I’m interested in what approaches people took to learning Corona. I’ve done several video tutorials and now I’m looking for some other resources as well. [import]uid: 151050 topic_id: 27493 reply_id: 327493[/import]
I watched and studied all of the videos from Cheetomoskeeto, and then started working on my own app - searched the forums a lot and posted lots of questions. People are very helpful. When I got to the point where I absolutely had to have some help, I purchased some one on one support from Ansca. They were very kind in allowing me to purchase the Corona 101 and 102 packages and then tailor the sessions to my questions. I worked with Danny, who was wonderful and worth every penny!
The biggest frustration for me was/still is that the technology changes so quickly that much of the documentation is out of date. From the sounds of things, though, Ansca is working hard to rectify this, so just hang in there!
Also check out Peach Pellen’s site at www.Techority.com and www.coronalearning.com
Best,
Chris [import]uid: 97836 topic_id: 27493 reply_id: 111818[/import]
@Cpalmer: Thank you for the kind words.
Regarding the documentation: http://docs.coronalabs.com/api/
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You are more than welcome, you really are quite a gifted (and patient!) teacher.
As for the new reference docs… you made my day!! I yelled out loud when I saw new text box! If it were football season my neighbors would think there’s a (Baltimore Ravens) game on 
Can’t wait to dive into it more, and get the new build!
chris [import]uid: 97836 topic_id: 27493 reply_id: 111834[/import]
I used a few tutorials, both written, and video. I used the sample code and I read the various docs and API Calls on the website.
Then lots of hard work, research, experimentation, failing and failing until I found success. [import]uid: 19626 topic_id: 27493 reply_id: 111846[/import]
That table post by Jon is awesome, good share
Chris thanks for the link to Techority, always appreciated
What I did to learn Corona was basically pick apart all the sample code and put it back together again. No copy and paste, just writing it all out so it stuck. It worked for me much better than just reading.
Peach [import]uid: 52491 topic_id: 27493 reply_id: 111966[/import]
Newb here, but for me the “single” post that I found myself reading over and over in order to grasp lua tables, which is so important was Beebe’s…
http://www.coronalabs.com/blog/2011/06/21/understanding-lua-tables-in-corona-sdk/
The importance of understanding tables and their use cannot be overstated IMO.
GL, Nail [import]uid: 106779 topic_id: 27493 reply_id: 111954[/import]