What are the most important classes for high school students to succeed in software engineering? That is the question that I try to answer in an essay of same name.
Also, this is the first essay I have written using NJEdit, which is the editing software that I built (and have since open sourced) in order to write Closure: The Definitive Guide. It helps me focus more on content while worrying less about formatting, though it still has a ways to go before becoming my "one click" publishing solution.
A unique feature of NJEdit is that when I produce the HTML to publish my essay, I also produce the DocBook XML version as a by-product! It's not a big selling point today, but if I ever want to publish anything to print again, I'll be ready! For open-source projects that are slowly creating HTML documentation that they hope to publish as a print book one day, NJEdit might be the solution.
And if it is, maybe someone will help me fix its bugs...
Want to learn more about Closure? Pick up a copy of my new book, Closure: The Definitive Guide (O'Reilly), and learn how to build sophisticated web applications like Gmail and Google Maps!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
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