In SX Microcontrollers, SX/B Compiler and SX-Key Tool, bean wrote:

You are so right though, one learns about microcontrollers by doing. This is one subject where academic knowledge means little without experience.

So anyone wanting to get into programming the SX should use the advice in the old NIKE advert - JUST DO IT! -

John Bond 
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John,
  I couldn't agree more. Someone could go to art school for many years, but they won't become a good artist until they actually "create" some art. Programming is the same way. You could memorize the SX/B help file inside and out, but until you start creating real-world programs you won't be a very good programmer.

 

  I know we all laugh about the "blink an LED" programs that most books start with. But when I started assembly programming with the SX it took me several hours to get that darn LED to flash. 

 

  Another problem user seem to have is the old "I want to write a program, but I don't know what I want it to do". It's really hard to just think of some practical and useful out-of-the-blue. I aways ask people what they are interested in. And try to come up with something that fit in with their interests. Let's face it, if it's not interesting, it's boring.

 

  I've said this before, but when Jon Williams SX/B book is released I think it will be a god-sent to the SX/B community. If you loved his revised stampworks book, you will love this one too. I've seen parts of it, it's good. I wouldn't be surprised if Parallax bundled it with the SX starter kit. It will be a must-have for anyone starting out with SX/B.

 

Bean.

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