I've been waiting on this book for about 1/2 a year now. I've bugged Mr.
Selman and Manning press (as well as Amazon) on numerous occasions to see
when it would be released.
Glad to hear it looks good now that the wait is almost over (March for hard
copy I think).
>From: Mauricio Vives <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: Discussion list for Java 3D API <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] ANNOUNCE: Book - "Java 3D Programming" online now
>Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 14:19:54 -0500
>
>Daniel,
>
>I did a quick read of the first sample chapter ("What is Java 3D and is it
>for me?") and I must say I am impressed with what I have seen so far in
>just
>9 short pages. I am sure that even this first chapter will be helpful for
>new Java 3D developers. (I certainly could have used it a year or so ago)
>
>I was particularly pleased with the comparison of Java 3D against low-level
>APIs, and the discussion of performance issues. Covering these kinds of
>topics up front (instead of ignoring it until later) will be a definite
>time-saver for new developers.
>
>My only complaint is that some of the content is already outdated, e.g.
>referring to JRE 1.2 when we now have JRE 1.4, and "At present it does not
>appear that Microsoft will be shipping any JVM with Windows XP." (which we
>already know to be true) Of course, this can be forgiven, knowing how long
>it took to get this published.
>
>Justin, perhaps you can point new Java 3D developers to this sample
>chapter,
>on the intro page of the FAQ (www.j3d.org/faq/intro.html). That will help
>answer a lot of questions asked on the list.
>
>Thanks for your efforts, Daniel.
>
>- Mauricio
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Daniel Selman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 10:17 PM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [JAVA3D] ANNOUNCE: Book - "Java 3D Programming" online now
>
>
>All,
>
>http://www.manning.com/selman/
>
>I was starting to think that the book would never be finished... but it is!
>
>Close to 3 MB JAR file with example code (GPL license), two chapters online
>as PDFs for free (the rest for purchase, cost redeemable against the print
>book) and the publisher working on putting the ENTIRE book on the web in
>HTML format (free, gratis and for nothing).
>
>I'm excited by this addition to the community library and I hope you enjoy
>the finished product. Of course I'm waiting with baited breath for your
>comments!
>
>I also hope that you will support close to a 3 year endeavor (and the
>publisher's decision to put it all online for free) by purchasing the book
>if you like it.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Daniel Selman
>(one relieved Java 3D programmer)
>
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