Dan,
I would not be overly concerned. I have your book and I read some
chapters, skimmed others, and read, but did no examples. I had
previous HC and SC experience in the distant past. I tend to skim a
how-to reference book so I know where things are and see if any new
concepts are there (I slow down for those) --I then rely extensively
on a good table of contents or Index to re-find stuff if I get
stuck. I usually just dive in and make up my own examples that
relate to something I am interested in. When I want to start a
project, I go looking for a sample stack that has some quality I need
for my project, then gut the H... out of it, and build from there.
That just points to the value of having GOOD & SIMPLE sample scripts
of many different kinds of applications that can be used as starting
points for newbies to start their own projects. I am working on a
huge stack that somewhere in the depths says: Open Anything.
Dennis
On Jul 29, 2005, at 12:05 PM, Dan Shafer wrote:
Judy....
On Jul 29, 2005, at 1:05 AM, Judy Perry wrote:
You're a published writer; aren't you accustomed this this? (I
personally
know how this sux; see below for personal sob-story)
Yeah, it was less the mistake itself than the questions it raised
in my mind. If several hundred people have bought this book in one
form or another and nobody has yet pointed out this error -- which
made the major example in the book not work -- does this mean: (a)
they figured it out themselves (it *was* sort of obvious on one
level); (b) they didn't catch it at all; or (c) they haven't read
the chapter (or perhaps the book)?
As a writer, I know mistakes will appear in my code. I try hard to
test it and then copy-paste code directly rather than retyping it.
Over the years, reviewers have been consistently kind about the
paucity of at least code errors in my books. That's a rep I'd like
not to tarnish more than necessary.
Next time, I need to find copy-readers who are perhaps less
knowledgeable and who have and can take more time to review copy in
greater detail.
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