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Good to know other people want to share about successful scaling with PHP. On the downside, I have a book cooking on the same exact subject, with release plann
by Mikushi 14y ago
Good to know other people want to share about successful scaling with PHP.
On the downside, I have a book cooking on the same exact subject, with release planned September (self-publish, about 80% done), but now not sure if it's worth continuing.
[edit]Slight moment of "panic", as seeing someone else releasing a book on the same subject made me sad, but you're right, no reason not to continue.
- orthecreedence 14y agoJust because one person releases a book doesn't mean you don't have something valuable to share as well. I say go for it. There's bound to be a lot of stuff in your book this one misses, and probably vice versa. People who are facing large-scale situations generally want all the information they can get their hands on.
- rexreed 14y agoPublish your book and let the market decide. Certainly don't let a pre-announcement of a book that's not fully written yet (yet alone reviewed) discourage you!
- nodata 14y agoDefinitely publish. What if your book covered all the stuff he doesn't.
- kayoone 14y agoDont get discouraged by this. For example, Dropbox didnt get discouraged by the rumors of GDrive in 2007 and look where they are :) Of course totally different ball game, just saying: Try all you can before giving up especially since you are almost there! Good Luck!
- esbwhat 14y agoSounds interesting. Do you have any method of "keeping in touch", so I can check it out when it's ready?
- jhowell 14y agoThe majority of readers of these books will not have products that require scaling to millions and will probably purchase both books. Sounds like market validation to me.
- antihero 14y agoYou could collaborate?
- stevencorona 14y agoAbsolutely, positively, finish & publish your book. Feel free to shoot me an email, there is a contact link on my blog, http://stevecorona.com/ http://stevecorona.com/
- jneal 14y agoYes, please do not forgo the completion of your book. I would love to hear about it once available as well. I have never had the chance to work in an environment where scaling PHP was necessary, and I am trying to gain all of the knowledge I possibly can on the subject so that I can take on bigger projects.
- darkmethod 14y ago>Good to know other people want to share about successful scaling with PHP.< Absolutely. And it is an important enough topic to warrant the purchase of two books from my perspective.
- waivej 14y agoAt my first company, I freaked when we got a major competitor. The CEO smiled and said it was the first sign of a good market. He was concerned about the lack of competition up to that point.
- oacgnol 14y agoFinish it, and please post/announce it to HN when you can! I'm looking forward to reading both books.
- alexitosrv 14y agoJust continue your work and let us know when it's ready!
- bira 14y agoWhat are you waiting for? Go with http://leanpub.com http://leanpub.com - publish it and then complete it.
- patio11 14y agoIf you need to know PHP scaling, a) the amount of money that two books cost is still absolutely meaningless to you, b) you will, very probably, still have questions after thoroughly reading your first book and c) it is worth having a second book just to have a second shot at book cover art which will convince one of your engineers to actually read the damn thing instead of re-inventing it poorly as need arises. Absolutely finish and release your book. Half-writing a book is an even worse decision than writing a book. (Tongue only somewhat in cheek there: if you have actionable information on how to scale PHP, a book is one of the worse ways to change people's lives with that information while simultaneously making money from it.)
- ichilton 14y agoIs there anywhere to register to receive more information on your book when you get nearer?