After a flurry of last-minute corrections and updates in response to review feedback, my book has now been handed over to Manning’s production team. That means a few weeks of copy editing and graphics polish, then indexing and typesetting to produce the final version around October time at a guess. I’m not sure how long it then takes to print and ship, but it’s getting close!
The latest edits will be pushed out to the online early-access (MEAP) copy in the next few days, so you can read essentially the finished book online if you wish. Use the code fccmadden at checkout to get 37% off if you want to check it out. The revised material includes improving the presentation of some of the longer chapters. The material on capabilities and macaroons in chapter 9 has been significantly improved, as has chapter 11 on service-to-service API calls. Chapter 12 has been improved after expert feedback from Jean-Philippe Aumasson and his colleagues at Teserakt. Exercises have been added to chapters 6, 7, 12, and 13 too. I think these changes have really made the book much better. I hope you agree.
Neil Madden 