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[TAKE23] New articles
Two new articles this week: Introduction to EmbperlObject http://take23.org/articles/2001/02/07/embperlobject.xml Neil Gunton has written a very good introduction to EmbperlObject for the embperl documentation, which he has kindly let us reproduce here. The article talks about how to use Embperl's OO features to build large scale web sites. AxKit, Part II - Building Static Sites http://take23.org/articles/2001/02/05/axkit.sxw In the second part of the AxKit series, Matt Sergeant discusses building a static site with AxKit, which is one of the great strengths of this toolkit, and something often overlooked by other mod_perl modules. Take23: For all your mod_perl news and resources http://take23.org/ -- Matt/ /||** Founder and CTO ** ** http://axkit.com/ ** //||** AxKit.com Ltd ** ** XML Application Serving ** // ||** http://axkit.org ** ** XSLT, XPathScript, XSP ** // \\| // ** mod_perl news and resources: http://take23.org ** \\// //\\ // \\
[Take23] New articles
Every now and then when I have a few new articles on take23 I hope to post a message here. Let me know if you think I should just leave you all alone :-) Building Web Sites with Apache::PageKit http://take23.org/articles/2001/01/04/pagekit.xml/1 In the first of our series of articles discussing the various options for building web sites with mod_perl, TJ Mather talks about how Apache::PageKit separates the development of your site into manageable components without using embedded Perl code. Introduction to programming in mod_perl http://take23.org/articles/2001/01/08/intro.xml/1 Here we talk about how to go about creating your very first mod_perl handler. This goes right to the core of how mod_perl works, for those of you wanting to see how to program right to the metal with mod_perl, rather than using a higher level module such as Embperl, Apache::Registry or Mason. Enhancing your web pages with HTML::Embperl http://take23.org/articles/2001/01/08/embperl.xml/1 Michael Stevens introduces the reader to Embperl, an embedded HTML/Perl module that provides many features for producing dynamic content within a scripting environment under mod_perl. Here we find out about Embperl's special tags for introducing code into our HTML. As usual there's also all the news you need to stay up to date with mod_perl. Enjoy. Take23 - news and resources for the mod_perl world: http://take23.org Matt.
[advocacy] writing articles
Folks, if you think that you can write a few articles about mod_perl please approach one of the many online magazines about web technology, linux, unix (ms?) and what not, and offer to write about it. All you have to do is to go to the site, find an email of the publisher and offer yourself, probably giving a tentative proposal when you approach the publisher for the first time. mod_perl suffers from a lack of publicity. Having more magazines talk about mod_perl will lead to more mod_perl users, which in turn leads to more bugs reported and fixed, more users becoming developers and contributors to both the software and the mailing list. I remember that thread about people not really wanting a spread use of mod_perl which will make their salaries significantly smaller, which is kinda selfish but seems to be Ok with me :) I think that we are still far away from this to happen. So have no fear. You wrote a nice module that plugs into mod_perl? Write about it! You use a mod_perl module that makes your day?Write about it! You are excited about mod_perl being so fast? Write about it! You have a way to overcome some problem? Write about it! You want to share your joy with others? Write about it! Think about contributing back. Based on my little experience I can say that writing articles is a really educating and nice experience. It will improve your confidence in yourself, especially in presenting your knowledge in public. Which is so much easier than talking in public (conferences) and it can be the first step on the way to become a speaker at the conference, which is an amaizing experience for those who have never taught in public. When writing an article you will have to make sure that things you are talking about are correct and therefore polishing your knowledge of the subject. If you need to feed your ego, writing is a great way to do. You can show your name to your relatives and easy way to have a girlfriend if she happens to be a web savvy person :) And hey, you get paid for that. I know that for many of us, money is not a problem, but it's still a nice bonus for a few hours of work once in a while. If you wrote the article and you afraid that it includes some incorrect details, or you need a help don't hesitate to post it to the list before you submit it to the publisher. I'm sure people on the list would be glad to correct wrong details and provide extra information you didn't think about, making your article even better. Remember that open source community exists only because there are people who give back, so if you want to make sure that it will not seize to exist and become even better -- give back! _ Stas Bekman JAm_pH -- Just Another mod_perl Hacker http://stason.org/ mod_perl Guide http://perl.apache.org/guide mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://perl.org http://stason.org/TULARC http://singlesheaven.com http://perlmonth.com http://sourcegarden.org
Re: [advocacy] writing articles
