On Tue, 03 Sep 2013 10:23:56 -0300, Steve <steves...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Thiago,
Hi!
I'm sorry to hear about the withdrawal of the book proposal, and it is perfectly understandable that you have bills to pay and so working on it full time instead of a regular paying job may not be feasible for you. Having followed the threads from the background, I could assure you that the book would have been #1 on my wishlist.
Thanks for the kind words. :)
I understand that there may not be much money to be made in writing a Tapestry book and that updating the documentation isn't going to pay bills. One thing which I have noticed there is not much of, is any kind of training or certification. perhaps this is something which is not necessary but I will explain from my view why I at least thing it would be good (even if it is only me - although I suspect others may have this view).
To be honest, I don't trust certifications. I'm a Sun Java 1.4 Certified Programmer, and all that means is that I passed an exam. In the software development world, in my humble opinion, code is the true certification, be it in runnable form, or, better yet, readable. That's one of the reasons I release some of my projects as open-source: they serve as a living, readable, runnable portfolio and CV.
question to someones requirements rather than general. What I am kind of getting at is, would it be something you would consider to set up some kind of training course, a series of videos or similar with some activities and support for specific questions, even it requires a subscription. This would perhaps allow some kind of certification also, for anyone looking to hire someone to develop T5 applications - rather like the java certifications, android certifications, PEGA certifications etc which already exist.
I see your point. I was the instructor of courses many times, wrote some of them (Tapestry included*!), and I was even a professor teaching Java, OOP, Hibernate, etc. Having someone to answer your questions on the spot is the real advantage over reading a book or following tutorials alone.
The problem with your idea is the same as the book: it takes time write/make them and no guarantee on the return of the investment at a time I cannot take that much risk. Howard has (or at least used to have) an on-site course on Java. If some company or group wants to hire me to teach Tapestry on-site or via Skype or Google Hangout, I'd more than happy to do it.
* The Tapestry course I wrote in Brazilian Portuguese, 5 years ago, covers T5.1, from basic to advanced, and it's still mostly up-to-date.
On a side note, I saw your message suggestion you want (paid) work on other Tapestry5 projects. I don't need anything in that respect in terms of full-time or even what would be classed as part time, but I would be happy to pay for help (by the hour) as and when I get stuck, if that is something you would offer?
Hell yeah! :) And thanks for your opinions. I appreciate that. ;) -- Thiago H. de Paula Figueiredo --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tapestry.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tapestry.apache.org
