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I know these kind of strategies (get early engagement / validation) are promoted in this lean startup era but it leaves me a bit disappointed (and I think the m

by icoder 13y ago

I know these kind of strategies (get early engagement / validation) are promoted in this lean startup era but it leaves me a bit disappointed (and I think the more people use this strategy, the less accepted/effective it will become). But that is me and if it works for you and enough others, the democratic process of HN should prevail :) I do like the idea, also because you plan to explore (in a fashion that does not require full serial 'consumption' of the book) various JavaScript toolboxes and libraries and even server-side stuff. I can't put any sensible price tag on it though. Side note: in a 80/20 world, 10% finished would mean that roughly half of the draft is written ;)

sethvincent 13y ago
This has definitely been useful as a way of determining interest – based on reaction so far it seems like the book premise is good. I decided to remove the percentage for now since it was an arbitrary number. I'm not even sure what will make the book 100% if I plan to go back and add/revise chapters as js libraries are updated/released. Using semantic version numbers and a roadmap would be better. I'll add a list of completed/started/planned chapters to the book description soon, which will be much more useful than a percentage.