Like most people in the industry, I'm so busy that I'm must set
some limits on the mail I handle. I'm sorry to have to put this
restriction in place, but it really is for the best. It makes more
sense for me to work on creating documents that can be read by a large
number of people, rather than focusing on creating text that is only
read by one or two people.
You may write me at the following address to ask for updates to my
books or articles, to say hello, to praise, to flame, or to report
errors: ccalvert@borland.com
However, I do not have time to answer technical questions sent to that
address.
If you have a questions about how to program, you should post them in
the Borland/Inprise newsgroups, which are described at the following
URL:
http://www.borland.com/newsgroups
Newsgroups are a great free way to get information, and to share your
knowledge with the programming community. Its not wise for me to get
involved in a one to one discussion of programming with a reader when
I could be working on a chapter or article that can be shared with
many readers. If I'm not working on an article, then I too can go to
the newsgroups and participate in discussions where knowledge is
shared with many programmers. Given the nature of our computer based
electronic forums, it simply does not make sense for anyone to ask
questions in a one to one exchange of messages when more knowledge can
be disseminated in a broader forum such as a newsgroup.
I have also had a good deal of luck using the search engine found at
http://developers.href.com/. Other important sites for mailing lists
include:
http://www.kyler.com/
http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/
Please understand that I do this out of respect for my readers. I want
to get the most information to them as possible, and this seems the
best way to achieve that end. It makes more sense for me to work on
creating documents that can be read by a large number of people,
rather than focusing on creating text that is only read by one or two
people.
- Charlie