The book is now shipping
Marco Tabini from php|architect has notified me that the Enterprise PHP book is now in print. Those of you who have pre-ordered should receive your copy shortly.
I'm quite happy that the initial feedback on the PDF version has been positive. Here are the first 2 reviews of the book:
Review by Chris Cornutt of phpdeveloper.org
Review by David Bernal of htmlist.com
If you purchased the book, thanks, and remember that any feedback is welcome!
Greetings,
Ivo
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July 1st, 2008 at 6:01 pm
Ivo,
I just wanted to let you know that our website is HTMList.com (only one “L”).
Thanks!
July 1st, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Sorry Bob, fixed!
July 9th, 2008 at 7:29 am
Hey Ivo, you asked about additional feedback about some of the weaker chapters in the book on my (otherwise positive) review. My largest concern was that certain chapters and sections seemed unnecessary, and a little bit like filler. The first two chapters largely cover information that the book’s audience is likely to already be aware of. I’d understand that kind of information more in an introductory PHP book, or one aimed at people who were unsure of whether to use PHP in an enterprise environment, but to me, if someone is purchasing this book, they’ve already made that leap and are looking to streamline their process.
Similarly, the Packages section in the Building Blocks chapter simply lists a bunch of projects that readers can use for various common scenarios. This is information that could be discovered by a simple Google search, so it would have been nice to see a little bit more about your personal experiences with these projects, what their advantages and disadvantages are, and so on.
In short, I guess my main feedback would be to narrow down the audience of the book more. Personally, my picture of the developer to whom the book appeals is one who is beyond the stage of merely hacking things together and installing open source projects to mess with them. Instead, this person is one who is looking to more-carefully consider his design and process choices, so that the result is a more satisfying one than those that the developer has encountered from PHP’s past.
I hope that helps, and I also hope that we do see more books with your name on them in the future.
David Bernal
http://www.htmlist.com
http://www.synapsestudios.com
July 22nd, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Hello Ivo,
I bought it just now… I will give you some feedback in couple weeks!
Artur Martins
August 8th, 2008 at 12:49 am
It was shipped only on July 29 !! Another month to wait to arrive
August 8th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
@dotkernel: depends on where you ordered it. In europe and the us they arrive pretty fast (the european ones are shipped from the uk)
August 8th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
Romania.
Last time i checked, is in Europe, and also in EU
But they shipped my stuff from US …
The guys from php|arch need to actualize their maps.
August 12th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
got it , finally , very very interesting .
Is the first book about php/lamp specific project management stuff.
Thanks, and keep up the good work.
August 15th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
Bookreview: php|architect’s Guide to Enterprise PHP Development…
Despite the fact that I ordered the book on the 25th of June, I finally received my copy last Saturday. The postal service can’t be blamed. They needed five days from Cincinnati, Ohio to Wildeshausen, Lower Saxony (Germany). From my own experienc…
October 23rd, 2008 at 1:20 pm
just purchased the print +pdf
will post feedback shortly!
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