Re: Docs
Re: Docs
- Subject: Re: Docs
- From: Chuck Toporek <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 11:52:28 -0400
- Organization: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
Phillip Mills wrote:
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On 8/23/01 11:03 AM, "Chuck Toporek" <email@hidden> wrote:
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> "Learning Cocoa" could be better, but for most, it serves the general
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> purpose of introducing people to Cocoa and the developer tools. One of
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> the things I'm working on right now is reviewing and editing the
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> existing book and trying to find a new author to work with me on a
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> revision to make it better.
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Even finding a person to type in the examples and verify that they compile
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would be a GIANT step in the right direction. I buy a lot of O'Reilly
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books, both for work and home. Obviouly, I usually like them or I'd have
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stopped years ago...but I feel like a sucker for having spent money on this
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one. It gives me the feeling that someone saw an opportunity to "Make Money
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Fast" and rushed it out the door with the least attention to quality and
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content possible.
I don't think we (or Apple) were trying to "Make Money Fast" by
publishing that book. I think what's more important here is that we're
listening to our readers and taking your concerns and feedback
seriously. One of my goals is to work on revising "Learning Cocoa" and
to make sure that it meets everyones expectations.
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On a more positive note, I'd love to see a Cocoa programming book structured
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like the Perl Cookbook. To me, it's a highlight of the O'Reilly catalog
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because of it's emphasis on solutions to actual problems, detailed
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explanations of *why* things work, why others don't, optional alternatives
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for particular situations, logical chapter structure, absence of fluff,
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absence of redundant information copied from other sources, decent
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cross-references to other books and 'man' pages....
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Did I mention I quite like the Perl Cookbook? :-)
Yes, a "Cocoa Cookbook" is one of the things I've been thinking of and
would love to see it come to fruition. Let's just say, "it's on my
list."
Chuck
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