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andre1sk
I am pretty sure Programming Phoenix 1.4 will be even better
AstonJ
Get it from Pragprog and you’ll probably get a free update (digital books only mind!)
rkma
I was going to buy the ebook from the pragprog website now, but then I saw this. Do you really get the updated version or should I just wait?
AstonJ
Perhaps you could email them and ask and then let us know as what they say? But when I bought Programming Elixir 1.2 I got version 1.3 free, look here:
Also don’t forget you can get 25% off via our competition site
peerreynders
Don’t take things for granted. Dave Thomas is in a special position inside of the Pragmatic Bookshelf and even then it was still generous of him to offer the free eBook upgrade. Ultimately people deserve to be rewarded/remunerated for their efforts. [quote=“rkma, post:4, topic:2469, full:true”]
I was going to buy the ebook from the pragprog website now, but then I saw this. Do you really get the updated version or should I just wait?
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You would have to wait at least to next May, possibly later. This isn’t a reference book but more a guided tour of the framework by the way of working on a small project, so you should be perfectly fine with the current edition as long as you restrict yourself to Phoenix 1.1.6 so that you avoid problems like this. After that you should be perfectly capable of catching up on the updates via the framework documentation.
You could wait to see if Pragmatic Bookshelf will have a (40% off) Thanksgiving/Black Friday sale (which may or may not work in combination with the 25% site discount).
sztosz
I on the other hand did the book with 1.2 and find the extra work needed to make examples work a nice little challenge and lesson
peerreynders
True, sticking with the most current version can deepen the learning experience - if one is prepared to accept the (sometimes significant) additional time investment and frustration - which in the case of “Programming Phoenix” shouldn’t be too bad - though in general to a large extent it depends on one’s background and experience.
Also before beginning ensure that you have the most recent version of brunch installed - it seems that new Node and old brunch don’t get along.
DianaOlympos
Just saying but PragProg try to always offer or a big reduction or a full free upgrade for their ebooks that get updated.
ion
Is May 2017 (6 months from now) the actual estimate by the authors?
alzearafat
Will I get the update for free