Should I write a book on Python Metaprogramming ?
Van Gale
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Mon May 5 06:48:53 EDT 2003
I personally find it much easier to understand concepts when I see
concrete examples in a language in which I'm able to think. I also have
too much stuff on my plate to be able to spend time just learning
theory. I want to know how to apply theory to code I'm going to be
writing. Said another way, if I can digest the theory from a language I
know well, there's a good chance I'll be able to use it in code I write
later :)
I think Bruce Eckel is one of the best authors around today, yet when I
saw that Thinking in Patterns is now almost entirely in Java I was
*really* unhappy and I won't buy that book. I'm sure it's the right
thing for him to do, but trying to digest Java snippets into Python
snippets will make understanding too difficult for me. (If I'm ever
forced into a Java job of course, it'll be an early purchase :)
So, from looking at your outline I'd definitely buy it if it was
dedicated Python. Otherwise I'd scan the Python sections at the store
and only buy it if something catches my eye as useful or interesting to
buy it.
Van
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