Re:On Writing Books for Programmers
by kenjackson on Friday February 18, 2011 @05:03PM
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I also prefer shorter books.
Some other advice -- short sections. I hate hitting a 50 page section. I like to finish a given section/chapter in one sitting.
Also, practical examples are nice, but make sure they're easy to digest. If I have to whip out my old calculus book to understand the problem you're solving then you're losing points -- unless you're doing a very targeted book I don't want to read, "But first we need to understand the math for wavelets..."
Some other advice -- short sections. I hate hitting a 50 page section. I like to finish a given section/chapter in one sitting.
Also, practical examples are nice, but make sure they're easy to digest. If I have to whip out my old calculus book to understand the problem you're solving then you're losing points -- unless you're doing a very targeted book I don't want to read, "But first we need to understand the math for wavelets..."