tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101933101966798446.post5091705686105531697..comments2024-03-28T10:33:06.910-07:00Comments on The View from Aristeia: The Four Stages of DonenessScott Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05280964633768289328noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101933101966798446.post-71452445154151561852014-09-30T01:56:45.361-07:002014-09-30T01:56:45.361-07:00Cheers Scott. disappointment at delays is obviousl...Cheers Scott. disappointment at delays is obviously a sign of great excitement over the book. <br />Hopefully it'll be a bump free ride from now until Nov. <br />BMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101933101966798446.post-36674531915533113312014-09-29T13:23:49.576-07:002014-09-29T13:23:49.576-07:00@BM: O'Reilly and I had a phone call on Friday...@BM: O'Reilly and I had a phone call on Friday, during which it became clear that we'd have to slip the production schedule. None of us are happy about it, but we're all committed to releasing a top-qualify book, and living up to that commitment is taking longer than was originally forecast. Given that the production team and I are working together for the first time, such a delay, while disappointing, is not terribly surprising.<br /><br />We're pedaling as fast as we can, I promise.<br /><br />ScottScott Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280964633768289328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101933101966798446.post-35358525870795677012014-09-29T07:53:30.244-07:002014-09-29T07:53:30.244-07:00Have just been notified by Amazon uk that the book...Have just been notified by Amazon uk that the book has been pushed back to the 28th of november :(BMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101933101966798446.post-73064832411605110052014-09-29T02:46:58.389-07:002014-09-29T02:46:58.389-07:00@Ramnarayan Gupta: From what I can tell, O'Rei...@Ramnarayan Gupta: From what I can tell, O'Reilly's policy is to offer the digital book for 10% more than the cost of the print book if you order them together. So if you buy a hardcopy, you'll probably be "entitled" to download the soft copy for 10% more. Unfortunately, the bundled pricing doesn't seem to exist until the print book is in stock.<br /><br />When the book gets updated after its initial publication, the updates will be made available to owners of digital versions of the book. Owners of hardcopy books will have to be satisfied with the errata list, which I'll publish online for EMC++ (as I do for all my books).Scott Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280964633768289328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101933101966798446.post-72811063200287277052014-09-28T22:03:25.265-07:002014-09-28T22:03:25.265-07:00Scott, if I buy an hardcopy...will I be entitled t...Scott, if I buy an hardcopy...will I be entitled to download the soft copy also. As my hardcopy will outdated as and when you update the contents. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738373272333548968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101933101966798446.post-57230556003792926512014-09-22T15:17:58.296-07:002014-09-22T15:17:58.296-07:00Thank you Scott for your attention to detail. I al...Thank you Scott for your attention to detail. I already have bought too many thousands of paper books in the past, these days almost all my purchases (old and new) are digital as I'm thoroughly tired of lugging all those atoms around. It's been a pleasure to ditch them.<br /><br />Far too many technically-oriented books seem to just 'tack-on' ebook formatting seemingly as an afterthought. It shows real professionalism on your part to pay close attention to this.<br /><br />I look forward purchasing this book in October!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101933101966798446.post-25669661397926081132014-09-22T08:43:34.956-07:002014-09-22T08:43:34.956-07:00@Anonymous: Thanks for your kind words. I'm gl...@Anonymous: Thanks for your kind words. I'm glad you found the pre-release version of the book useful.<br /><br />@Kylo G: The latest Early Release book is dated August 17, but Done Stage 1 was submitted on August 31, so the versions are not identical. I was making changes to both the technical content and the wording up until the last minute (and continued to do so in QC1), so when the final version comes out, you'll notice some changes. <br /><br />The current Early Release version is probably at least 90% the same as what will get published, but in the delta are some important technical refinements as well as some improved examples. Plus, of course, some fixes to little things like incorrect font usage and spelling errors.Scott Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280964633768289328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101933101966798446.post-21516082336661424502014-09-22T06:43:08.360-07:002014-09-22T06:43:08.360-07:00Great news, Scott!
Is the latest Early Release of...Great news, Scott!<br /><br />Is the latest Early Release of the pdf the same content as the final draft you submitted in Done Stage 1?<br /><br />Looking forward to Done Done!Kylo Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101933101966798446.post-52919546068265857492014-09-22T06:33:32.231-07:002014-09-22T06:33:32.231-07:00I just had a nice family vacation and, in addition...I just had a nice family vacation and, in addition to eating a lot of good food, I devoured the first 39 items in Effective Modern C++ from the O'Reilly early release PDF.<br /><br />Scott, your writing is superb as always. Few technical books combine both clear and concise descriptions of complex things and do it in a way that's fun and readable.<br /><br />I had quite a few "aha!" moments when reading and feel like I'm starting to understand C++11 and C++14 with enough capability to actually use the features (correctly).<br /><br />(I should've taken one more day off so I could have finished the book!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com