William ChopsWestfield wrote:

>> Don't get too fixated on Winamp right now; just follow a tutorial that
>> shows the simple things, how to make buttons and text fields and combo
>> boxes work, and how to integrate with other APIs on the computer. Then
>> you take that and start messing with Winamp.
> 
> I dunno. I always find it very difficult to get into a new language or
> programming environment without a particular application in mind.

Yes, I agree. But that seems to work only well when some basic structural
concepts are already somewhat familiar. Depends on the degree of
pre-knowledge and the quality of the tutorial, I suppose.

Gerhard
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