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So this may fall under the umbrella of the popular  "Pitch in your gems to help make mcam life easier" thread

but If you could go back in time and offer yourself some advice at the beginning of your programming career what, if anything, would it be?

industry dos and don'ts, successful work routines, morale boosting mantras,  any and all answers accepted.

 

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http://mooretool.com/publications.html

Buy yourself a copy of "Foundations of Mechanical Accuracy", and read it cover-to-cover.

Then, I would pick up a copy of S.K. Sinha's book on Macro B Programming. Macro B is basically the beating heart of your CNC Machine.

https://www.powells.com/book/-9780071713320

Yes, Amazon is cheaper, but they are also destroying the planet. Buy it from Powell's and help support an amazing company.

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If I had it to do over again, the only thing I would change is I would probably make sure I go to the What's New training for every release. I'm certain I'm missing out on new functionality because I've been doing things certain ways since 1992. Don't get me wrong, I learn new stuff all the time... it's part of my job, but still, seeing the new stuff as opposed to just reading about it would probably be a better approach.

 

JM2CFWIW YMMV 

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8 minutes ago, cncappsjames said:

If I had it to do over again, the only thing I would change is I would probably make sure I go to the What's New training for every release. I'm certain I'm missing out on new functionality because I've been doing things certain ways since 1992. Don't get me wrong, I learn new stuff all the time... it's part of my job, but still, seeing the new stuff as opposed to just reading about it would probably be a better approach.

 

JM2CFWIW YMMV 

I've been fortunate enough to attend classes at my local reseller  (MACDAC in CT) and it definitely makes a big difference in my opinion. Between that, this forum and relentless seat time I've made a lot of progress in a short amount of time. Like everything else in this trade the subject matter is constantly evolving which makes it exciting.

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