Ask HN: Help me write a book
What I need is feedback as I go from a few people of different levels of skill from non-programmers to the programming elite.
I don't need many people, and I won't take much of your time. Once every couple of weeks, I might send you a new revision, and ask for some feedback.
My aim is not to teach you how to become a pro, but to teach you enough that you will be able to solve problems, and understand the denser books.
So what I'm asking of you is this:
- If you are already a programmer; I would like you to read, fact check, bug check, and generally tell me if there's something you think I could explain better.
- If you aren't a programmer; I would like you to read, and tell me if something doesn't make sense. This is perhaps the more important part, because if something I write doesn't make sense to you, or a concept is too hard, then the book can't do it's job. The other thing to point out is that by doing this, you will probably be spoiling the entire experience for yourself. I'm not saying that you'll end up in a broken state where you'll never learn how to program, but it might not be as easy as fun to learn as it would be once the book is finished. I'm sorry about this, but hopefully your sacrifice will make life better for all the future readers of this book.
So if you have some time to spare, and would like to be part of a programming book with "unicorns" in the title, and get your name on the "thanks" page when it's finished, let me know, and let me know how to get in contact with you. I'll try to make it all as painless as possible.