Re: Feedback desired on reworked ch 1 progr. intro (now Python 3.x, Windows)
Before we start, can I just say that I find Google Docs loathsome? On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:40:36 -, Alf P. Steinbach al...@start.no wrote: I hope this new version of ch 1 is, well, better, addresses some of the concerns raised? g Section 1.1 needs serious work. You have a very assertive writing style and a lot of things that you definitively state are at best debatable. If I'd picked that up in a shop and browsed that opening, I'd put the book down and walk away; essentially you're calling your accuracy into question before you've even said anything about programming. -- Rhodri James *-* Wildebeest Herder to the Masses -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Feedback desired on reworked ch 1 progr. intro (now Python 3.x, Windows)
* Rhodri James: Before we start, can I just say that I find Google Docs loathsome? On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:40:36 -, Alf P. Steinbach al...@start.no wrote: I hope this new version of ch 1 is, well, better, addresses some of the concerns raised? g Section 1.1 needs serious work. Could you please expand on that? It is a hint. Byt it doesn't leave me with much to go on regarding what you mean. You have a very assertive writing style and a lot of things that you definitively state are at best debatable. If I'd picked that up in a shop and browsed that opening, I'd put the book down and walk away; essentially you're calling your accuracy into question before you've even said anything about programming. Could you please expand on this also? Sort of, more concrete? Cheers thanks, - Alf -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Feedback desired on reworked ch 1 progr. intro (now Python 3.x, Windows)
Hi all! After my earlier feedback request a lot of you responded with constructive criticism and suggestions. As a result of that I've changed the text to be based on *Python 3.x* instead of 2.6+, and chapter 1 Getting started has grown from 9 pages to a whopping 11 pages! I would particularly like to thank the following persons (although of course I don't know whether any of them would recommend the old text, or the new text! :-) ), because they directly caused changes of the text: Chris Rebert, in [comp.lang.python] Ch 1 all batteries included - batteries included OS/X - Mac OS X (with a space, not a slash) implementation - distribution Eric Brunel, in [comp.lang.python] Ch 1 static type checking discussion yielding wrong impression ba...@freeuk.com, in [comp.lang.python] Ch 1 Unclear that Windows subsystems are not something to do with Python. Ethan Furman, in private communication Ch 1 Pointed out the renaming 2.6 Tkinter - 3.x tkinter Jon Clements, in [comp.lang.python] General Info about Python 3.x that let me switch to 3.x Plus, the person who suggested that I should mention the PSPad editor, but I forgot to note who that was (sorry). I hope this new version of ch 1 is, well, better, addresses some of the concerns raised? g url: http://preview.tinyurl.com/ProgrammingBookP3 Formats: PDF, text Now starting on ch 2, which with Python 3.x should become a lot cleaner... Cheers, - Alf -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
