[Catalyst] Book

Alex Povolotsky tarkhil at over.ru
Mon Feb 25 14:28:44 GMT 2008


Dermot wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am considering getting the Catalyst book and had a question or 2. 
> Should it be bought from the Packt publishing site as opposed to 
> anywhere else? Does buying it there help the catalyst project in some 
> way more than buying it at another site that perhaps I am already 
> registered on? I have been working my way though the sample chapter 
> (3). I found it easier to follow then the tutorial that comes with the 
> documentation. However the reviews at Amazon.co.uk 
> <http://Amazon.co.uk> are a little negative. What does the list think 
> about the books.

Well, it COULD be better. It COULD have smaller introduction (which 
gives nothing besides web-published intros), and sample code presented 
in archive on a site is awful - I cannot 'just unpack and play'. But it 
surely worth its money

Alex.



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