Certainly wasn't directed at anyone; I know there's at least 2 contributing authors on this list. As someone who has purchased at 4 different editions of the series, I'm certainly a fan. That said, it's always felt to me like an outgrowth of the early editions, only with more chapters and tags to cover. As a result, I felt a lot of things were covered early in the title(s) that I don't see anyone using, and some of the best practice stuff got bumped to the end, maybe even missing the print version entirely (downloadable PDFs don't cut it for me if I'm paying for a print copy)
Billy Cravens [email protected] On Nov 17, 2012, at 12:43 PM, Charlie Arehart <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, congrats to all involved in CFiaW project. > > And Billy, here's potentially good news for you about the CFWACK: the book > for CF10 will be just one volume, focused only on what's new and different > in CF10 (though in my chapters I also through in bits and bobs on some > things in 9.0.1, where appropriate and related to new things in 10 I was > writing about, which did not make the 9 book. Can't speak for the other > authors, as I have seen only my own chapters.) > > And yes, before someone might comment, the book may seem "late" in coming > (as a book about CF10), but I'm actually hoping it's for the better. > Previous versions of the book, being based on prereleases, often had things > that ended up not being the same for the final release. Also, we were able > to leverage a longer duration of experience working with CF10, as final, and > (for many of us) in production, as well as learning from the experiences of > others, to fold all that in. > > I'm not speaking officially for Ben, Ray, or the other few co-authors in > this edition. > > And to be clear, no offense taken by me about your comment, Billy. :-) I > know it wasn't directed at me, and you may not even have had me in mind when > you said it. (Some wouldn't even have noticed that I was one of the > contributors in all 3 of the books for 8 and 9.) But to your point, I too > felt that the books were in need of a revamp, as a series. But rather than > revisit the questions of how best to present everything from scratch, we > just went with "what's new in CF10." > > Hope folks will enjoy it. I have no details on when it will be coming, > other than to say that it's about wrapped up so now, so should be coming > "real soon now". :-) > > /charlie > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Billy Cravens > Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 10:18 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [houcfug] New "Learn ColdFusion In a Week" Online Course from Adobe > > www.LearnCFinaWeek.com is a site blessed by Adobe, written by a number of > the top names in the ColdFusion community. It's a great free resource, being > very comprehensive while not wasting time on unneeded basics or features > (I'm looking at you CFWACK!) > > While it does start from the beginning, and is a great resource for those > new to CF, senior developer will get a lot out of it as well. For example, > the OO chapter really explains theory well (like many, I came up through CF > before OO/MVC, so I can't say I ever received a proper education in that > area - I just had to hit the ground running and figure it out as I went > along). I'd encourage all to check the site out (you can view content > online, or download a PDF/ebook) > > Billy Cravens > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Houston > ColdFusion Users' Group" discussion list. > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit http://groups.google.com/group/houcfug?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Houston ColdFusion Users' Group" discussion list. To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit http://groups.google.com/group/houcfug?hl=en
