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Alex McLean

Live coding: a user's manual is out this week, published open access by MIT Press. I have my copy already, after many years it's real!

I just put up a placeholder website, and will upload the pdf, epub and mobi ebook files there on Tuesday, maybe making a web version. It'd be interesting if people started contributing edits, adding extra chapters etc..

https://livecodingbook.toplap.org/

Live Coding: A User's Manual

Live Coding: A User's Manual, published by MIT Press

Live Coding: A User's Manual
Nov 20, 2022 at 4:40pmWeb
Show threadLuka Prin/ce LucijaNov 20, 2022
@yaxu "This book is open access, and will be freely available for download from this website in PDF, Mobi and Epub, from its formal publication date on 22nd November 2023."
Show threadAlex McLeanNov 20, 2022
@luka Oops, fixed! (will take a minute for the website to regenerate itself)
Show threadKevin Cunningham (dolearning)Nov 20, 2022

@yaxu excited to read this. Was chatting to a new friend last week who is a live coding performer who was really inspiring.

Also, did some collaborative live coding at a conference last week also - so much fun.

Show threadEleanor DareNov 20, 2022
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Show threadprof_lofiNov 20, 2022
@yaxu Looking very forward to it!
Show threadVincentNov 20, 2022
@yaxu just tried to order from Blackwells in the UK, but they seem to have a CC processing issue right now. Anyway, looking forward to getting it, thanks for the heads up, Alex!
Show threadAlex McLeanNov 20, 2022
@drveej hmm are you in .au? hopefully it's distributed to more local booksellers
Show threadVincentNov 20, 2022
@yaxu I am, but local bookshop is $102, the UK one is $52. Normally I’d go local but that is too big a jump.
Show threadAlex McLeanNov 20, 2022
@drveej woah
Show threadVincentNov 20, 2022
@yaxu ps. Thank you for the excellent lockdown tidal cycles course too. Belatedly.
Show threadAlex McLeanNov 21, 2022
@drveej A pleasure, they kept me sane!
Show threadVincentNov 20, 2022
@yaxu got it to work now. Yay.
Show threadFederico PepeNov 20, 2022
@yaxu I’m really looking forward to it!
Show threadSerge StinckwichNov 21, 2022
@yaxu Congratulations to all the authors! Looking forward for it.
Show threadTheTechnobearNov 21, 2022
@yaxu v. interesting, might give me the push I need to deep dive into #livecoding
Show threadAlex McLeanNov 21, 2022
@thetechnobear Despite the name it's not really a manual as such, more of a philosophical introduction
Show threadTheTechnobearNov 21, 2022
@yaxu actually that’s what I need :) as a developer , I’m fine with the tools … rather looking for inspiration on how to approach live coding.
Show threadAlex McLeanNov 21, 2022
@thetechnobear then this could be the book for you :)
Show threadSerge StinckwichNov 21, 2022
@yaxu does the license will allow translation to other languages?
Show threadAlex McLeanNov 21, 2022
@SergeStinckwich Yes! https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International — CC BY-SA 4.0

Show threadWill TNov 21, 2022
@yaxu Nice! I just preordered the dead tree version via https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Alan-F-Blackwell/Live-Coding--A-Users-Manual/27461617 📖
Live Coding : A User's Manual

Live Coding : A User's Manual (Paperback / softback) (9780262544818)

hive.co.uk
Show threadxocffoegNov 23, 2022
@yaxu - very happy to be part of this! and also keen to see reactions and new versions.
Show threadnesciviNov 29, 2022
@yaxu congrats on the book! I just took a look at the website, and didn't seem to find a table of contents of the book. Perhaps an idea to add?
Show threadAlex McLeanNov 29, 2022
@nescivi Yes good idea! I made the website superfast but will have some time soon to update it. I also want to make the book more easily editable.