A little magic descended upon the Shoemaker household last week. When I got home from work there sitting on the floor was a box full of copies of Beginning Ajax with ASP.NET. Now as a computer geek seeing a box full of programming books can make your heart go pitter-patter, but when it’s your work as a first-time book author with a major publisher - you experience a feeling that is tough to describe.
This sensation pales in comparison to how my oldest son made my entire weekend. Once we opened the box of books and he saw daddy’s face on the cover he exclaimed, “that’s you!” as he looked up at me surprised. For the rest of the weekend my four-year-old carried around my book like it was the latest in the Thomas the Tank Engine series. This is what makes a daddy proud!
Just as the major retailers begin selling copies of "Beginning Ajax", we begin work on our new book tentatively titled, "Beginning Atlas". I am proud to once again be in the midst of gentlemen the likes of Wally McClure, Paul Glavich, Scott Cate, Steven Smith and Steve Orr. The book is due out early next year and will surely be donning a new title as the codename "Atlas" is retired and the framework receives its formal name.
There are more podcasts in the pipe as well. We will finish off our interview with Miguel Castro soon and then I have a great conversation with Rob Howard about how to run a software company. After that I have some fun ideas for some original-content shows. The fun never ends!