[Phoenix-pm] UG News--Introducing beautifulcode.oreillynet.com

[Brock]

(Hello Phoenix.PM and DC.PM!)

I don't know if any of you have seen the Beautiful Code book yet, but it
seems pretty damn cool. I've perused it the bookstore and am going to
get a copy soon (though perhaps I will take Marsee up on her review-copy
offer).

Anyway, looks like they've set up http://beautifulcode.oreillynet.com
though it seems to have mostly javaish stuff so far.

--Brock

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Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:30:56 -0700
Subject: UG News--Introducing beautifulcode.oreillynet.com
From: Marsee Henon <marsee at oreilly.com>
To: awwaiid at thelackthereof.org

Hi,

Can you share the following news with your members? And we're still 
looking for someone to submit a slashdot review. Let me know if you 
need a copy.

Thanks for your help,

Marsee



O'Reilly's created a brand new website devoted to the topics in our new
book "Beautiful Code" at http://beautifulcode.oreillynet.com.

We give you the opportunity to discuss the book's projects and to
contribute information about other projects that illustrate coding
artistry.

The lead programmer for the Beautiful Code website is Michael Feathers,
a popular author and expert in Agile Programming who contributed the
chapter "Framework for Integrated Test: Beauty through Fragility."

In a recent post, Feathers writes: "When I was a younger programmer, I
felt guilty about being a neat-freak. It was a selective obsession.
There I was, sitting in my office with stacks of papers and books
covering every available space, but I was oblivious to it. As long as my
code looked great, I could shut out the chaos around me: the towering
stacks of dead tree that could've toppled and crushed me if I had
sneezed."

Feathers continues, "I don't know why I felt bad about being that way,
but in retrospect, I think that I felt that I was wasting time caring
about neatness in code. It took me a couple of years to figure out that
the ergonomics of code matter, and that the time you spend decluttering
your code can declutter your thoughts as well."

Got a site that fits the spirit of Beautiful Code? Then send us a link
so we can blog about it:
http://beautifulcode.oreillynet.com/suggest_site.php


For more information on "Beautiful Code: Leading Programmers Explain
How They Think" Edited by Andy Oram, Greg Wilson, go to:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596510046


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