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I remember waiting like 2 years for manning 'javascript ninja' book that he never finished. I think someone else took over and finished that book. https://www

I remember waiting like 2 years for manning 'javascript ninja' book that he never finished. I think someone else took over and finished that book. https://www.manning.com/books/secrets-of-the-javascript-ninja https://www.manning.com/books/secrets-of-the-javascript-ninj...

dominotw 8y ago
I bought that book solely based on author's fame. I got the book written by someone else. He offered no explantion as to why he stopped writing that book.
- jimmy1 8y ago
  And in the end, it ended up being an excellent book. I don't think this complaint fits here.
  - dominotw 8y ago
    It fits because I moved on from doing javascript, it was no use to me when all the chapters were finished. There was no compalint about the quality, yes it was excellent for the chapters i read.
    - jimmy1 8y ago
      But you knew you were paying for an unfinished book ahead of time, so why did you base your decision to "do javascript" on unfinished work?
      - dominotw 8y ago
        Yes I knew but I wasn't expecting to wait 4 yrs and receive a book written by a completely different person. He is offering people to buy another unfinished book so my comment is relevant in this context. I didn't base by decision to write javascript on book, merely pointing out that book was no use for me after 4 yrs.
dsissitka 8y ago
Some people had to wait four years. The MEAP was released in 2008. Three years later Manning brought in a second author to finish the book. It was released in 2012. A couple of quotes from https://johnresig.com/blog/secret-omens/ https://johnresig.com/blog/secret-omens/: > ...I got caught up in coding and stopped focusing on writing. I had to prioritize my time and I chose to prioritize doing more development and focusing on my personal life. > ...I would absolutely not write a technical book again.
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- pixel67 8y ago
  I remember this and I have both books which are excellent. Well, here I am again, contemplating getting which version of the book???
- chaostheory 8y ago
  Maybe this is why he has a co-author this time around?

dominotw 8y ago

I bought that book solely based on author's fame. I got the book written by someone else. He offered no explantion as to why he stopped writing that book.

jimmy1 8y ago
And in the end, it ended up being an excellent book. I don't think this complaint fits here.
- dominotw 8y ago
  It fits because I moved on from doing javascript, it was no use to me when all the chapters were finished. There was no compalint about the quality, yes it was excellent for the chapters i read.
  - jimmy1 8y ago
    But you knew you were paying for an unfinished book ahead of time, so why did you base your decision to "do javascript" on unfinished work?
    - dominotw 8y ago
      Yes I knew but I wasn't expecting to wait 4 yrs and receive a book written by a completely different person. He is offering people to buy another unfinished book so my comment is relevant in this context. I didn't base by decision to write javascript on book, merely pointing out that book was no use for me after 4 yrs.

dsissitka 8y ago

Some people had to wait four years. The MEAP was released in 2008. Three years later Manning brought in a second author to finish the book. It was released in 2012. A couple of quotes from https://johnresig.com/blog/secret-omens/ https://johnresig.com/blog/secret-omens/: > ...I got caught up in coding and stopped focusing on writing. I had to prioritize my time and I chose to prioritize doing more development and focusing on my personal life. > ...I would absolutely not write a technical book again.

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pixel67 8y ago
I remember this and I have both books which are excellent. Well, here I am again, contemplating getting which version of the book???
chaostheory 8y ago
Maybe this is why he has a co-author this time around?