[ic] best way to learn IC?

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> From: G Guttero [mailto:gguttero@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 3:11 PM
> Subject: [ic] best way to learn IC?
> 
> 
> What is the best way to learn IC?  Is it simply reading the 
> manuals?  I've 
> done a lot of poking around with my store, looking stuff up 
> in the manuals, 
> and reading this list, but I'm wondering if I should be 
> reading some of the 
> manuals cover to cover to get a establish a real base.  Would 
> you guys say 
> that's true?  And if so, which ones are must-reads from front to back?

I recommend doing the catalog building tutorial with the books
available to refer to.  Then install the foundation site as a
point of reference and start tweeking it.  You will have a good
understanding of how the Foundation store was built.  Many
people think the Foundation store is THE way to do IC, but once
you've gone through the tutorial you see that it's A way to do
IC, but there are many ways to put together a site with IC.
Using Foundation for the basis of your site is a good idea, but
it's easy to get lost in what's what when you try to grasp the
whole thing all at once.

Patrick