Robby on Rails: Joe O'Brien signs deal with Pragmatic Programmersthoughts.sort_by{|t| t[:topic]}.collect tag:www.robbyonrails.com,2005:TypoTypo2006-09-05T22:12:43-04:00Robby Russellurn:uuid:19df50f7b446ad2ca2e78138740bce072005-10-01T18:09:00-04:002006-09-05T22:12:43-04:00Joe O'Brien signs deal with Pragmatic Programmers<p>One of our <a href="http://www.planetargon.com/blog_hosting/">Typo blog hosting</a> customers here at <a href="http://www.planetargon.com/"><span class="caps">PLANET ARGON</span></a>, <a href="http://rubyurl.com/XwS">Joe O’Brien</a>, has signed a contract with the <a href="http://www.pragprog.com/">Pragmatic Programmers</a> to write another much needed Rails book. He hasn’t yet announced just what the focus will be, but I am sure it will be a valuable addition to the growing collection of <a href="http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/BookList">published and to-be-published</a> Rails books.</p>
<p>I have only briefly talked with Joe, an employee of the famed <a href="http://www.thoughtworks.com/index.html">ThoughtWorks</a> (home of <a href="http://www.martinfowler.com">Martin Fowler</a>) and from the few conversations that we have had over the phone and by email, it’s apparent that Pragmatic Programmers have made an excellent choice. (and he’s a pretty nice guy.) :-)</p>
<p>Joe writes, <em>“The gravity of what I’ve just taken on is beginning to set in though. I have a ton of work cutout for me.”</em></p>
<p>Yes. It is unarguably a <strong>ton of work</strong>... but it is also quite rewarding and has been a great experience for me.</p>
<p>I look forward to the day when I can walk into <a href="http://www.powells.com/technicalbooks">Powell’s Technical Bookstore</a> and find a healthy selection of both Ruby <strong>and</strong> Rails related books. :-)</p>
<p><strong>Congratulations Joe!</strong></p><p>One of our <a href="http://www.planetargon.com/blog_hosting/">Typo blog hosting</a> customers here at <a href="http://www.planetargon.com/"><span class="caps">PLANET ARGON</span></a>, <a href="http://rubyurl.com/XwS">Joe O’Brien</a>, has signed a contract with the <a href="http://www.pragprog.com/">Pragmatic Programmers</a> to write another much needed Rails book. He hasn’t yet announced just what the focus will be, but I am sure it will be a valuable addition to the growing collection of <a href="http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/BookList">published and to-be-published</a> Rails books.</p>
<p>I have only briefly talked with Joe, an employee of the famed <a href="http://www.thoughtworks.com/index.html">ThoughtWorks</a> (home of <a href="http://www.martinfowler.com">Martin Fowler</a>) and from the few conversations that we have had over the phone and by email, it’s apparent that Pragmatic Programmers have made an excellent choice. (and he’s a pretty nice guy.) :-)</p>
<p>Joe writes, <em>“The gravity of what I’ve just taken on is beginning to set in though. I have a ton of work cutout for me.”</em></p>
<p>Yes. It is unarguably a <strong>ton of work</strong>... but it is also quite rewarding and has been a great experience for me.</p>
<p>I look forward to the day when I can walk into <a href="http://www.powells.com/technicalbooks">Powell’s Technical Bookstore</a> and find a healthy selection of both Ruby <strong>and</strong> Rails related books. :-)</p>
<p><strong>Congratulations Joe!</strong></p>