July 2009
Intermediate to advanced
464 pages
12h 25m
English
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Foreword
Many of us remember that special sense of accomplishment, even excitement, as we got our very first program to run or web page to display. It was probably something very simple like a classic “Hello, World!” program, or a simple (often gaudy) web page using different styles and sizes of text. Steadily we learned and experimented more. In a short time, we soon had something actually useful. It was probably something like a tip calculator or a personal web page, or even a tip calculator on a web page. It was exciting because we realized the huge potential for doing much more with our newfound knowledge.
That first moment for me was more than 30 years ago. Like many others at that time, it was the start of a hobby that soon became a career. Programming and web development can be one of the most exciting and one of the most frustrating careers one can have. It is immensely rewarding to create something that benefits hundreds, thousands, even millions of people. At the same time, the pace at which things change can really wear one down. I’ve now seen, used, and discarded so many cool technologies it is rare for any of them to get me really excited. Prior to Palm’s announcement of webOS, I can only think of two times a new technology generated a similar visceral excitement as I had when I first learned to program. (Forth and Delphi, if you are curious. Search for those terms and my name to see what made them special.) ...
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