Subject: Re: [xsl] About Michael Kay's XSLT book From: Midsummer Sun <midsummer.sun@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 20:37:02 +0530 |
You may call me by any name.. I'll surely keep an eye on Jeni's book. I have no doubt that her book would be as much valuable as Michael Kay's book. Best regards, A Joke -- Q: How many IBM cpu's does it take to do a logical right shift? A: 33. 1 to hold the bits and 32 to push the register. On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 04:24:30 -0700, M. David Peterson <m.david.x2x2x@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Actually Mid (can I call you Mid?) this is a very appropriate question > to ask on this list as if not for this question I wouldnt have > thought to look at Amazon to find out if Jeni Tennison's 2.0 title was > available and apparently you can preorder it now. Given the > best-selling staus of her "Beginning XSLT" 1.0 title I wouldnt rely on > the fact that there will be plenty when its finally released so "why > worry about it".. trust me, the pre-orders get filled first and the > rest will wait for the next shipment to come in once these titles have > long since been delivered. Probably a good idea to order it now such > that APress has a good feel for how many they should print during the > first run and how many should be delivered to Amazon to arrive and be > ready to be shipped once the "official" launched is announced. > > As you probably are aware Jeni has a content focus and writing style > that is geared towards taking the knowledge that Dr. Kay provides in > his titles and applying this to a real world scenario and explain it > in such a way that in the end it will seem as if the knowledge was > already there it just needed to be dusted off a bit such that your > brain receptors could make the proper contact with the processing > portion of your brain... I have often wondered what would happen to > the world if Jeni were to write a tutorial on the process involved in > cold fusion as undoubtedly when complete we will simply understand > it... "I wonder what would happen if I took this and this and ..." > > Jeni, based on the vision I just had of the world on a "cold fusion > high" please don't write this tutorial... > > Assuming there is no such tutorial in this title this is something I > am in process of pre-ordering as we speak... In all seriousness I > have no doubt that like her 1.0 title along with Dr. Kay this title > will be a mandatory part of your XSLT 2.0 study and reference > material... > > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1590593243/qid=1111056261/sr=8-3/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i3_xgl14/103-2106677-5534224?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 > > Thanks Jeni! I know you couldnt tell even if you knew so I want ask > when this will be released and will simply anticipate the email from > Amazon telling me its on its way :) > > Cheers, > > <M:D/> > > On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 21:26:19 +1100, Dimitre Novatchev > <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > It's simple as this: > > > > You'll lose 1 year (of your life) if you wait for the final > > recommendation and only then buy Mike's book. > > > > Cheers, > > Dimitre Novatchev > > > > > > On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 21:11:40 +0530, Midsummer Sun > > <midsummer.sun@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > This question is for Michael Kay ! > > > > > > I already have Michael Kay's book "XSLT 1.0 2nd Edition, Programmer's > > > Reference". Its a wonderful book. It won't be flattering to say that > > > Its a Bible of XSLT. > > > > > > I have to buy Michael's latest books - XSLT 2.0 and XPath 2.0 . But I > > > am doubtful about the timing.. Should I buy it now? Or should I wait > > > till XSLT 2.0/XPath 2.0 become W3C Recommendations. There may be > > > chances that some language features may change from now till it > > > becomes Recommendation. > > > > > > What is Michael's strategy to incorporate the final language(i.e. in > > > Recommendation form) in his XSLT 2.0 and XPath 2.0 books. Would be > > > publish an errata which will be free for the now buyers? Or would he > > > publish an altogether new edition, which we have to buy again? > > > > > > But I would say, releasing a book at this stage is a good decision, as > > > it will spark interest in XSLT 2.0/XPath 2.0 .. > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > -- > <M:D/> > > :: M. David Peterson :: > XML & XML Transformations, C#, .NET, and Functional Languages Specialist
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