Re: New book: Basic Category Theory

[Tom Leinster <Tom.Leinster@ed.ac.uk>]

Dear Harley,

Thanks!

Actually, some of us were just discussing the possibility of writing a
second category theory book as a collaborative venture:

http://golem.ph.utexas.edu/category/2014/07/basic_category_theory.html#c046968

(But personally, I've probably had enough book-writing for a while.)

Best wishes,
Tom


On Tue, 29 Jul 2014, Harley D. Eades III wrote:

> Hi, Tom.
>
> Congrats on the successful completion of your book!
>
> I really like your idea on a second book.  Such a book would be
> very helpful for young researchers and students in my opinion.
>
> Has anyone thought about doing it as a group effort in the same
> spirit as the homotopy type theory book was?
>
> A number of authors would make the writing burden far less per author,
> and potentially speed up the writing process.
>
> Anyway, just an idea.
>
> I really like how you're are making your new book editable and readable for
> free in 18 months.  This is a great idea, and a service to the community.
>
> The second book should do the same.
>
> Very best,
> .\ Harley
>

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