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I agree. That's what it should be. The Wizard. A Tool for Newcomers AND for experienced programmers ...
 
Regards, Ton.
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Herman
To: Paul Ho
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 3:31 AM
Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: AFL code wizard - preview presentation

Regardless of what personal opinions anyone of us may have, the fact is that the wizard will help newcomers pick up on AFL quicker and that it will help part-time traders to be more productive. Perhaps, at some future date, it may even help advanced programmers optimize their code. Compare writing native AFL to writing hand-coded assembly code, most of the time the compiler won't provide you with optimum solutions but it is still nice to see how the compiler solves the problem and perhaps pick up some ideas, or copy a few lines of code. Sometimes doing this can be a major time saver for even the experienced programmer - in any programming language. 


Someone referred to the wizard as a "stepping stone" and I think that is a perfect description. No matter how advanced the wizard will become it can never deliver more than writing your own AFL code. The strength of AFL is that it has powerful basic functions (i.e. looping) that lets you break free from tradition.  All "wizards" are based on traditional and often over-used approaches; they "try" to think for you. This is great when you want to learn but not when you want to think independently.


In conclusion, it is great to have a wizard but if your are serious about developing your own trading system let it be your stepping stone to more original and innovative work. Studying AFL might well be your best investment in time ever.


best regards,

herman


 


Sunday, May 20, 2007, 9:34:58 PM, you wrote:


>

I dont think what he said is crap. He made a prediction and we will know sometime in the future its either true or not true.

His concern might not be well founded, and his writing might not be dipomatic, but his take on the wizard is interesting indeed, and we'll know the answer to that some time in the future.

Andrew, if you just want to trade and not worry about becoming a pseudo-programmer, then do that and no one else is worried either.




From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com [mailto:amibroker@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Z

Sent: Sunday, 20 May 2007 9:15 PM

To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com

Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: AFL code wizard - preview presentation


G'day all,


> You have now created a tool for the 'programming illiterate' group of

> users, who will from this day forward, demand more and more

> enhancements to the wizard to compensate for their inability to

> comprehend AFL's programatic complexities.


This is the biggest load of crap I have read in a while...a big slap in

the face to TRADERS that just want to TRADE and not have to worry about

becoming pseudo-programmers in the process.


Andrew.


 

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