2nd edition expected next month!

Frequent visitors of this website will have noticed that worldcookery.com underwent some changes over the past weekend. With the 2nd edition of Web Component Development with Zope 3 expected next month, some changes were due.

The site now features a modified version of the new WorldCookery layout that is also used in the new book's example application (much thanks to Roman Joost for the design). Moreover, the information on the site has been updated to the long-awaited Second Edition.

So, the book will really be out in December?

Yes! Fellow Europeans will be able to get themselves or their loved ones a nice Christmas gift. North Amerians will have to wait a bit longer, but they can definitely make buying the book their new year's resolution for 2007.

If you want to get it as soon as possible, consider pre-ordering it on the Springer website or online stores like Amazon.com. Your local book store should also be able to get it for you as soon as it's out. For more information, see the Where to buy page on this website.

What's the deal with the second edition anyways? Why should I buy it?

There are several good reasons:

It's up-to-date

The book covers the latest Zope 3 release, Zope 3.3 which has only been released a little over a month ago. All chapters, all examples, and the appendices have been revised to match the most current Zope 3 codebase.

It's bigger

Five (!) new chapters, all describing new features in Zope 3, have been added, many others were extended notably. In total, the book is more than 80 pages thicker than the old one -- at the same price as the old one!

It's better

With the second edition, the book has been completely revamped. My excellent reviewers from the Zope and Plone community have done a tremendous good job at improving the book's language and technical details. I also improved the didactics in various places.

It's for you

If you're a Zope 3 developer or just starting to get into Zope 3, I suggest you keep the book under your pillow. Even as a Zope 2 or Plone developer, you'd be surprised how much Zope 3 technology you can now use in Zope 2. Even better, this book tells you when that is the case. This makes it a must-buy especially for Plone developers as Plone 3.0 is using Zope 3 components for all new development.

This sounds great! Do you have more info, e.g. a table of contents of a sample chapter?

Certainly, simply visit the About the Book page on this website.