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Lingo Sorcery: The Magic of Lists, Objects and Intelligent Agents (Paperback)

by Peter Small (Author) "The simple definition of an object is that it is anything you want it to be ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 590 pages
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 2nd Edition edition (7 Dec 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0471986151
  • ISBN-13: 978-0471986157
  • Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 19.2 x 4.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,688,899 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"...Plenty of good advice is dispensed on techniques for using objects and lists to best effect. At this price the book is value for money...", , , Computer Bulletin, November 1999 #

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Have you wanted to acquire that essential programming edge which will allow you to harness the full power of lists and objects? Are you looking to create innovative Director products for the Internet at the highest level of technical expertise? Have you reached that stage of using Lingo where the only next step you can take is to finally understand object–oriented programming?

If you have said "yes" to any of the above, you have the right book in your hands. It is the first choice of both professionals and learners alike and is the most frequently recommended book on the Director User Internet forums for understanding the black art of OOPS and taking Lingo programming to areas the manuals never reach.

THis second edition covers two major advances in Director which have opened up new vistas to users. Behaviours are easy to conceptualize, and allow those who have very little programming knowledge to design an object–orientated programming (OOP) style. The new Application programming Interface (API) introduced along with a set of Net Xtras has transormed Director from aclosed application into an open system, allowing it to become the new killer app for thr Internet and the Web.

What readers said about the first edition...

⋅ ...for my money it′s the best Director book in the market.

⋅ Lingo Sorcery is amazing. It′s not a "how to" book per se, (though it has lots of how to in it) it′s a "how to" book with a lot of accompanying thoughts on how most effectively to think about OOP and multimedia design from an organic point of view.

⋅ In my opinion, Lingo Sorcery is easily the best info on OOP for Lingo.

⋅ I am finally starting to get the hang of OOPing, but I heard Peter′s book is awesome.

⋅ See some crazy (but interesting) examples of ways to use OOP with Lingo, read Lingo Sorcery by Peter Small. It′s amazing. It will really get your creative juices flowing.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Wake up!, 14 Oct 1999
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When I purchased this book I thought the lingo could be used in director 7, obviously after reading it I was wrong. Dear O dear!
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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book for Lingo intermediated level learner., 12 Jan 2001
It is an excellent book for an intermediated student who knows a bit of OOP concept(3years) and Lingo(2years). It is absolutely not for people who want to start learning Lingo from scratch. An excellent book must have !!!
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2.0 out of 5 stars Second Edition?, 19 Dec 2000
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This book was supposedly the second edition released in 1999. It does however, still refer to Director 4 and 5. Lingo as changed dramatically since this book was first written, and no account for that has been made. Although was probably a helpful book back in '96, the auther definatly needs to consider the changes in Director before this book can be of any use to anyone
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1.0 out of 5 stars Sorcery is not an appropriate title!
I purchased this book with the naive expectation that the little Lingo I knew would increase and develop. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for beginners...eh-OK for advanced programmers
I encountered this book by accident after having read what seemed like a million books on Director and Lingo programming. Read more
Published on 14 Sep 1998

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