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> I write to how I want to learn -- which includes most of the "whys" then > following up with the "hows". So far it's been a successful format for me, > but not all authors and publishers agree with the approach. I tried writing my book like that (Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days, 1st edition) and got nothing but flames for thanks. I felt that it was senseless to dive straight into examples without getting some background first -- or else the examples would be so trivial as to be pointless. The publisher insisted; they were. Most of the time the authors have very little to say ... Simon North. -- If a man speaks in a forest and no woman hears him, is he still wrong?
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