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So, in the end, TS helps those who help themselves.
At 12:27 PM 8/1/2001, DH wrote:
>There is a useful lesson we can all learn from the pics Bob posted. When
>I'm developing a system, I always write it as one or more indicators
>first. I like to see exactly what the calcs are doing. I'll spend hours
>staring at charts before I write any system code. If something doesn't
>look right I start trying to find out why. Once I'm satisfied with the
>visual presentation of the indicator(s), I'll convert it to a system to
>see if it can make some money.
>
>A second important lesson is to double-check the code for any EL
>functions supplied by Omega. I use very few of the built-in functions.
>My own versions are either more accurate or they execute faster. I'm
>totally self-taught as a programmer and even I can see the major flaws
>in the built-in stuff. I look at Omega's function library as code
>examples, not something you would actually use for trading. Once you get
>the mindset that you have to code everything yourself if you want it to
>work right, life gets less stressful.
>
>Pierre is right that you can work around almost any problem. Where he
>has his head in the sand is pretending that the problems are unimportant
>and the average user need not concern himself with them. But we all know
>Pierre's biases - think used car salesman - so those of us who have been
>around for a while take anything he says with a huge grain of salt. You
>know he will never say or admit anything that is going to hurt sales.
>Also, he has never been wrong about anything.... just "right in a
>different way." :-)
>
>Thanks for the valuable insights into the inner workings of TS, Bob.
>
>--
> Dennis
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