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Re: st: RE: recommendation for learning to write Stata ado-files
Well, I have some experience in Java but that is quite some time in
the past... It's just that I like to have those neat little solutions
and there some more knowledge on this might help! I'll look into that
article then!
Kind regards,
Andrea
On Jun 3, 2008, at 7:41 PM, Joao Ricardo F. Lima wrote:
Andrea,
See this .pdf of Kit Baum (Should you become a Stata Programmer?).
It�s very interesting.
You can download it free from:
http://ideas.repec.org/p/boc/dsug07/00.html
Best,
Joao Ricardo
2008/6/3, Andrea Bennett <[email protected]>:
Thank you for all the great inputs! It's a pity the student version
of
Stata does not come with the User's Guide included..
Kind regards,
Andrea
On Jun 3, 2008, at 6:53 PM, Nick Cox wrote:
The User's Guide [U] is invaluable. [P] is less important for
initial
learning, important as you progress.
At some point the question of whether to learn Mata as well as Stata
will arise.
Looking at other programs and help files is invaluable. Often
somebody
else's program is an excellent starting point. (Of course, you
should
acknowledge what you borrow.)
It's a bit invidious to pick from user-written books: nevertheless
Kit
Baum's forthcoming book is very good. (Declaration of interest.)
Getting to write do files before you write programs and getting used
to
writing
little programs before you write large ones are usually advisable.
People who haven't programmed before sometimes under-estimate how
difficult it can be.
If you are not a detail-driven person accustomed to being very
careful
about small points as well as large ones, programming can be very
frustrating. Even if you are, it can be very frustrating.
On the other hand, programming can be a lot of fun as well as
useful.
Being able to customise what you do is very rewarding.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Andrea
Bennett
Does anyone have a good starting point for learning how to write
ado-
files (in case it is part of the Stata manuals, I don't have them!).
Is there a book you would recommend? Or do you usually just learn by
looking at existing ado-files?
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