Jason Hunter wrote:
Hi David, Let me see if I can answer your question. (If I can't, who can, eh?) It's something I've given thought to. As of yet I haven't been convinced that it's a project I should undertake. It's a ton of work. The 2nd Edition, for example, took nine months of effort. The way I see a 3rd Edition, I'd have two options... I could do a somewhat minor update to bring the book up to the latest spec levels (what will be Servlets 2.5 shortly), and not expand the focus very much, actually shrink the book probably. That would definitely help people feel more comfortable buying the book than an edition last published in 2001, and it wouldn't require huge amounts of effort. Or I could do a major update that talked at some length about the technologies built on servlets and where servlets fit into the big picture these days. Show servlets as controllers, etc. The focus of Sun and open source groups writing server-side Java has moved higher up the stack than servlets. So should the book move up the stack too? This approach would take a lot of time, and honestly I'd rather be writing about Ruby on Rails than JSF. :) From a time management and enjoyment of life perspective, Approach One looks much more appealing. But, David, are you wanting that or an Approach Two kind of book?
Hi Jason! I figured you still were on this list, hence my posting here.. ;) Honestly I would like to see part of what you described in Approach 2. I personally don't need another book on JSF (and I have little interest in Ruby on Rails at this time) but I *do* still do a lot with servlets and would like to see more on *that* subject. And y'know.. I think it would be VERY educational for people to get a better understanding that controllers are just fancy servlets... ;) -- DavidO My blog: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/daorriss/ My PalmOS apps: http://www.palmgear.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=software.developer&userID=822646423 ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html
