fxruby users - Jan 2008 - FXRuby Book Now Available as Beta Book

All,

I?m pleased to report that the FXRuby book has just been released as  
a Beta book:

	http://www.pragprog.com/titles/fxruby

That means that although the book is still under development, you can  
get early access to the content right now and provide feedback to  
help make the final book even better when it?s released later this  
year. We?re getting very close to a completed first draft and I can  
assure you that it?s well worth it to go ahead and get the book now  
if you?re anxious to get started with FXRuby programming.

As I?ve noted before, this is the first book ever dedicated to the  
subject of FOX and FXRuby application development. It?s intended for  
software developers who are already comfortable with Ruby programming  
and who want to learn how to develop GUI applications with Ruby. No  
prior experience with GUI development is needed, but it?s intended to  
be useful both to newcomers as well as those who have worked with  
other GUI toolkits in the past.

The purpose of this book is to give you a head start on developing  
GUI applications with Ruby and FXRuby through a combination of  
tutorial exercises and focused technical information. It isn?t a  
comprehensive book on FXRuby programming, and it?s not a reference  
manual. What this book will do is get you over the initial conceptual  
hurdles and equip you with the practical information that you need to  
build your own applications. Surf on over to the Pragmatic Bookshelf  
site and order your copy today!

Thanks,

Lyle

yeah. it''s nice to have a book on fxruby around finally but the cover
design
is really really bad.
-- henon

On Jan 8, 2008 10:37 PM, Lyle Johnson <lyle at lylejohnson.name> wrote:
> All,
>
> I''m pleased to report that the FXRuby book has just been released
as
> a Beta book:
>
>        http://www.pragprog.com/titles/fxruby
>
> That means that although the book is still under development, you can
> get early access to the content right now and provide feedback to
> help make the final book even better when it''s released later this
> year. We''re getting very close to a completed first draft and I
can
> assure you that it''s well worth it to go ahead and get the book
now
> if you''re anxious to get started with FXRuby programming.
>
> As I''ve noted before, this is the first book ever dedicated to the
> subject of FOX and FXRuby application development. It''s intended
for
> software developers who are already comfortable with Ruby programming
> and who want to learn how to develop GUI applications with Ruby. No
> prior experience with GUI development is needed, but it''s intended
to
> be useful both to newcomers as well as those who have worked with
> other GUI toolkits in the past.
>
> The purpose of this book is to give you a head start on developing
> GUI applications with Ruby and FXRuby through a combination of
> tutorial exercises and focused technical information. It isn''t a
> comprehensive book on FXRuby programming, and it''s not a reference
> manual. What this book will do is get you over the initial conceptual
> hurdles and equip you with the practical information that you need to
> build your own applications. Surf on over to the Pragmatic Bookshelf
> site and order your copy today!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lyle
> _______________________________________________
> fxruby-users mailing list
> fxruby-users at rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/fxruby-users
>
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I hope everyone appreciates this particularly interesting comment on the new
book of Lyle.

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De : fxruby-users-bounces at rubyforge.org [mailto:fxruby-users-bounces at
rubyforge.org] De la part de Meinrad Recheis
Envoy? : mercredi, 9. janvier 2008 10:13
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Objet : Re: [fxruby-users] [ANN] FXRuby Book Now Available as Beta Book


yeah. it''s nice to have a book on fxruby around finally but the cover
design is really really bad.
-- henon


On Jan 8, 2008 10:37 PM, Lyle Johnson < lyle at lylejohnson.name
<mailto:lyle at lylejohnson.name> > wrote:


	All,
	
	I''m pleased to report that the FXRuby book has just been released as 
	a Beta book:
	
	       http://www.pragprog.com/titles/fxruby
	
	That means that although the book is still under development, you can
	get early access to the content right now and provide feedback to 
	help make the final book even better when it''s released later this
	year. We''re getting very close to a completed first draft and I can
	assure you that it''s well worth it to go ahead and get the book now
	if you''re anxious to get started with FXRuby programming. 
	
	As I''ve noted before, this is the first book ever dedicated to the
	subject of FOX and FXRuby application development. It''s intended for
	software developers who are already comfortable with Ruby programming
	and who want to learn how to develop GUI applications with Ruby. No
	prior experience with GUI development is needed, but it''s intended to
	be useful both to newcomers as well as those who have worked with
	other GUI toolkits in the past. 
	
	The purpose of this book is to give you a head start on developing
	GUI applications with Ruby and FXRuby through a combination of
	tutorial exercises and focused technical information. It isn''t a
	comprehensive book on FXRuby programming, and it''s not a reference 
	manual. What this book will do is get you over the initial conceptual
	hurdles and equip you with the practical information that you need to
	build your own applications. Surf on over to the Pragmatic Bookshelf
	site and order your copy today!
	
	Thanks,
	
	Lyle
	_______________________________________________
	fxruby-users mailing list
	fxruby-users at rubyforge.org
	http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/fxruby-users
	


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On Jan 9, 2008 3:47 PM, Philippe Lang <philippe.lang at attiksystem.ch>
wrote:
>  8]
>
> I hope everyone appreciates this particularly interesting comment on the
> new book of Lyle.
>
Oh sorry, maybe I shouldn''t always be that direct :) ... so let me
reformulate it.
I am totally respectful to the hard work that Lyle has put into that book. I
appreciate it! I didn''t mean, that the unprofessional cover design
makes the
book a bad book.

-- henon
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On Jan 9, 2008, at 11:12 AM, Meinrad Recheis wrote:
> Oh sorry, maybe I shouldn''t always be that direct :) ... so let me
> reformulate it.
> I am totally respectful to the hard work that Lyle has put into  
> that book. I appreciate it! I didn''t mean, that the unprofessional
> cover design makes the book a bad book.
Well, I like the cover just fine.

At any rate, as they say, you can''t judge a book by its cover. ;)