" should be.

I don't want to flood the news group on this topic. Please send me
email directly.
>
> As a slight aside, and in the cause of mutual support,
> I would be interested in making contact with any UK
> based Performer developers. Some of you have helped me
> out in the past but I am sure there are many more "lurkers"
> on the list. If anyone is interested in attempting to
> establish an informal group of like minded UK based Performer
> people then please mail me.

Since there are a lot of interests on this Performer training class,
perhaps we can do the same during ITEC next spring.
Rob Jenkins and I will work out a plan together.

Thanks!

>
> Regards,
>
> Mike Grant
> ABACUS
> University of Strathclyde
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Jenny Zhao        zhz++at++engr.sgi.com     650 933-5091	IRIS Performer Manager

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