Re: [DOCS] Re: [HACKERS] Outline for PostgreSQL book

> On Wed, 13 Oct 1999, Bruce Momjian wrote:
>
> > Not sure how to merge current documentation into it.  I would like to
> > point them to URL locations as much as possible.  I thought if I give
> > them enough to get started, and to understand how the current docs fit
> > together, that would be good.
>
> Personally, I always think that computer books that point you to URLs to
> get the complete information are less than desirable. The very point of
> reading the book is that you don't have to get up to your computer all the
> time. Books should be self-contained and add to the existing documentation
> since otherwise I won't need it.
>
> Also, think about the fact that the online documentation might change more
> quickly than a book is published. In a magazine you can do that, but in a
> book that's questionable. I have a few books that are only about two years
> old and the information in them is still very valid, but the URLs with all
> the examples and all don't work anymore. Who knows why, I don't have the
> time to find out.
>

I just don't want to produce a 500 page book to cover these topics.

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