# Time to introduce myself **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [January 9, 2022, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/time-to-introduce-myself/36913 "2022-01-09T22:01:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pierre\_de\_Man](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/pierre_de_man/32/34925_2.png) [@Pierre\_de\_Man](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Pierre_de_Man)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/time-to-introduce-myself/36913/1 "2022-01-09T22:01:06Z")
Hi everyone, My name is Pierre and I am from the Netherlands. A few weeks ago I discovered Glide and I was busy collecting first many details before I would start with Glide. After seeing several videos on Youtube I wanted to start myself. But as always, finding a good place to start is not so easy. In the past, I did some programming in Clipper but this now is very outdated. Now because of health conditions, I am unemployed and don’t need or can work anymore. So I have a lot of “free” time. I wanted to use this to learn something new. I tried several things like PHP, Python, HTML, CSS but after a few lessons, I gave up. My mind is not so quick anymore and I get distracted easily and have problems staying focused. So I think Glide is a nice place to start again. I have so many ideas that I would like to work out. Now, my first problem is to find a good tutorial or online course that can teach me step by step how things work. Maybe someone here can suggest a good course for me. Everything is welcome. I am known with the basics of Excel, Google Sheets, and Notion. So the concept of databases is no problem for me. I already tried to look on Udemy but there is not much. Most of all, I hope I can learn a lot from everyone in this community, but for now, things look a bit complicated to me. Many thanks in advance for all your tips and hope you all have a nice day. ---
**Author:** ![Uzo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/uzo/32/22639_2.png) [@Uzo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Uzo)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/time-to-introduce-myself/36913/2 "2022-01-09T22:11:35Z")
the best course is this forum! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![nathanaelb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nathanaelb/32/43079_2.png) [@nathanaelb](https://community.glideapps.com/u/nathanaelb)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/time-to-introduce-myself/36913/3 "2022-01-09T23:09:48Z")
Hello @Pierre_de_Man, welcome to Glide, it’s so nice of you to share your story. Ideas: 1. [Glide Library](https://docs.glideapps.com/all/start-here/welcome) (brought to you by @JackVaughan and his team) 2. [Darren’s best practices](https://community.glideapps.com/t/your-best-practices-dos-donts-for-newbies-pls-thks/35011/2) (the other @Darren_Murphy !) on how to get started 3. [Bob’s videos](https://www.youtube.com/c/RobertPetittoWA/videos) (by @Robert_Petitto) 4. [Darren’s videos](https://www.youtube.com/c/AppswithDarren/videos) (by @Darren_Alderman) 5. **Edit** – [Jesus’ videos](https://jesusvargas.glideapp.io/) (by @eltintero) Happy gliding! ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/time-to-introduce-myself/36913/4 "2022-01-09T23:57:58Z")
You can also learn some lessons with this app from @eltintero > **[Glide Lessons](https://jesusvargas.glideapp.io/)** > > Learn Glide with Jesus from Lowcode.Agency ---
**Author:** ![nathanaelb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nathanaelb/32/43079_2.png) [@nathanaelb](https://community.glideapps.com/u/nathanaelb)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 12:06am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/time-to-introduce-myself/36913/5 "2022-01-10T00:06:46Z")
My apologies I missed this, I didn’t know about Jesus’ videos. I updated my post above. ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 12:35am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/time-to-introduce-myself/36913/6 "2022-01-10T00:35:40Z")
Thanks a lot, and no worries 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Pierre\_de\_Man](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/pierre_de_man/32/34925_2.png) [@Pierre\_de\_Man](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Pierre_de_Man)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/time-to-introduce-myself/36913/7 "2022-01-10T12:40:50Z")
Thank you for the list. I will have a look at it. Can you maybe confirm my thoughts on Glide? Am I right to say that with Glide I need to change the way I think? Instead of letting the program do all the work, I need to let the sheet/table do all the work. Like all calculations and conditions are done in the sheet/table. And Glide is “just there” to display my results. ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Penn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/eric_penn/32/73888_2.png) [@Eric\_Penn](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Eric_Penn)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 6:05am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/time-to-introduce-myself/36913/8 "2022-01-12T06:05:49Z")
The more work/ logic done inside Glide the better. To quote @Darren_Murphy - Learn about Glide [Computed Columns](https://docs.glideapps.com/all/reference/data-editor/computed-columns). Once you understand how to effectively use them you can start unleashing the true power of Glide. - Avoid Spreadsheet formulas like the plague. Let go of them, they are holding you back. Except in a very few cases, you don’t need them any more. If you think your formulas are way too complex and can’t possibly be done in Glide, refer to previous point ⬆