The September issue of Dr Dobbs has an article by Phil Tomson on distributed
Ruby using dRb. Well done, Phil.
James
The September issue of Dr Dobbs has an article by Phil Tomson on
distributed Ruby using dRb. Well done, Phil.James
Should I be the first to point out that it would be helpful to provide a URL?
In article CIELJOOMCFBDNHLICOEFEEHJCEAA.james@jamesbritt.com,
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JamesBritt james@jamesbritt.com wrote:
The September issue of Dr Dobbs has an article by Phil Tomson on distributed
Ruby using dRb. Well done, Phil.
Thanks.
I still haven’t gotten my copy yet…
Phil
The September issue of Dr Dobbs has an article by Phil Tomson on
distributed Ruby using dRb. Well done, Phil.James
Should I be the first to point out that it would be helpful to
provide a URL?
URL? Well, I guess whatever newstand or magazine shop sells it. It’s
printed on paper. I have no idea if there’s an electronic version.
James
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It can be found here: http://www.ddj.com/articles/2002/0209/
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The September issue of Dr Dobbs has an article by Phil Tomson on
distributed Ruby using dRb. Well done, Phil.James
Should I be the first to point out that it would be helpful to
provide a URL?URL? Well, I guess whatever newstand or magazine shop sells it. It’s
printed on paper. I have no idea if there’s an electronic version.James
Hmmm… the article itself can’t be read online, it seems. The source
code in the article is available though.
–Gavin
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It can be found here: http://www.ddj.com/articles/2002/0209/
The September issue of Dr Dobbs has an article by Phil Tomson on
distributed Ruby using dRb. Well done, Phil.
It costs 5 USD to purchase the article, online. It will let Dr. Dobbs
know that people are interested in Ruby if some people choose to
purchase.
Steven G.
http://linudent.sourceforge.net/
“Gavin Sinclair” gsinclair@soyabean.com.au wrote in message news:58420.203.185.214.34.1028868970.squirrel@webmail.imagineis.com…
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Hmmm… the article itself can’t be read online, it seems. The source
code in the article is available though.–Gavin
It can be found here: http://www.ddj.com/articles/2002/0209/
The September issue of Dr Dobbs has an article by Phil Tomson on
distributed Ruby using dRb. Well done, Phil.
It costs 5 USD to purchase the article, online. It will let Dr. Dobbs
know that people are interested in Ruby if some people choose to
purchase.
True, but a hard-copy of the entire issue costs USD 6. Writing letters to
the editor might be just as effective in expressing interest in Ruby. Tell
them it motivated you to buy that issue. (You might also ask what justifies
five bucks for an electronic file.)
James
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Steven G.
http://linudent.sourceforge.net/
5USD!?!? Are you KIDDING!?? For ONE article!?
It probably costs 5USD to buy the magazine at the newsagent!
And it costs 60USD to buy a CD containing every article since 1988!
Gavin
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From: “Steven G.” smalllinux@netscape.net
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ruby
To: “ruby-talk ML” ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org
Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 4:04 AM
Subject: Re: Dr. Dobbs Ruby Article
It costs 5 USD to purchase the article, online. It will let Dr. Dobbs
know that people are interested in Ruby if some people choose to
purchase.Steven G.
I am paid for some editing by Dr. Dobbs.
http://linudent.sourceforge.net/“Gavin Sinclair” gsinclair@soyabean.com.au wrote in message
news:58420.203.185.214.34.1028868970.squirrel@webmail.imagineis.com…Hmmm… the article itself can’t be read online, it seems. The source
code in the article is available though.–Gavin
It can be found here: http://www.ddj.com/articles/2002/0209/
The September issue of Dr Dobbs has an article by Phil Tomson on
distributed Ruby using dRb. Well done, Phil.
the dead tree’s and the lumber jacks and the saw millers and the print
pressers only needed a $1 
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On Fri, 2002-08-09 at 12:38, JamesBritt wrote:
True, but a hard-copy of the entire issue costs USD 6. Writing letters to
the editor might be just as effective in expressing interest in Ruby. Tell
them it motivated you to buy that issue. (You might also ask what justifies
five bucks for an electronic file.)
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“Gavin Sinclair” gsinclair@soyabean.com.au wrote in message
news:009401c24056$aab24490$256332d2@nosedog…
5USD!?!? Are you KIDDING!?? For ONE article!?
It probably costs 5USD to buy the magazine at the newsagent!
And it costs 60USD to buy a CD containing every article since 1988!
Gavin
From: “Steven G.” smalllinux@netscape.net
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ruby
To: “ruby-talk ML” ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org
Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 4:04 AM
Subject: Re: Dr. Dobbs Ruby ArticleIt costs 5 USD to purchase the article, online. It will let Dr. Dobbs
know that people are interested in Ruby if some people choose to
purchase.Steven G.
I am paid for some editing by Dr. Dobbs.
http://linudent.sourceforge.net/“Gavin Sinclair” gsinclair@soyabean.com.au wrote in message
news:58420.203.185.214.34.1028868970.squirrel@webmail.imagineis.com…Hmmm… the article itself can’t be read online, it seems. The source
code in the article is available though.–Gavin
It can be found here: http://www.ddj.com/articles/2002/0209/
The September issue of Dr Dobbs has an article by Phil Tomson on
distributed Ruby using dRb. Well done, Phil.
It does seem a lot. I think I would fork out 1USD for the article without
thinking about it. That is not indicitive of the value of that article
itself, just my perceived value within the space of a $6USD magazine.
The problem arises though in that DDJ generally has a whole bunch of
articles using different languages centered around a single theme. Most
people would only be interested in a single article. If they started making
it reasonable for purchasing only what you wanted, they might start losing
money. Its much like getting 100 channels of cable vs. just the programs
you watch. Also remember that they get a lot of money from advertising.
You may also consider that in 6 months the magazine will be hard to get.
For something you really need, 5USD may then seem reasonable.
I don’t necessarily agree with it, although I do like the magazine. I would
prefer a model like the IEEE where you pay for a digital subscription and
get every article ever written while you pay for it.
John.
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“John” nojgoalbyspam@hotmail.com wrote in message
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It does seem a lot. I think I would fork out 1USD for the article without
thinking about it. That is not indicitive of the value of that article
itself, just my perceived value within the space of a $6USD magazine.
Well DDJ charges a completely unrealistic overprice for overseas
subscriptions, so they may get some online revenue on that account. I would
have subscribed even though I have access to it at work, if it was not for
the price. I just don’t get it because Scientific American and other
magazines do not need to double the price for airmailing their magazine.
Mikkel