Nick delves into the intricacies of technical book writing with authors Adrienne Braganza Tacke and Dylan Hildenbrand. We talk about the process of working with a publisher, coming up with an outline, actually writing the book, and everything that comes after the book is finished.

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Featuring:

Adrienne Braganza Tacke – GitHub, LinkedIn, X
Dylan Hildenbrand – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon
Nick Nisi – Website, GitHub, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

Adrienne’s books
- Looks Good to Me: Constructive Code Reviews
- Coding for Kids: Python: Learn to Code with 50 Awesome Games and Activities
Dylan’s book
- SvelteKit Up and Running

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

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