Nice first chapter; I find myself really wanting to learn how to program! But you know what would be wicked awesome?
If the domain name they used happened to take you to a webpage about weiner racing! Simón P.S. I may have to talk the boss into letting me use this as a textbook for next year's Python class. ;-) On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 11:13 PM, Vern Ceder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I know it seems like I've been talking about working on a book, missing > meetings because of deadlines, etc. forever. That's because it has been > forever (or so it seems to me). > > Anyway, I'm now at the point where there is something to share, so I'm > passing these along for what they're worth. > > First of all, we have a sneak preview rough draft excerpt up on the > headfirstlabs.com web site. It's a fragment of the very first chapter, > which uses some turtle drawings to try to get the idea of a program > across to someone who's never programmed before. Here's the PDF - > http://www.headfirstlabs.com/hfnewsletter/hfpr_ch01_excerpt.pdf > > Secondly, I'm now on Amazon, so I must be real... > http://www.amazon.com/First-Programming-Python-Vernon-Ceder/dp/0596514182/ > > (Hey, pre-order 10 copies and I'll make sure you get mentioned in the > acknowledgments - it's a Head First tradition - have no shame. ;-) ) > > Anyway, you will note that this announcement is technically on topic, > since the LUG is mentioned in my little bio on Amazon... > > Cheers, > Vern > > -- > This time for sure! > -Bullwinkle J. Moose > ----------------------------- > Vern Ceder, Director of Technology > Canterbury School, 3210 Smith Road, Ft Wayne, IN 46804 > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 260-436-0746; FAX: 260-436-5137 > > _______________________________________________ > Fwlug mailing list > [email protected] > http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org > _______________________________________________ Fwlug mailing list [email protected] http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org
