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About the Book
This is a strange book. Somewhere around 2021 (or so) I thought I would like to learn to write browser extensions, with two goals: to make my life easier by customizing my browser (much like I customize Emacs, my editor of choice), and to write a book to help other people learn the same thing (much like I wrote a book teaching how to customize Emacs).
Another idea I had was that it might be an interesting experiment to document my learning process – in other words, write down my thoughts while studying. I already did something similar back in 2016, when I took part in a blogging contest (however strange it may sound), where I learned a new technology and coded an application while blogging about it three times a week for two and a half months.
This book is the result of that experiment. I don’t know if it will be interesting to anyone, but in case you like it, well, you can buy it here. (And if you don’t like it, you can easily get a refund.)
So, join me in my journey learning some new stuff! I can’t promise any enlightening thoughts or brilliant insights, but what I can promise is some ranting, my thoughts on documentation writing (and web extension APIs etc.), and a rant from time to time. Oh, and did I mention rants?
About the Author
I am a mathematician, a blogger, a technical writer, a programmer, and an Emacs user. Also, a part of a multi-generational family of geeks, a boardgamer, amateur translator, a former teacher and more.