Express_myself,

What comstitutes a reasonable amount, my reasonable amount is different than say Ian's, Richard's, Howard's, or Ron's.... They may say I know a reasonable amount or they may say I don't. Subjective words generally lead to a bad answer.

So as for resources: SAS-L of course, SUGI and regioal SUG papers always a good, books like the "little SAS primer" Book are good places, and just plain old fashion sitting down and playing with SAS trying to solve a problem (see first option in list for a slew of problems to solve with solutions).

As for time line, who knows it would depend on how fast your friend catchs on. It could be one month or twenty years.... I would say if they have already programmed in another language I would think they would faster at catching onto programming in Sas than someone who has never programmed.

Toby Dunn

"It's OK to figure out murder mysteries, but you shouldn't need to figure out code. You should be able to read it." -Steve C McConnell

> -----Original Message----- > From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On > Behalf Of express_myself_01@YAHOO.COM > Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 1:32 PM > To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU > Subject: How long does it take to learn SAS, and how good is > the Learning Edition > > > A friend of mine wants to learn SAS. For those of you who > have learned it recently, how long did it take to know a > reasonable amount, and what resources did you use? > > Did anyone learn via the Learning Edition? > > Please give me ideas on what has helped you learn SAS. > > I may be helping him to learn SAS, but it has been a long > time since I first learned it. > > Thanks for any info you can give. > > EM >