[erlang-questions] ANN: Designing for Scalability with Erlang/OTP by O'Reilly

Duncan McGreggor duncan@REDACTED
Thu Jul 10 20:52:21 CEST 2014


Felix, thanks for bringing it back :-) I couldn't agree more -- simply
having the opportunity to read -- in very clear, unambiguous text -- what
is essentially a guide on OTP best practices and how to think about
distributed apps/services, has been amazing. This is true not only for the
things that I didn't know about OTP and its internals (which is a lot), but
also for the things I had already managed to learn. You know it's a good
job  when you read something that causes you to think more deeply and
richly about a topic with which you already have some intimate knowledge.

Thanks Francesco and Steve!

d

P.S. The the $25 discount was deeply appreciated :-)



On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 4:58 PM, Felix Gallo <felixgallo@REDACTED> wrote:

> On the topic of Francesco and Steve's book, as someone who bought the
> early access version some time ago, it was at the time quite solid and
> informative; I can only imagine it got even better from there; and I look
> forward to catching up on it tonight.  Although O'Reilly's sins are many
> and egregious, supporting quality authors and helping to promote the
> general availability of strong and accessible Erlang documentation is in
> this case entirely worth the price.
>
> Of course, the true Erlang communitarian Nordic-style socialist bookshelf
> would also include the work of the tireless Mr. Hebert (
> http://www.nostarch.com/erlang), the selfless Joe Armstrong (
> http://pragprog.com/book/jaerlang2/programming-erlang), and the triple
> threat of Logan, Merritt and Carlsson (http://www.manning.com/logan/).
>  Why not buy five copies of each for your friends and neighbors?  Christmas
> is just around the corner.  And what if one of your copies crashed without
> trapping exit?
>
> F.
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 4:15 PM, Mark Nijhof <
> mark.nijhof@REDACTED> wrote:
>
>> I should have said "technical" writers :) but I see your point. But just
>> looking at the time spend and what one could earn by doing that work vs
>> writing about the work then it usually is a clear case what activity wins.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 11:46 PM, Miles Fidelman <
>> mfidelman@REDACTED> wrote:
>>
>>> Mark Nijhof wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> It is not funny anymore how many people think that someone writes a
>>>> book for money. Even when self publishing there is not a lot of money to be
>>>> made, I use LeanPub and am very happy with the platform/service they offer.
>>>> And the royalties are good as well, but I need to pay for the cover design,
>>>> the website (if you want something else then the default) and for editors
>>>> to help me improve my content. So far it has cost me money.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> That does require a comment.  A lot of people DO write for money, though
>>> not necessarily looking for all that money to come from book sales.
>>>  Academics "publish or perish."  Consultants as a marketing vehicle.  And
>>> yes, there are people who actually make a living from writing books.
>>>
>>> But yes, there are also non-monetary reasons for writing a book -
>>> consolidating learning, as an excuse to do some personal research, putting
>>> experience or thoughts on paper, promoting a position, and so forth.  Even
>>> then, few have the luxury to do that without some means of support - we all
>>> have to eat.  If one is retired, has a job that includes writing as a part
>>> of it (can you say academia?), an understanding employer (or an employer
>>> who benefits from your writing), that's great.  Otherwise, a grant, a
>>> fellowship, or some form of income is required.
>>>
>>>  Writing is a huge amount of work, and it is a shame writers don't see
>>>> more of the results.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Absolutely.  Writing is real work.  One of the reasons my next book will
>>> be self-published.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>>
>>> Miles Fidelman
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice.
>>> In practice, there is.   .... Yogi Berra
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> erlang-questions mailing list
>>> erlang-questions@REDACTED
>>> http://erlang.org/mailman/listinfo/erlang-questions
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mark Nijhof
>> t:   @MarkNijhof <https://twitter.com/MarkNijhof>
>> s:  marknijhof
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> erlang-questions mailing list
>> erlang-questions@REDACTED
>> http://erlang.org/mailman/listinfo/erlang-questions
>>
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> erlang-questions mailing list
> erlang-questions@REDACTED
> http://erlang.org/mailman/listinfo/erlang-questions
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://erlang.org/pipermail/erlang-questions/attachments/20140710/5e2b4a7b/attachment.htm>


More information about the erlang-questions mailing list