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<body class='hmmessage'><BR>Just wondering...any final date for the book?<BR>
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Thanks, Alex<BR><BR><BR>
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> From: joelr1@gmail.com<BR>> To: matthew@dempsky.org<BR>> Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:41:13 +0000<BR>> CC: erlang-questions@erlang.org<BR>> Subject: [erlang-questions] Book expectations<BR>> <BR>> Matthew,<BR>> <BR>> On Dec 14, 2007, at 11:01 PM, Matthew Dempsky wrote:<BR>> <BR>> > It is my hope that if you write about Erlang driver threads and timers<BR>> > (or any topic), you will be writing from actual experience in using<BR>> > them in production or at least an environment where you impose<BR>> > production-like restrictions on yourself. Otherwise, it belongs in a<BR>> > blog post, not a book.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> I hate to disappoint you but my goal for the book is not for me to write<BR>> about things I have experience with in a production environment. My goal<BR>> is to clearly explain topics that may otherwise look obscure.<BR>> <BR>> Device drivers are one such topic.<BR>> <BR>> I don't aim to pass myself off as an expert. I do aim for deep and <BR>> complete<BR>> coverage of every topic that I write about. This is the reason I ask <BR>> questions.<BR>> <BR>> Does this make me qualified or unqualified to write the book? I don't <BR>> know!<BR>> You will be the judge once the book is 2/3 finished and enters the Prags<BR>> beta book program.<BR>> <BR>> Do you think you are more qualified to write an Erlang book than I am?<BR>> You may well be. Please feel free to write another Erlang book,<BR>> we don't have enough of them at the moment!<BR>> <BR>> Thanks, Joel<BR>> <BR>> --<BR>> http://wagerlabs.com<BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> erlang-questions mailing list<BR>> erlang-questions@erlang.org<BR>> http://www.erlang.org/mailman/listinfo/erlang-questions<BR><BR></body>
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