What is the best resource for beginners to learn IDL programming?

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For beginners looking to learn IDL programming, "Practical IDL Programming" by Liam Gumley is highly recommended as it caters to those with little to no programming experience. The book effectively covers the basics without assuming prior knowledge. Additionally, the IDL online help is noted for being useful, though it may require some foundational understanding. For further assistance, the IDL news group and the forum on the IDL website are valuable resources for asking questions and connecting with tech support. In terms of specific programming inquiries, such as creating stacked plots that share the x-axis but not the y-axis, users are encouraged to seek code examples and guidance from the community.
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I'd like to get a book to get me up and running with IDL. I have little to no programming experience, so I'm looking for something that doesn't assume the reader has been exposed any sort of programming languages a priori. Any recommendation?
 
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I've found "Practical IDL Programming" by Liam Gumley to be a pretty helpful book (I got mine off Amazon). The IDL online help is good, but does assume you have a cursory knowledge of where to start and what you're doing. The book above basically assumes you know nothing - it's really handy to get you to understand the basics.

The IDL news group is a helpful place to ask questions as well:

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.idl-pvwave/topics

Finally, the forum on the IDL website can connect you directly with IDL's tech support:

http://www.ittvis.com/forum/ForumSearch.asp?urlCategory=2

I think they also offer cheap training for academic/university people, but I don't know the cost.

Hope this helps!
 
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Alright, thank you very much, I'll be looking into it.

Why the anonymity though?
 
Can anyone help, I am using IDL since March this year I dnt hv backgroud of programming, but I am trying my best to learn IDL. How to make stacked plots. I tried using over plot, I gives a plot sharing x-axis and y axis, but I want a plot that shares x- axis but not y-axis. so can you suggests and provides a sample of code for that. I real need ur help!
 
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