- I am not here pushing books. In fact, you won't find a link in my feed
- Although these books are meant to help people who develop technology, frankly I'm not interested in what the average developer has to say about them. I wouldn't have liked some of my conclusions either had I read about them 20 years ago
- I have deliberately priced my books to only sell to people interested and dedicated in reading them This is the only reason I'm replying to you: I wouldn't want somebody else to go find the books and then start a flame war based on my price. If you can't afford it but are dedicated to learning, ping me. We'll work something out. Otherwise yeah, it's crazy high compared to the "Learn You Some Javascript in Five Hours" free YouTube-based courseware.
I have to say, the preemptive defensiveness is quite a turn-off. Maybe you're replying to common, unfair complaints you've received in the past which have jaded you, but if you're going to take such an acidic route, you should just bite your tongue until you actually receive the comments you think you're replying to.
And David, good call on the price. I wouldn't respect anyone who would begrudge you the price of your most hard-won knowledge, esp when it sounds like you do consulting.
- Although these books are meant to help people who develop technology, frankly I'm not interested in what the average developer has to say about them. I wouldn't have liked some of my conclusions either had I read about them 20 years ago
- I have deliberately priced my books to only sell to people interested and dedicated in reading them This is the only reason I'm replying to you: I wouldn't want somebody else to go find the books and then start a flame war based on my price. If you can't afford it but are dedicated to learning, ping me. We'll work something out. Otherwise yeah, it's crazy high compared to the "Learn You Some Javascript in Five Hours" free YouTube-based courseware.
https://leanpub.com/u/DanielBMarkham