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PHP is very widely used in libraries and is among the most widely used languages in general. I think that it would be unfortunate if it were not included. I wonder about C# over C++. I don't believe that Basic has much of a presence in library development outside of Microsoft application scripting. Of course, there are likely quite a few 10 year old VB apps out there. Cary On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 1:37 PM, Ron Brown <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Thank you all for starting this vibrant thread. I wanted to address some > concerns about this book. > > Concern #1. Who is it for? > This book is for librarians, administrators, students and others who are > interested in programming. If you have been programming for some time this > book may not be for you but you might contribute. > > Concern #2. What chapters will be included? The call was meant to be read > as open and flexible. Please contact us if you feel you have something to > contribute. We already have had a great response and about ten chapters / > topics have interested authors. We are getting to the point where we will > have to group authors and turn away suggested topics. > > Yes, we imagine XML-like content will be in. Yes, PHP and MySQL will be in > it also. What else will be in it? It may not have your favorite language > but the book is not meant for just one person. > > Concern #3. What is the structure? The structure will address the history > and some of the nuts and bolts mentioned by others on this thread. Books > are limited by space constraints but we hope to make the book have some > longevity and connection to the larger field. > > Concern #4. What is the approach? The approach follows the traditional > LITA guide approach. It looks at specific cases in libraries and guides > readers on how to address problems in specific ways. Good programmers still > may find this book useful because they may see projects or code they want > to port to different languages. > > Concern #5. Basic are you kidding me?!? It is not for me to judge who uses > what programming lang. If a library or person out there has an application > that might be useful for others in our field to see, we want to hear about > it. > > > Again contact us if you would like to contribute something. This is a long > process and the book is still in development. > > Thanks! > > Editors > Ron Brown (ronbrown a.t. mailbox dot sc dot edu) > Beth Thomsett-Scott (beth.thomsett-scott a.t. unt dot edu) > -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com