tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10748614.post115212578835105165..comments2024-02-28T12:34:09.691-05:00Comments on FrazzledDad: The Joys Of Being Subjected To A Tech ReviewJim Holmeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05869146736565695900noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10748614.post-1153124261814817412006-07-17T04:17:00.000-04:002006-07-17T04:17:00.000-04:00Glad to hear that the first set of tech reviews di...Glad to hear that the first set of tech reviews didn't immediately have you refusing to contribute any more to the book. :) As an editor and a reviewer, I've had one or two people who couldn't take mild criticism at all. As you say, the whole aim is to make sure that what you write doesn't resemble fecal matter. A good comparison would be test-driven development \ beta testing. It's just that unless you've got a group of newbie tech reviewers, they'll know what to do and where the usual ambiguities of language and code exist. <BR/><BR/>Keep on with the writing - the day when the booka rrives is definitely worth the current inconvenience to your pride.<BR/><BR/>DanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10748614.post-1152136757882038262006-07-05T17:59:00.000-04:002006-07-05T17:59:00.000-04:00No, the phrase was "odious pile of dung," not "pie...No, the phrase was "odious pile of dung," not "piece of stinking poo."<BR/><BR/>A number of specifics scattered over a number of articles, but a lot of general stuff for James and I to polish up. We're in good shape overall, but are in need of some work to lift it from a good book to a great book.Jim Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05869146736565695900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10748614.post-1152135072463626512006-07-05T17:31:00.000-04:002006-07-05T17:31:00.000-04:00I hope the general consensus wasn't,"Hey, this is ...I hope the general consensus wasn't,<BR/><BR/>"Hey, this is all great except for this section on TortoiseCVS/SVN and this other section on Subtext. Did you hire a third-grader to write that piece of stinking poo?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com