Book progress
The first few chapters of Pro Drupal Development have now entered the final phase, "Production". This means we're looking at copy-ready text exactly as it will appear in the printed book and just trying to find errors.
Book progress
Yee-haw! Pro Drupal Development has entered the copy editing stage. That means correcting stylistic errors and typos. One step closer to publication!
Book progress
We're in the midst of a final push to get the Drupal book done. Writing, revising, getting feedback, revising again. It's nice that Drupal 5 is out so we have a definite codebase to work with!
Drupal book
Book progress
I'm extremely pleased to note that Matt Westgate of Lullabot has agreed to be a coauthor on the book. I'm pleased not only because Matt brings a wealth of Drupal experience to this endeavor, but because I'll be having lunch with him more often.
Progress
I'm nearly ready to submit the first set of chapters to the publisher.
I'm also revisiting the publish and subscribe modules. Finished 4.6 and 4.7 versions coming soon.
I was able to hear Ray Kurzweil speak this past week at the Human Computer Interaction Forum I attended.
Baby coming soon, too!
Writing
I've completed two chapters so far of the Drupal book, Sessions and Writing a Module. Next up, I'm tackling the form API. For that, and in preparation for Vancouver, I need to delve deep into the form code. So far it's been a nice clean place.
Book plan
I've decided to start working on a manuscript for a book on developing with Drupal.
Drupal has seen explosive growth in the last year and a book presenting Drupal's core concepts and approaches to common problems will help a new wave of developers to get up to speed quickly.
I am aiming for coverage of Drupal 4.7. (Update: probably 5.0 too.)