At 04:22 PM 9/11/2007, you wrote:
None of them will generate money. I'd bet the rent on it. These
books are published as credentials, not as money makers.
One of the reasons for this is because all technology books are
obsolete by the time they hit the shelves.
I *wouldn't* buy the book, unless I personally knew the author. Even
if I was going to make extensive and frequent use of the information
contained therein. Books are heavy, and don't fit in my suitcase
very well. Never underestimate the bandwidth of a USB flashdrive
full of PDFs.
And I don't use POE often enough to have any tuits to contribute to the wiki.
Ianas/Al - it really seems you're the only one with enough interest
in seeing a book, that you're likely the only person on the planet
who can ever make it happen - for whatever reason you choose to do
so. If all you're looking for is something nifty to flip through on
those cold nights when you're sweating your current code and dreaming
of a new source of inspiration... then now's the time to get started
planning it. By the time you're done, you'll have written code that
demonstrates all the inspiration you're hoping to be given from on
high. And have the perspiration to show for it.
If you're only looking for a way to evangelize POE in the Perl
community - maybe you should start small and write up the programs
you've done with POE for TPJ. Or at least get started on the
process, and find out what TPJ wants in the way of an article on POE,
and then add to your POE knowledge until you can produce that.
There aren't really a lot of experts on POE out there, it seems. And
the ones that there are, are way too busy to write books - or don't
have a stake in the outcome like you do. This means that there's
plenty of room on the ground floor for more experts on POE.
-Jeff Lowrey
