[Catalyst] RFC: The paradox of choice in web development

[Kieren Diment]

On 17/02/2009, at 9:48 PM, Dan Dascalescu wrote:

> On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 1:13 PM, Kieren Diment <diment at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
>> So the goal of the book we're writing at the moment isn't a walk- 
>> through
>> tutorial, but a set of materials designed to get you from raw  
>> beginner
>> through the entire catalyst learning curve as quickly as possible   
>> - i.e.
>> minimising the cost of the learning curve.
>
> I bought the first book and I'll buy this one as soon as it becomes
> available. But there's an interesting point about writing the book at
>
> http://tinyurl.com/closed-books
> eq
> http://www.shlomifish.org/philosophy/philosophy/closed-books-are-so-19th-century/#admission-of-failuret


Aye, but I wouldn't have time to get things moving without the  
resources of a publisher to pay me an advance.  Plus there's the other  
stuff ... editorial, people beating you to make sure you reach  
deadlines etc.  Yes publishers are in trouble, espeically in the  
software sector, but no, they're not obsolete.