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Brian Sawyer replied on November 10, 2009 12:31 to the question "I'd like the files used in the rough cuts exercises" in O'Reilly Media:

Thanks for your question. All of the code for the book will soon be available at Head First Labs, but the authors are currently hosting most resources and supporting files at their own support site for the book. I hope this gives you enough to keep you going, and thanks for your patience while the official support site for the book is created.

Thanks,
Brian

Brian Sawyer replied on October 29, 2009 00:34 to the question "Head First Programming -- Which version of Python?" in O'Reilly Media:

Hi Bojan,

Great question. The book's examples use Python 3.1.

Thanks for asking, and look for the book next month.

Regards,
Brian Sawyer

Brian Sawyer replied on September 21, 2009 15:29 to the question "Is Head First Programming available via safaribooksonline?" in O'Reilly Media:

Hi Johnny,

Thanks for your interest in this title and your question. This version of Head First Programming was canceled at the beginning of this year, but we rebooted it and it is scheduled for November 2009 release.

The first four chapters are available at Safari now through Rough Cuts:

http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596806...

Again, thanks for your question, and I hope this response helps relieve some of your frustration.

Regards,
Brian

Brian Sawyer replied on September 15, 2009 14:04 to the question "HF Java 2nd Ed., pg. 195 error?" in O'Reilly Media:

Hi April,

Thanks for your question, and sorry for your confusion. Something happened in the InDesign files between the first and second editions of the book to skew the lines. Here's what the solution looked like in the first edition, which is also how it should look in the second:



Hope this clears things up for you. Thanks again for taking the time to post.

Regards,
Brian Sawyer

Brian Sawyer replied on August 26, 2009 18:42 to the question "Is there any hope for EJB 3.0 book to be released ?" in O'Reilly Media:

Hi James,

Thanks for your question, which you're not the first to ask (see this thread for background. A revision of Head First EJB is definitely a high priority on our wishlist, but we haven't found the right author to update it yet. So, yes, there's hope (for you and for us) for a second edition, though I wish I could give you a better idea of the timeline.

Thanks,
Brian

Brian Sawyer replied on August 06, 2009 17:07 to the problem "New release wanted for Head First EJB." in O'Reilly Media:

Hi Manoj,

Thanks for your feedback, but it will be more than a few months before this book is published. We're still looking for the right author and do not have an estimated release date yet.

Regards,
Brian

Brian Sawyer replied on May 07, 2009 15:02 to the problem "New release wanted for Head First EJB." in O'Reilly Media:

Hi Derek,

Thanks for your recommendation. As mentioned in my previous response, we're actually working with an author team on an audition at the moment, but I'd certainly be interested in talking with Cay about possible involvement, if he's indeed interested.

Thanks for taking the time to write. It's always great to see our readers take an active interest in the development process for our books.

Thanks,
Brian Sawyer
Editor, Head First

Brian Sawyer replied on April 21, 2009 20:06 to the problem "New release wanted for Head First EJB." in O'Reilly Media:

It's not in development yet, but we have an author team auditioning as we speak, so we're hoping to have something signed soon and moving for release in 2010.