Deal of the Day: Wicket in Action for 50% off
May 3rd, 2012 by dashorstWicket in Action is today’s “Deal of the Day” over at my publisher, Manning. Use the promo code dotd0503 for a 50% discount on your purchase of Wicket in Action.
Use promo code m240 to get a 40% discount for all purchases through Manning, for example JQuery in Action to prepare for Wicket 6, or Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja.
The discounts are mutually exclusive, so you can’t have the cake and eat it too, but fortunately it brings in some serious savings! Go ahead and take a look at the Manning website and get those books you always wanted, but were afraid to buy!
Apache Wicket Cookbook Is Published!
March 25th, 2011 by ivaynberg
For the past nine months I have been quietly working on a book about Wicket. Unlike other books on the market this one does not attempt to teach you Wicket from the ground up. Instead, it is for developers who already know the basics and want to learn how to implement some of the more advanced use cases. Essentially, it contains recipes that show the reader how to implement solutions to some of, what I think are, the most commonly asked questions and stumbling blocks. This morning I was informed that the book has been published! You can read more about it and pick up a copy on PACKT’s Site. I hope you enjoy it, more details below the break …
- UPDATE: Table of Contents added below the break.
- UPDATE: PACKT made Chapter 5 available as a free sample
Wicket in Action review by jduchess
June 23rd, 2009 by dashorstThe Dutch female Java developer community website jduchess has written up a review of Wicket in Action. They provide a nice summary per chapter detailing the contents of each, and conclude:
Wicket in Action is the perfect book if you want to get started with Wicket. [...] It’s also a good book if you’ve already been playing with the framework for a little while and want to really understand what it is you’re working with.
Many thanks go to Linda van der Pal for writing this detailed review!
Wicket Paris Meetup was a blast!
May 4th, 2009 by dashorstI just returned from Paris where I was speaking (as the sole presenter!) at the Wicket meetup organized by Zenika. The event was really well organized (champagne before and after) and the audience was kind and attentive. I enjoyed the experience very much. Zenika ét tous qui étaient lá: merçi beaucoup!
Wicket presentation organized by Zenika
Just a couple of tips for folks travelling to Paris: the Thalys service is great. If you have an iPhone, purchase the Paris Metro application and finally avoid going to Paris on May 1st (everything is closed and the french are exercising their national pastime: protesting).
ps. with thanks to my dad who pointed out my bad french language skills…
Wicket in Action is 2008 bestseller
January 8th, 2009 by dashorstWicket in Action was the sixth best selling book for Manning in 2008! To join all the other people who have gone ahead of you, you can get Wicket in Action (or any other purchase at manning.com over $20) at a 31% discount! Just fill in ja1331 when you check out as the coupon code.
Here are the 2008 top 10 bestsellers from Manning:
- jQuery in Action
- Zend Framework in Action
- iText in Action
- Seam in Action
- iPhone in Action
- Wicket in Action
- Open Source ESBs in Action
- Flex 3 In Action
- Spring in Action, Second Edition
- NHibernate in Action
Today only: 50% off all e-books
December 9th, 2008 by dashorstOur publisher of Wicket in Action has a special offer today (December 8th, 2008): 50% off for all e-books. But it is only available today! Get your e-book of the books you always wanted to read, but thought too expensive to buy. Invest in your future by reading up on new technologies. All you need to do is enter “dec8″ as the coupon code when you check out your e-books.
The books I think are a great asset to your library:
Wicket in Action in stores now!
October 18th, 2008 by dashorstJonathan Locke was kind enough to spot a physical copy of Wicket in Action in a Barnes and Noble book store. I never thought that having a physical copy of a book would be so rewarding and make the book that more real. Writing a book, getting it published by a publisher and seeing it in stores is something really special that can’t be captured in words. It is bigger than writing your thesis. I’m not sure if it is more rewarding than writing your weekly TPS report though.
Now if I can find my stapler… I must have left it somewhere… Milton!!!!!
First amazon review of Wicket in Action
September 24th, 2008 by dashorstThe first review of Wicket in Action is on Amazon.com! Dan Syrstad (known from Wicket Web Beans) responded to my plight for reviews in the following way:
This is a great book that really gives a in-depth overview of Wicket. I’ve been working with Wicket for a couple of years and had to suffer through figuring things out from examples and mailing lists. This book is the definitive guide. I’ve already learned several new things from it. Many thanks to the authors who went to great lengths to get this book out!
Let me thank Dan for writing this review. We really appreciate it!
Bonus chapter: Setting up a Wicket application available
September 18th, 2008 by dashorstReaders of the early access edition might have noticed that chapter 3 from their first PDF downloads has gone missing from the final manuscript. We needed to cut down on the number of pages and this was a chapter we thought not to be crucial to the book so we decided to remove it from the manuscript. This saved roughly 25 pages and kept the book under the magical 400 page limit (our original contract stated 350 pages +- 50 pages).
Most developers have already some knowledge of setting up a project, and already know how to work with Apache Ant and Maven. The added value to the book when we should’ve included the chapter would not be great. But the chapter is important for first time web developers and new comers to Java development.
Instead of throwing away the chapter we updated it to the latest code examples and made the chapter available online as a free bonus chapter available to everyone. Everyone? Yes, even if you haven’t bought the book, you can download it without strings attached. We are happy to provide this chapter as a service to the community and give more insight into our book (the rest of the book is even better!)
What are you waiting for? Go and download the free bonus chapter and set up your Wicket application!
Welcome to wicketinaction.com
September 18th, 2008 by dashorstLike I announced about a week ago on my blog called A Wicket Diary, I have been creating a new companion website for Wicket in Action. This website will service as my new home for blogging about Apache Wicket, related events, community news such as releases and I’ll be writing about the book.
So don’t be a stranger, and add the RSS feed of this site to your news reader and keep an eye out for new content.