by Greg Turnquist | Jan 23, 2015 | asciidoctor, book, learning spring boot, pythontestingcookbook, spring python
I recently had a friend of mine ask me about the viability of writing a book for his open source project. He had questions about how to submit a proposal as well as the money involved. I wrote him a detailed response, but decided to post some of my lessons learned...
by Greg Turnquist | Jan 9, 2015 | book, learning spring boot
It’s not too late to join the Learning Spring Boot contest! Spring Boot has made it super simple for people to create new apps rapidly. You still have plenty of time! I’ve seen a few tweets from contestants. Are you secretly working on an entry? Tweet your...
by Greg Turnquist | Dec 1, 2014 | asciidoctor, book, learning spring boot
Russ is a good friend of mine I met back in 2008. He was working for SpringSource at the time as a consultant. He had spotted my open source project, Spring Python, and invited me to make it an official Spring Extension. I was quite excited! Along the way, I had this...
by Greg Turnquist | Nov 18, 2014 | book, learning spring boot
I finally wrapped up edits and proofing the pre-finals. Learning Spring Boot is officially completed. The only lingering thing on my plate is migrating the code base into my newly minted github repo. I hope you have already pre-ordered your copy. According to my...
by Greg Turnquist | Nov 7, 2014 | book, learning spring boot
The day is here! You can now pre-order your copy of Learning Spring Boot! At this very moment, I am working with the finishing editors to polish up this book and get it uploaded to the printers. It should be out SOON! I’m naturally eager to get the word out. But...
by Greg Turnquist | Oct 27, 2014 | book, review
I just finished Vaetra Unveiled by Daniel Marvello. It was a delightful read! I wanted to write up my reactions to it. Vaetra Unveiled is a classic swords-and-sorcery novel. There is action, suspense, and charm amongst the characters. Daniel does a great job at world...