Re: Example database

Maybe this one helps. This is a scenario people at eclipse built their
application around because they think that it demonstrates all things a
data-binding framework needs to deal with:

http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/JFace_Data_Binding_Scenarios

Tom

Andrew Jensen schrieb:
> An example database would be a good thing to have! It seems everyone
> agrees on that.
> 
> The question is , what would be a good example. Which I suppose comes
> first to the question, as always, of 'the target audience' for Base.
> More precisely the target for the example. Another way to look at it
> would be, what 'skill level' would be needed to produce a given result.
> In defining the term 'skill level', we would be describing these
> different user audiences.
> 
> Here is a shot at a skill level list ( hopefully others can help refine
> the thinking here )
> 
> *Novice* -
> 
>     *
> 
>       No experience with any type of DBMS.
> 
>     *
> 
>       Doesn't recognize the difference between a Base table grid view
>       and a Calc spreadsheet ( /Hey they both have columns and rows -
>       right, so they must be the same./)
> 
> *Flegling *-
> 
>     *
> 
>       Has the basic concepts down, comfortable with creating a table or
>       simple form/sub-form with the use of the wizards.
> 
>     *
> 
>       Can produce a multi-table query using the designer and then use
>       this to produce reports via the wizard.
> 
>     *
> 
>       Is NOT comfortable when having to use SQL syntax.
> 
>     *
> 
>       Has difficulty creating custom scripts.
> 
>     *
> 
>       Does not have a clue as to what is meant by MVC architecture.
> 
>     *
> 
>       Has light experience creating personal forms in MSA, FMPro,
>       Approach, Paradox or the like. ( /But not so much experience that
>       Base's handling of some functionality differently would be a huge
>       problem /)
> 
> *Apprentice *-
> 
>     *
> 
>       Recognizes places in the schema where normalization can be used to
>       enhance data integrity.
> 
>     *
> 
>       Is using functions within SQL statements to generate calculated
>       fields.
> 
>     *
> 
>       Is creating 'applications', by linking multiple forms together
>       along with custom scipt functions in libraries.
> 
>     *
> 
>       Has light to moderate experience creating these database
>       applications for use by self and others. This experience again may
>       be in MSA, FMPro, etc. but might also be skilled in PHP, Python,
>       REXX. ( /For this user differences in approach between the package
>       they are experienced in and Base may actually pose more of a
>       hurdle - if only because of inertia./ )
> 
> *Journeyman -*
> 
>     *
> 
>       Understands both the generalities of database design and has
>       implemented these using packages from more then one vendor in the
>       past.
> 
>     *
> 
>       Is creating 'applications' targeted for a specific business field
>       either as the member of an internal IS group, or for resale in a
>       vertical market.
> 
>     *
> 
>       This person is experienced in mixing features from differing
>       packages to attain a given result. ( /For this user the
>       differences in Bases approach to a given task is not the problem,
>       so long as it is realtvely easy to get to the documentation - The
>       developers Guide is already this persons friend./ )
> 
> Anyway, this is just my thinking on it. I would suggest that it would be
> wise for us to try and relate our discussion of what would make for a
> good base-line example back to these ( or some defined set of ) user
> groups. My initial thinking is that the example is best targeted to
> someone in the Fledgling - Apprentice skill level, and if I had to err
> on one side or the other, I would try to err on the Fledgling side.
> 
> Trying to focus an example to the novice user might sound good, but I
> think you end up losing them much to quickly. What makes more sense to
> me is that once the example is created, then there is a wonderful
> opportunity for someone to generate a tutorial targeted to this Novice
> user that goes into not only the steps used to create it - but the
> thinking behind the choices that where made in creating it.
> 
> Drew
>

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