A couple of weeks ago i started contributing recipes to the O’Reilly Rails Cookbook which Rob Orsini is writing. It’s the first time i’ve contributed to a technical book, up until now all of my published writing has been about politics or internet / media analysis and related topics. After years of reading the animal books i’m starting to write for one. It’s pretty exciting. I know the ‘cool kids’ are publishing with the pragmatic programmers, and DHH thinks O’Rielly is old school but still have a warm spot in my heart for black and white animal covers and oreilly style.
It’s interesting to work on a cookbook when Chad has finished his Rails Recipies book already. When you have a book out there that already covers the same topic, it raises the bar. Hopefully I can help the Rails Cookbook be useful contribution to the rails community and new rails developers.
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Cool! I love the O’Reilly books.
For me, the most important part of a computer book is the design. It sounds stupid, but I learn better if the book is designed well. That’s why I like the O’Reilly books, especially the “Hacks” series. When I find some money, I want to buy some of the “Heads First” books to see if the visual style in those books help me learn better.
I also like the Wrox style and the Peachpit series. The Pragmatic Programmer series leaves me a bit flat.
May 18th, 2006
Don’t forget the Ruby Cookbook!
It’s nearly 900 pages and coming out soon from O’Reilly.
May 18th, 2006
I, for one, is very happy that it is you, Rabble, who is to write it. Talk about having an author with in-trench experience. That’s very much a factor when I pick a book.
(Nowadays you almost get to pick among the Ruby literature. Almost.)
May 18th, 2006
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