[vwnc] Fundamentals volume 1

> I just published the 400 page book Fundamentals of Smalltalk  
> Programming Technique, volume 1. To some extent it's fitting that I  
> am publishing another book this time of the year. I started writing  
> the Mentoring Course book (of which the Hash book was chapter 7)  
> almost 4 years ago. The three books total about 1200 pages.
>
> Something I realized with the Mentoring Course book is that I could  
> take advantage of mentoring myself because I had already sharpened  
> several Smalltalk skills. The Fundamentals book talks about these  
> abilities. As with the Mentoring Course book, there is too much  
> material for a single book. Thus, the first volume just published  
> talks about the controlled manipulation of boolean expressions,  
> inheritance, and polymorphism. In fact, there is a continuum of  
> points of view on the subjects, ranging from the goal of producing  
> very little yet highly maintainable code, to the architecture of  
> highly optimized implementations, as well as valuable compromises in  
> between. In fact, at times, it is possible to avoid sacrificing  
> flexibility for speed, or viceversa.
>
> The second volume will talk about enumeration, recursion, weakness,  
> and optimization. I am sure it will be a fun book to write. In the  
> mean time, enjoy volume 1!
>
> http://www.lulu.com/content/7451511

> On 15/08/2009, at 10:28 AM, Andres Valloud wrote:
>
>  
>> I just published the 400 page book Fundamentals of Smalltalk  
>> Programming Technique, volume 1. To some extent it's fitting that I  
>> am publishing another book this time of the year. I started writing  
>> the Mentoring Course book (of which the Hash book was chapter 7)  
>> almost 4 years ago. The three books total about 1200 pages.
>>
>> Something I realized with the Mentoring Course book is that I could  
>> take advantage of mentoring myself because I had already sharpened  
>> several Smalltalk skills. The Fundamentals book talks about these  
>> abilities. As with the Mentoring Course book, there is too much  
>> material for a single book. Thus, the first volume just published  
>> talks about the controlled manipulation of boolean expressions,  
>> inheritance, and polymorphism. In fact, there is a continuum of  
>> points of view on the subjects, ranging from the goal of producing  
>> very little yet highly maintainable code, to the architecture of  
>> highly optimized implementations, as well as valuable compromises in  
>> between. In fact, at times, it is possible to avoid sacrificing  
>> flexibility for speed, or viceversa.
>>
>> The second volume will talk about enumeration, recursion, weakness,  
>> and optimization. I am sure it will be a fun book to write. In the  
>> mean time, enjoy volume 1!
>>
>> http://www.lulu.com/content/7451511
>>    
>
> It's a pity lulu doesn't provide e-books, particularly given the  
> nature of the service. Have you considered this yourself? I buy most  
> of my books as e-books now, and I'd certainly buy yours if it was  
> available (I have your previous two).
>
> Antony Blakey
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