Yeah, definitely the $5k in two weeks doesn't include the development time. I figure I broke even on the writing when it hit $7k, but it's definitely not any kind of substitute for a full time salary.
Thanks again for publishing this.
How much of the book is useful (probably wrong word choice) if the reader does not know Rails?
My guess is that an accomplished developer with a few languages under his/her belt might be able to understand and translate aspects of the code. At one point it becomes more opaque and you can't go further without learning Rails. I know nothing about Rails, which means I don't have a real sense of how difficult it might be for someone coming from, say, Python, to read and understand Rails.
Note: This isn't criticism. I am interested in the book but don't work with Rails and don't have the time to dive into learning it. Because of that I am trying to determine if the book would really be useful to me. I am currently working with Python and have good command of probably a dozen or more other languages.