Thanks for that link. I thought maybe it was related to a technical aspect of e-readers, but I see it’s about the flow of the book. I think it should have a similar flow, because Pragmatic really spends a lot of time on making sure that the particular type of flow you mentioned is used in their books (at least the Elixir ones). My editor has been great on that front. If you do find anything that’s not friendly, I’d definitely look at correcting during the beta period.

The book has 3 parts that focus on different aspects of real-time systems and Phoenix Channels. Deeper foundation dive into WebSockets, all about Phoenix Channels, and moving into concepts like building a data pipeline with GenStage (one of my favorite parts). Future chapters get into turning all of that foundational knowledge into a real application.

The great thing about LiveView is that once you understand the foundations of Channels, PubSub, and general real-time concepts, it becomes very easy to understand LiveView. I’m hoping that these foundations will get developers going in the best way possible.

Hi all, it is my book!

I haven’t discussed it anywhere yet because it hasn’t officially gone into beta, but it’s very soon. I’m not sure I can give out a timeline just in case it needs to be adjusted in any way. (Hopefully it won’t be!)

edit: I’ll also be at ElixirConf this week. My colleague, Grant, and I are leading a training on Tuesday about real-time applications in Elixir. Feel free to chat about the book or anything else if you see me.

Production is complete. Now it’s on to layout and the printer!

It will take a few weeks, but we’re on track for the expected release date!

Hey everyone

The final chapters are out in beta. LiveView and React—it’s pretty fun!

The Kindle image issue is fixed in the latest release. I verified locally with an epub reader but I don’t have a proper eink Kindle. If you see any issues with the images, feel free to @me directly or make an errata.

That’s it for now! The book is having some final changes and will then go into the final production process.

-Steve

Hey y’all,

Today’s the big day for the production release! You can now purchase it on Amazon (with delivery available via Prime) as well as Pragmatic for the ebook copy. If you are confused about the lack of “combo” available on Pragmatic website, don’t worry—you can first purchase the paper book and then upgrade it to the ebook version for 10$. Please don’t post the secret word, though.

Thanks so much for your support! If you picked up a copy and it served you well, consider leaving an Amazon review. I hear that helps out a bunch, and is a great way to support the book.

- Steve