[ZDP] discusison, editing: Zope Book (ZDP)

[Tim Lynch]

As someone who is relatively new to Zope (built a simple site or two, played
with ZClasses, built an external product using the components framework...)
_and_ relatively new to Python, I would love to see more examples of how
to do things.  One of my current favorite sites is ZopeLabs and the
recipes section.  The books are great (I own all four) and a tremendous
help but I inevitably need to modify whatever I find in the books in a way
none of the books explains.  When I hit these impasses, the recipes are
a lifesaver.

So, if I were to have my wishes granted, right now I'd ask for not another
book, but more recipes.  Second, third, and even fourth examples of how
to accomplish some task would be terrific.  The variation across multiple 
examples can shed light on a problem in ways no single example does.

One of my favorite Perl books is the Perl Cookbook. Maybe after a time, a
collection of favorite Zope recipes could be gathered into a book...

In any case, before I forget, a big thank you to everyone who has contributed
to ZopeLabs' recipes.

--
Tim Lynch                            tim.lynch@cornell.edu
Information Technology Section                607.255.9570
Albert R. Mann Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853


> Hi Adam,
> 
> > i have spoken with maik regarding how i could be of assistance to the
> > zdp, and his first suggestion, given my interests/qualifications, was to
> > look into the Zope Book (ZDP).
> >
> > any author of material therein should feel free to respond to these:
> >
> > 1.  what is the goal of this Zope Book?  what is your target audience?
> >  i see in your statement that it is meant for "beginners as well as ...
> > advanced users."  i see little beginner-level material, though.  perhaps
> > we just have different ideas of what a "beginner" is.
> 
> I think I can answer on these points, because I was the one who started on
> this project.
> The goal of the ZDP Zope Book was to provide an easy readable book (and
> free), which combined all the loose available information.
> At that moment, there was not much information available for Zope. Some
> loose How-to's, that was all. Even no Book.
> However, now, there are a lot of Zope books, some for free and some to pay
> for. So, I'm not sure if the Zope Book is still needed.
> 
> > 2.  what is the status, in your minds, of what is currently posted?
> >  where is it going in the near future?  who is currently preparing
> > additions, and what are they (i.e. chapter, etc. etc.)?
> 
> To tell you the thruth, I haven't worked on it for 1 or 2 years? So, the
> current information is certainly not up-to-date.
> I'm not sure if others still contribute, but I guess not.
> If there are still some people interested in the book, then perhaps we can
> pump new life in it, but know that there are already lot's of good zope
> books around.
> 
> Regards,
> Tom.
> 
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