To follow up: Feel free to contact me at Apache Today (http://www.apachetoday.com) with any article ideas. Stas has contributed to the site, and we're always looking for more articles from the community. Plus, we do pay $. ;) --Kevin Reichard Stas Bekman wrote: Folks, if you think that you can write a few articles about mod_perl please approach one of the many online magazines about web technology, linux, unix (ms?) and what not, and offer to write about it. All you have to do is to go to the site, find an email of the publisher and offer yourself, probably giving a tentative proposal when you approach the publisher for the first time. mod_perl suffers from a lack of publicity. Having more magazines talk about mod_perl will lead to more mod_perl users, which in turn leads to more bugs reported and fixed, more users becoming developers and contributors to both the software and the mailing list. I remember that thread about people not really wanting a spread use of mod_perl which will make their salaries significantly smaller, which is kinda selfish but seems to be Ok with me :) I think that we are still far away from this to happen. So have no fear. You wrote a nice module that plugs into mod_perl? Write about it! You use a mod_perl module that makes your day? Write about it! You are excited about mod_perl being so fast? Write about it! You have a way to overcome some problem? Write about it! You want to share your joy with others? Write about it! Think about contributing back. Based on my little experience I can say that writing articles is a really educating and nice experience. It will improve your confidence in yourself, especially in presenting your knowledge in public. Which is so much easier than talking in public (conferences) and it can be the first step on the way to become a speaker at the conference, which is an amaizing experience for those who have never taught in public. When writing an article you will have to make sure that things you are talking about are correct and therefore polishing your knowledge of the subject. If you need to feed your ego, writing is a great way to do. You can show your name to your relatives and easy way to have a girlfriend if she happens to be a web savvy person :) And hey, you get paid for that. I know that for many of us, money is not a problem, but it's still a nice bonus for a few hours of work once in a while. If you wrote the article and you afraid that it includes some incorrect details, or you need a help don't hesitate to post it to the list before you submit it to the publisher. I'm sure people on the list would be glad to correct wrong details and provide extra information you didn't think about, making your article even better. Remember that open source community exists only because there are people who give back, so if you want to make sure that it will not seize to exist and become even better -- give back! _ Stas Bekman JAm_pH -- Just Another mod_perl Hacker http://stason.org/ mod_perl Guide http://perl.apache.org/guide mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://perl.org http://stason.org/TULARC http://singlesheaven.com http://perlmonth.comhttp://sourcegarden.org -- Kevin Reichard Managing Editor, Linux/Open-Source Channel internet.com
Re: [advocacy] writing articles
"KR" == Kevin Reichard [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: KR Plus, we do pay $. ;) So I guess it makes sense to make your articles as many lines long as possible in order to maximize the value of $. ;-) -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Vivek Khera, Ph.D.Khera Communications, Inc. Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rockville, MD +1-301-545-6996 GPG MIME spoken herehttp://www.khera.org/~vivek/
Re: [advocacy] writing articles
They usually pay by the word rather than the line though. So it makes sense to say things several times but using different mechanisms. You know, kind of like going over an idea again but with a slightly different twist. Sometimes you can liken this to using different wording to discuss the same meme. Actually though, I can say that I have been quite pleased with writing for internet.com and they are occasionally looking for writers. I would recommend them to anyone looking to write good articles. I especially like them because they only take exclusive rights to the work for 6 months (after that you can republish it or resell it any way you like). So it appeals to the open source nature of the work... I am sure others do that but Internet.com did it for me by default. Usually I have to press other publishers to give rights back after an exclusivity period. It's just kind of nice to know that what you write can be given back to make it potentially more open down the road. Of course, in the end they are all a business. So if they don't want mod_perl, you don't need to write an article about mod_perl to be able to talk about it. I just did a joint "How a Web Server Works" article for ServerWatch side of Internet.com and slipped in some advocacy stuff about mod_perl... It was perfectly appropriate within the context of the topic that I was talking about. I agree with Stas. More people should write. It's a real growth experience. Writing or speaking forces you to think in a very different way. It forces you to look at all angles and all possible ways of presenting something. I find myself being a lot harder on myself if I have to produce something for public consumption. The only downer is that I also know that writing can seem quite daunting as a task... and may even be considered not fun. Well, I guess to each his own. But I like it. I don't necessarily think I am even as good a writer as some others on this list, but I also know that when I look at stuff that I did 6 years ago and stuff I do now, I know I am a much better writer than I was 6 years ago. I really enjoy having had the opportunity to grow in that way. And I would encourage others to experience the same benefit. At 10:56 AM 6/23/00 -0400, Vivek Khera wrote: "KR" == Kevin Reichard [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: KR Plus, we do pay $. ;) So I guess it makes sense to make your articles as many lines long as possible in order to maximize the value of $. ;-) -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Vivek Khera, Ph.D.Khera Communications, Inc. Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rockville, MD +1-301-545-6996 GPG MIME spoken herehttp://www.khera.org/~vivek/
