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Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please

From bilsch <bilsch01@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please
Date 2012-06-29 13:07 -0700
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On 6/29/2012 8:12 AM, Patricia Shanahan wrote:
> On 6/25/2012 3:31 PM, bilsch wrote:
>> I'm trying to make a program that works like the calculator in Windows
>> Accessories - all input is from button clicks. Below I listed a
>> stripped down version of the GUI and a little of the processing behind
>> it. It is in two small files. I had intended that the program would
>> display a sequence of digits from button clicks, which I would then
>> convert into a Double precision number. The problem is I am constrained
>> to initialize the string within the method that accumulates the sequence
>> of digits. Everytime the method is called the string is reinitialized
>> with the result that my sequence of digits is only ever one digit long.
>> My plan would work if I could initialize the string outside the method,
>> however variable scope in Java doesn't allow it.
> ...
>
> I'm going back to the base article, to suggest a basically different
> approach.
>
> During my spare time over the last couple of weeks I've been studying an
> unfamiliar C++ graphics library. I realized that my normal approach to
> learning languages and libraries was entirely different from yours.
>
> I wrote a series of very simple, small programs, each of which
> introduced only one new technique. For example, my program for learning
> to connect a button to the code that should run when it is clicked
> created a window containing one button, and wrote "hello" to standard
> out each time it was clicked. When that was working I advanced to two
> buttons doing different things.
>
> Each learning program incorporated at most one new technique. The
> programs I was really trying to write did not use any new graphics
> techniques - I had tried everything out in smaller programs.
>
> Have you considered a step-by-step approach, as an alternative to
> writing an application and then trying to make it work?
>
> Patricia

Yes, I do generally use a stepwise approach.  I appreciate the value of 
that.

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I need a different approach - suggestions please bilsch <bilsch01@gmail.com> - 2012-06-25 15:31 -0700
  Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please markspace <-@.> - 2012-06-25 16:15 -0700
    Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please bilsch <bilsch01@gmail.com> - 2012-06-25 16:47 -0700
      Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please markspace <-@.> - 2012-06-25 18:10 -0700
        Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please bilsch <bilsch01@gmail.com> - 2012-06-26 13:04 -0700
          Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-06-26 14:01 -0700
          Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-06-26 17:21 -0400
            Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please bilsch <bilsch01@gmail.com> - 2012-06-27 14:44 -0700
              Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-06-27 14:56 -0700
              Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-06-27 18:13 -0400
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please bilsch <bilsch01@gmail.com> - 2012-06-27 18:48 -0700
              Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2012-06-27 15:21 -0700
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Jail Bush Cronies <do.not@ask.me> - 2012-06-27 18:46 -0400
          Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please markspace <-@.> - 2012-06-26 14:25 -0700
            Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-06-26 14:32 -0700
              Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-06-26 17:49 -0400
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-06-26 15:20 -0700
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please bilsch <bilsch01@gmail.com> - 2012-06-27 17:30 -0700
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-06-27 18:09 -0700
        Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Wanja Gayk <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2012-07-02 11:21 +0200
      Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-06-25 18:36 -0700
        Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please bilsch <bilsch01@gmail.com> - 2012-06-26 13:24 -0700
          Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-06-26 13:49 -0700
          Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-06-26 14:04 -0700
            Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-06-26 14:34 -0700
              Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-06-26 16:26 -0700
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-06-26 16:47 -0700
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-06-26 20:04 -0700
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-06-26 22:18 -0400
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2012-06-26 22:59 -0400
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-06-27 21:30 -0400
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Wanja Gayk <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2012-07-02 11:32 +0200
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-07-02 09:47 -0700
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-06-26 20:06 -0700
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-06-27 11:42 -0700
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-06-27 14:09 -0700
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2012-06-27 15:11 -0700
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-06-27 21:59 -0400
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Devil's Advocate <legal@hell.org> - 2012-06-27 22:17 -0400
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-06-27 21:40 -0400
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-06-27 19:12 -0700
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Leif Roar Moldskred <leifm@dimnakorr.com> - 2012-06-27 20:47 -0500
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-06-27 19:12 -0700
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-06-27 21:28 -0400
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-06-27 19:14 -0700
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Hydrangea <hydrangea393@foo.mail.quuzzle.edu> - 2012-06-27 22:28 -0400
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-06-27 21:05 -0700
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-06-27 22:32 -0400
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-06-27 21:08 -0700
          Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please markspace <-@.> - 2012-06-26 14:10 -0700
            Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-06-26 14:35 -0700
              Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-06-26 17:51 -0400
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-06-26 15:20 -0700
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-06-26 19:35 -0400
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-06-26 16:44 -0700
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-06-26 22:06 -0400
          Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2012-06-27 08:15 -0700
        Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please bilsch <bilsch01@gmail.com> - 2012-06-27 18:36 -0700
          Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-06-27 18:54 -0700
            Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please B1ll G4tes <wm.gat3s@micro5oft.quux> - 2012-06-27 22:23 -0400
              Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-06-28 09:55 -0700
            Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please bilsch <bilsch01@gmail.com> - 2012-06-28 04:02 -0700
              Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Mike Winter <mlwinter@gmail.com> - 2012-06-28 04:55 -0700
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please markspace <-@.> - 2012-06-28 07:33 -0700
                [OT] Message IDs (Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please) Mike Winter <mlwinter@gmail.com> - 2012-06-28 08:45 -0700
                Re: [OT] Message IDs (Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please) markspace <-@.> - 2012-06-28 09:39 -0700
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-06-28 09:44 -0700
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2012-06-28 12:51 -0400
                Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please markspace <-@.> - 2012-06-28 09:58 -0700
              Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please markspace <-@.> - 2012-06-28 07:32 -0700
  Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-06-26 03:49 -0700
    Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please bilsch <bilsch01@gmail.com> - 2012-06-26 13:59 -0700
  Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2012-06-29 08:12 -0700
    Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-06-29 10:02 -0700
    Re: I need a different approach - suggestions please bilsch <bilsch01@gmail.com> - 2012-06-29 13:07 -0700

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