30 Nov

Dave Hall: Review of "Drupal 6, JavaScript, and jQuery"

Posted by matt in books, drupal, javascript, jquery

Dave Hall recently reviewed my Drupal 6, JavaScript, and jQuery book.

Dave Hall's Blog

I found this observation particularly apt:

This book is definitely not for the copy and paste coder, nor the developer who just wants ready made solutions they can quickly hack into an existing project. Some may disagree, but I think this is a real positive of this book. Matt uses the examples to illustrate certain concepts or features which he wants the reader to understand. I found the examples got me thinking about what I wanted to use JS and jQuery for in my Drupal sites.

This is what I want to accomplish in the book. My goal is to get coders thinking about what they can do (and how they can do it) rather than simply re-using code. I'm so glad that Dave noticed this and brought it into focus. If you are interested in taking a peek at the book, you can download one of the chapters.

03 Aug

Chris Shattuck's review of Drupal 6 Javascript and jQuery

Posted by matt in books, javascript

Chris Shattuck wrote a review of my Drupal 6 JavaScript and jQuery book. It is an insightful review, and will certainly influence what I do in the second edition. One of the commentors on the blog noted that the review was very detailed and must have taken a long time to write. I agree. Thanks, Chris, for taking the time outlining and evaluating.

While the review was mostly focused on the content of the book, my favorite quote is this:

I was excited enough about the new stuff I learned that I picked up a module that had been languishing for a while and re-wrote a bunch of the code using the principles addressed in this book.

It makes me happy to know that the book prompted people to write (or re-write) code.
David Shattuck Review

07 May

Packt's Author of the Year Award

Posted by matt in books, drupal, packt

Packt has opened voting for their first Author of the Year Award. This year, Packt has published some great books, including many on Drupal. Got a favorite Packt book or author? Head over there and vote.