I just ordered mine from Amazon and look forward to its arrival.
Darrin Smith wrote:
> 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My only complaint is that some of the content is already outdated, e.g.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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