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Re: Discover Meteor

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Post by samstave »

CorySimmons wrote: post #36
richardofyork wrote: post #32

I have read the beta release of the book in its entirety. I do not know the book's authors personally, so I can give an unbiased assessment of the book and answer specific questions about the book. The Crux of the Matter: Coming from Node.js/Backbone.js/Express.js, I was pleasantly shocked and surprisingly inspired by how pleasurable and productive it is to develop with Meteor. I am not sure I feel this way about any…

I, too, was lucky enough to get in on the preview and read most of the book. I've read a couple of these books and this one takes the cake. It's huge, very thorough, and incredibly easy to follow along. If you're thinking about getting into Meteor, you should definitely grab a copy. It's a really easy read that teaches you a lot. Oh, and Meteor is sexy, I'm glad you're a fan Richard. I'm a big fan of your site and ca…

If you have no coding experience, should you read this?

Re: Discover Meteor

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Post by richardofyork »

loupeabody wrote: post #60
richardofyork wrote: post #32

I have read the beta release of the book in its entirety. I do not know the book's authors personally, so I can give an unbiased assessment of the book and answer specific questions about the book. The Crux of the Matter: Coming from Node.js/Backbone.js/Express.js, I was pleasantly shocked and surprisingly inspired by how pleasurable and productive it is to develop with Meteor. I am not sure I feel this way about any…

I'm still on your "How to Learn Javascript Properly" track, but I've being hearing about Meteor in passing quite a bit lately. Your recommendation for this book is all that I needed to convince me to take the leap (once I've got the fundamentals down, of course). Thanks for your recommendation and guidance. You've done a great deal to make me feel like I'm meaningfully progressing to a state of professional competenc…

I am happy to hear from readers who are following my blog, and most importantly, to hear of their progress. So thanks for your comment, loupeabody.

It appears that you have the passion and determination to follow through with learning JS and then Meteor. You can skip Node.js/Express.js/Backbone.js and go straight to Meteor, if your goal is to develop modern web applications with JS soon (without the lengthy time needed to learn all the libraries and frameworks needed to put a full Node.js app together).

Re: Discover Meteor

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Post by richardofyork »

samstave wrote: post #71
CorySimmons wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I, too, was lucky enough to get in on the preview and read most of the book. I've read a couple of these books and this one takes the cake. It's huge, very thorough, and incredibly easy to follow along. If you're thinking about getting into Meteor, you should definitely grab a copy. It's a really easy read that teaches you a lot. Oh, and Meteor is sexy, I'm glad you're a fan Richard. I'm a big fan of your site and ca…

If you have no coding experience, should you read this?

No, you need to learn JavaScript first. See the link below (there is even a Reddit study group to help you along the way): http://javascriptissexy.com/how-to-learn-javascript-properly...

Re: Discover Meteor

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Post by richardofyork »

laughfactory wrote: post #57
richardofyork wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am glad to hear you are a fan of the blog, Cory. I am somewhat surprised you are all over Meteor already :), and you probably think the same thing of me :) There will be Meteor hysteria for sure, but I don't know if it will happen so soon, although this book will help quite a bit.

Another huge fan of your blog, Richard. Your blog represents one of the single best locations on the web for excellent road maps for learning web development. It is immensely helpful to go through the material that you've already vetted rather than waste time and energy finding and trying the plethora of books, tutorials, videos, sites, etc. For beginners it's incredibly overwhelming but your site helps show us the p…

Man, you guys are making me feel warm and fuzzy. I had no idea some followers of my blog are HN regulars.

Thanks for the wonderful compliment and encouragement, laughfactory. I am very happy that my blog is making a difference. Good luck with your learning.

Re: Discover Meteor

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Post by richardofyork »

fourstar wrote: post #62
richardofyork wrote: post #32

I have read the beta release of the book in its entirety. I do not know the book's authors personally, so I can give an unbiased assessment of the book and answer specific questions about the book. The Crux of the Matter: Coming from Node.js/Backbone.js/Express.js, I was pleasantly shocked and surprisingly inspired by how pleasurable and productive it is to develop with Meteor. I am not sure I feel this way about any…

How does it deal with async stuff if I need it in a serial manner? With node I have async. What does meteor have that's similar?

Meteor uses Fibers. And you can do any of the async stuff in Meteor, like you would in Node.js with async.js, with the exception that you will most likely use Futures, and the code style will look synchronous (not the lengthy callback chains we are used to in Node.js). For more on Async execution in Meteor.js, see this link: https://gist.github.com/possibilities/3443021

Re: Discover Meteor

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Post by sgdesign »

curiouslearn wrote: post #70

What are pre-requisites for understanding the book? For example, does one need to know Handlebars functionality, or does the book introduce them in such a way that one can pick up the required knowledge as one is reading the book. Also, does one need to be a Javascript guru, or is a basic understanding of Javascript sufficient to get started?

A basic understanding of JavaScript is enough. And whenever we use any funky js syntax (which doesn't happen a lot) we try to explain it.

Re: Discover Meteor

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Post by crisnoble »

sgdesign wrote: post #13
crisnoble wrote: post #11

I wish that beautiful 3-D rendered copy existed in real life. That cover is too beautiful not to be sitting on my desk. It is a truly nice touch to see a technical book sweat the design details.

Right now Meteor is changing so fast that a paper edition didn't really make sense (the online edition will be kept up to date, of course). But once Meteor stabilizes at 1.0 we'll consider a printed version. And if we do this, we'll also provide a discount for people who have already bought the digital edition.

How about a printed poster? It's just so damn pretty.

Re: Discover Meteor

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Post by curiouslearn »

sgdesign wrote: post #76
curiouslearn wrote: post #70

What are pre-requisites for understanding the book? For example, does one need to know Handlebars functionality, or does the book introduce them in such a way that one can pick up the required knowledge as one is reading the book. Also, does one need to be a Javascript guru, or is a basic understanding of Javascript sufficient to get started?

A basic understanding of JavaScript is enough. And whenever we use any funky js syntax (which doesn't happen a lot) we try to explain it.

Thanks Sacha. I purchased the book and am really enjoying it. Thanks to you and Tom for writing the book. I am at the beginning of the Collections chapter. Unfortunately, for some reason, the Server-Client communication is not working (collection inserts using mongo console, do not show up in the browser console and vice-versa). I have not yet removed autopublish. Anyhow, will try to explore it further.

Re: Discover Meteor

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Post by publicfig »

laughfactory wrote: post #50
publicfig wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't know why you think that they don't offer a sample chapter, as one of the only actions possible above the fold is to download a sample chapter from the book. http://www.discovermeteor.com/sample/DiscoverMeteor-Template...

Actually, I expressly did mention that they offer a sample chapter. I was suggesting that in addition to the sample chapter they might consider (if they want to keep the overall price where it is) selling the book in segments which cost less allowing those who are especially price-sensitive to test drive the content. E.g. Part 1 costs $10 and then the rest costs $29. Silly idea, but I just like to think about this ki…

I wasn't responding to you, I was responding to the parent comment above me that says "His shock was in regards to the fact that the offer no sample chapter (which they probably should)."

Re: Discover Meteor

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Post by odigity »

ajob367 wrote: post #64

So, I have enough money but I can't pay for this book. I live somewhere in SE Asia and I don't have any means to pay for the book. I'm not 18 yet and don't have a credit card. None of my parents/relatives have a credit card that can be used internationally or for online purchases. The government is very strict about money laundering and getting a credit card is a real pain, which my parents didn't want to endure. Tru…

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