Re: [IBMiOSS] ILE projects online

Plan is to leverage the whole experience and get going on a set of briefer

"how to's" and code samples that are similar across languages so the
similarities and differences in implementation can be seen and experienced.

This is a frequent request at conferences; and am glad to hear somebody is
doing it (see todomvc.com for ideas if you haven't see it yet). I also
think IBM will find value in this resource because they now have the task
of conveying the options to customers - options that are decently similar;
or at least not as far apart as RPG and Java.

Hang in there buddy. What you're putting together with the book will have
a positive effect on this community for many years to come.


Aaron Bartell
litmis.com - Services for open source on IBM i


On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 12:10 PM, Pete Helgren <pete@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

If I live through it, it goes to MCPress mid-month (like, in a week!) but
I really don't know how long it will take for them to "refine" my caveman
style of writing. They said they want to publish before the end of the
year. I am close to working in panic mode now and getting correct
documentation and the example code working has been my biggest issue.

If I have learned anything, it is that correct documentation and working
examples are key in making the whole OSS experience fun rather than a
drudgery. Programmers are great at taking something that works and running
with it. The first "getting it running" step is the hardest (IMHO).

Plan is to leverage the whole experience and get going on a set of briefer
"how to's" and code samples that are similar across languages so the
similarities and differences in implementation can be seen and
experienced. Not *quite* sure, yet, what form that will take.

Pete Helgren
www.petesworkshop.com
GIAC Secure Software Programmer-Java
LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/petehelgren
Twitter - Sys_i_Geek IBM_i_Geek

On 9/9/2016 11:39 AM, Aaron Bartell wrote:

I too am looking forward to the book because I believe it will address a
learning approach/style that hasn't been fulfilled yet in our community.
Sometimes I forget that not everyone learns the same way. What's the
ETA/publish date?


Aaron Bartell
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