http://ayende.comAyende @ RahienCopyright (C) Ayende Rahien 2004 - 2021 (c) 202660Zues, thanks, I'll try to address that in the first part http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment20http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment20Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:30:31 GMTCongratulations for this step. I know how much work it is to get to this point, and how much work is left after that ;-) See [linqinaction.net/.../my-writing-experience.aspx](http://linqinaction.net/blogs/main/archive/2007/03/13/my-writing-experience.aspx) This was written in March 2007, and LINQ in Action was finally published in February 2008. It all started on February 2006! http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment19http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment19Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:12:45 GMTIt would be nice to know answer on this questions at start of your book 1) What will I get if I read the book ? will I be able with it to a) make my code easier b) make my code smaller c) decrease project time? 2) How much time should it take for carefully reading with step into all your examples? 3) What are requirements to me for understanding the book? Just suggest I ask my boss to buy that book (50$) :) and give me a work time for learning it - for exampe, 2 weeks of full-time days (1500$) Is it a good investment for him and for me? Will I be able to write a new WinForm/ASP.Net application faster than without it? http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment18http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment18Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:32:57 GMTJames, Some parts of it should be applicable, testing, documentation, versioning and generic DSL organization are discussed in depth, for example. http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment17http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment17Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:21:18 GMTHow closely is the book tied to .NET/Brail/Boo etc.? Will it be useful for programmers that are only familiar with other languages/frameworks? http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment16http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment16Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:09:09 GMTI hope someone will put it on a torrent ^^ Ayende, will you make a paypal button on your site for those, who will download the book for free and probably find it usefull? http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment15http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment15Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:18:32 GMTI bought it at MAEP and I can recommend it to everyone who want to be a better developer. http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment14http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment14Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:10:34 GMTGood to hear that. Hope I'll be able to download it as well :) http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment13http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment13Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:51:50 GMTGlad to hear it's coming along. Congrats and looking forward to getting it (somewhat) soon. http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment12http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment12Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:51:28 GMTGreat. Where can we download it from? j/k Seriously though, congratulations. From the excerpts I've seen here this should prove to be a very good book. http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment11http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment11Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:36:55 GMTRafalG, It will be edited, have a few extra chapters and an appendix. It means better quality overall. I am also going to go over the existing chapters and update them based on what I learned in the last year http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment10http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment10Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:26:09 GMTLet us know when it's officially published, I'll definitely be buying a copy. http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment9http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment9Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:07:18 GMTCongratulations. I really like the book and hope it will become a bestseller in its niche I have an 'early preview' version from the manning website, purchased about two or three months ago and Im wondering if there are any significant differences between it and the final version? http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment8http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment8Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:53:48 GMTCongrats ! http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment7http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment7Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:31:02 GMTCongratulations. Looking forward to buying a copy of your book! http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment6http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment6Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:26:29 GMTThe question has to be if you would do it again? http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment5http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment5Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:15:42 GMTCongrats Ayende! With NHibernate in Action, we're slightly ahead of you in the publication workflow, I think you've only about 4 rounds of edit and review left ;-) http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment4http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment4Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:13:50 GMTWaiting for discovering it on bookshelves :) 'grats ! http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment3http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment3Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:04:34 GMTThat must be a wonderful feeling. Congratulations! I can't wait to read the book. http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment2http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment2Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:04:02 GMTI wanted to congratulate, but duplicate posts are not allowed. Nevertheless, Congratulations :-) http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment1http://ayende.com/3743/a-very-significant-milestone#comment1Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:00:29 GMT