Congratulations, Christophe, I'll look forward to reading it. It's always exciting when a writing project gets to this stage, well done.
Cheers, Dave Crane ---------------------- Author Ajax in Action http://manning.com/crane Ajax in Practice http://manning.com/crane2 Prototype & Scriptaculous in Action http://manning.com/crane3 On Monday 07 May 2007 18:57, Christophe Porteneuve wrote: > My dear Spinoffs users, > > You use Prototype and script.aculo.us daily. I am confident they > fulfill their mission of easing the development of dynamic web > applications, and I certainly hope you're happy with them. > > Since last Christmas, Prototype has been gifted with an excellent online > documentation at http://prototypejs.org. Thanks to the tireless efforts > of Justin Palmer, Mislav Marohnić, Tobie Langel and, to perhaps a lesser > degree, your truly, this site now offers up-to-date information on the > latest public version of Prototype (at this time, 1.5.1). > > There are also a few tutorial-style articles. But a few is much more > than what is needed. If the messages on the RubyOnRails-Spinoffs > mailing list tell us anything, it is that there is great need for a > comprehensive, integrated, example-rich doc. Tens of thousands of web > developers around the world use Prototype and script.aculo.us daily; > they are the most popular JavaScript libraries; and there is need for > good documentation material. > > There is a need for good books dedicated entirely to them. > > 2007 will see such books come up, starting with "Prototype and > script.aculo.us," released now in the Beta Book program of The Pragmatic > Programmers. Yes, this is the publishing house that gave you numerous > priceless books such as Agile Web Development With Rails, Pragmatic > Version Control, Programming Ruby, and many more. > > The book's page is here: > > http://books.pragprog.com/titles/cppsu/ > > You can already order the PDF, or the PDF+Paper combo (paper to be > shipped once the book is finalized). You'll get updated versions of the > beta as time goes by, until the final version is released (which you > obviously get as well). > > I have been writing "Prototype and script.aculo.us" and a first Beta, > about 250-page long, containing the Prototype part, is now available > online. A complete coverage of script.aculo.us (about 150-page long at > present estimates) is being finalized, and will become available later > through a new beta. > > But don't wait! Grab the beta now, and HELP ME HELP YOU by submitting > errata, suggestions and other comments! > > It is my most fervent hope that this book will accomplish its mission: > provide all who need it with comprehensive, in-depth, detailed knowledge > of Prototype and script.aculo.us proper use, best practices, and keys to > fully leveraging their awesome power. If you've subscribed to the ML > for long enough, you know I love to help. This book is the next step. > Much, much more help. For you. > > Spinoffs'ly yours, --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Spinoffs" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-spinoffs@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-spinoffs?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
