On 2/2/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I highly recommend this book for anyone. Though I might recommend that a > true newbie > either a) read slowly or b) maybe start with something else -- but I'm not > aware of a more > rudimentary intro.
The original idea was that SIA would be the second book someone read about web development. The first being a general text like "Web Development with JavaServer Pages". So, yes, it's not the best choice for a web app newbie. As Don mentioned, right now there are no plans for a second edition of SIA that covers Action 1. A second edition would have been nice, but there are only so many cycles in a day, and I had to choose between working on the Struts project itself or working on a book about the Struts framework, and the project won. As for what is out there now, for Struts newbies, my personal favorite is "Struts for Dummies". * http://opensource2.atlassian.com/confluence/oss/display/BOOKS/ISBN-0764559575 To get up to speed on Struts 1.2, I'd recommend "Struts: The Complete Reference" by James Holmes. * http://opensource2.atlassian.com/confluence/oss/display/BOOKS/ISBN-0764559575 For anyone developing anything, I'd strongly recommend "Writing Effective Use Cases" by Allistair Cockburn. * http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0201702258/apachesoftwar-20/ Of course, IMHO, the very first book any software developer should read is "The Seven Habits of Effective People" . As it turns out, developers are people too. :) * * http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0743269519/apachesoftwar-20/ > In a world full of bad books, thanks for the effort. Writing books is fun, but suffering through the long gestation period is difficult. What you write today might not make it into print for months, or even a year. The lack of content management in the publishing workflow is surprising. Most often, you're expected to toss around Word documents, which is problematic if multiple people are involved. I've heard the Pragmatic Bookshelf is using DocBook format with CVS and produces a print-ready PDF on every checkin. I think if publishers provided better tools, more qualified people would work on books, we'd have better books, and more books would be sold. Right now, the best and brightest are being chased away by painful workflows. Moving forward, I'm starting to work on open source training materials to use with my training classes. Eventually, I'd like to evolve the courseware into a full-length book to go with the class. But, by keeping the focus on training, I can start with enough to lead a class and develop the text as time allows. Of course, best practice will be the recurring theme :) -Ted. http://husted.com/ted/blog/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
