Should I write a book on Python Metaprogramming ?

[Jack Diederich]

On Mon, May 05, 2003 at 03:31:58PM +0100, Gareth McCaughan wrote:
> Jack Diederich wrote:
> 
> > > Title:    _Overtures for Metaprogramming_
> > >
> > A five dollar word for 'intro' still sounds too much like 'intro' for my
> > tastes *wink*.  You are a philosiphy guy, how about "The Phenomenology of
> > Programming" [definitely just kidding there].
> 
> As a philosophy guy, he should call it a "Prolegomenon"
> and enjoy the historical resonances.
> 

>From an off-list email by Mertz [I don't think he'll mind me quoting it]
> Actually, I half-seriously considered "prolegomenon"...  I'm tainted by
> my background.

Definitely more apt than "overture" even without the historical references.
Definitely likely to hurt the sales of the book, people who like it were or
weren't going to buy the book anyway.  It can only serve to frighten ;)

-jack