Hi Blake, it's GREAT to hear that someone is starting to do some research for a forthcoming book about Seaside. Anyway, I'll keep this short and sweet. I think a very good example would be to follow a structure similar to "Agile Web Development with Rails 2ed" by Dave Thomas et al. Thus, I would be interested in seeing the following in the table of contents:
<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>1 Introduction</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Part I</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>2 The Architecture of Seaside Applications
</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>3 Installing Seaside</div><div>3.1 Squeak Smalltalk</div><div>3.2 VisualWorks Smalltalk</div><div>3.3 Seaside and Databases</div><div>3.4 Keeping Up-to-Date</div>
<div>3.5 Pre-Deploymnent Information</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>4 My First Seaside Application</div><div>Note: This chapter should be devoted to getting an application up and running. Thus, there will be one or more subsections as needed.
</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Part II - Building an Application</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Note: The chapters and associated sections within Part II should be devoted to design and implementing an entire dynamic web application from beginning to end. For example, a better MySpace would be GREAT to see but I leave this up to you.
</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Part III - Seaside Framework</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Note: The chapters and associated sections within Part III should be devoted to learning the ins and out of the Seaside Framework (
i.e. detailed reference with examples). Furthermore, it should cover all of the major pieces in separate chapters and associated subsections. </div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Part IV - Security and Deployment of Seaside Application
</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Note: The title says it all but I think here is wear you'll step the novice reader through a pseudo-script. Then you'll step the user through the actual deployment of the application that they built in Part II.
</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Part V - Appendices</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>A Introduction to Smalltalk</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>
B Other appendices can be added as needed</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Lastly, this is just a suggestion and it worked when I first read the agile book. Also, you might find it feasible to move the appendix on "Introduction to Smalltalk" to the chapter after installation but I feel that the goal of the book is about Seaside. Thus, I feel that it's appropriate in the appendix. Just something to think about. Also, I would be very interested in assisting in the book's structure, implementation, and code testing. Well, I must go and I wish you all the best.
</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Good luck,</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>-Conrad</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br><div><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/21/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Blake</b> <<a href="mailto:blake@kingdomrpg.com">
blake@kingdomrpg.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0;margin-left:0.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hey, guys,<br><br> I'm creating an outline and some samples for a Seaside book and am
<br>wondering: Should I concern myself with Visual Works? That is to say: If I<br>base the book on Squeak, I know everyone can get it for free but at the<br>same time, some may choose VW over Squeak for their work.<br><br>
How much accomodation should I make for VW? Obviously, I'll want to check<br>over the examples in VW and make sure they work, but apart from that?<br><br> ===Blake===<br>_______________________________________________
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