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title: "The Creative Programmer Is In Print!"
date: 2023-05-13T21:18:00+02:00
categories:
- programming
- education
tags:
- creativity
- book
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Two days ago, the doorbell rang. Kristien shouted "_did you order something?_" and I said no. The package proved to be very heavy, and although it puzzled me at first, as soon as the excessive amount of tape gave way to the knife, I discovered its contents: books, 25 of them! More specifically, _my_ books! No wait, second try. More specifically, the books I _wrote_!
In September 2022, I announced the [Early Access release](/post/2022/09/the-creative-programmer-early-access-release) of [The Creative Programmer](https://www.manning.com/books/the-creative-programmer), a practical book to help programmers unleash their creative potential. It was conceived as a pragmatic and understandable summary of my PhD research, and after more than a year of plodding back and forth between rewrites, reviews, layout issues, and discussions, I'm very pleased (and relieved) to say that it's finally in print!
![](../creaprog.jpg "25 Copies of 'The Creative Programmer'.")
You can buy the eBook or physical editions via:
- [Manning, the publisher](https://www.manning.com/books/the-creative-programmer). In that case, discount code **pbgroeneveld** will give you 45% off until May 22nd!
- [Amazon.com](https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Programmer-Wouter-Groeneveld/dp/1633439054/) (ships on May 30)
- Your local book store that can order it for you: ISBN-13 `978-1633439054`
This is what Felienne Hermans, the author of the book _The Programmer's Brain_, has to say about the contents:
> The Creative Programmer is a fantastic mix of engaging historical anecdotes, practical exercises, and extensive references to papers, books, and essays both in and outside of programming…. My own copy has now been filled with pages of scribbles and notes on which I could immediately apply Wouter's lessons, a sign that his exercises are truly engaging and encouraging!
I have no idea what I'm supposed to do with 25 copies of my own work, so I'm giving them away in the hope of sparking a creative revolution or two. I'd love to hand out **three copies** via this blog post---shipping costs for folks within the EU are on me! If you're in the market for a silly book filled with practical advice on how to be just that little bit more creative as a programmer, just e-mail me and it's yours---first come, first served. For the doubters, a shortened version of the first chapter is [available here](https://freecontent.manning.com/the-creative-road-ahead/).
The hardest part about writing a book is yet to come: looking forward to the reviews... Now it's out there, who knows how people will react? If you somehow learned something new and/or liked its contents, please provide an honest review on your blog or help spread the word. It would mean a lot to me! I really hope this will make the dev world a better place.

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To have comments or not to have comment---that's the question. I've seen similar evolutions on other blogs. As for me, I'd rather spend my Sunday doing something else. Wait, I already said that, didn't I? I'm at a point in life where I need to optimize my time spent with anything, and again, If I have to choose between spending time coding in yet another edge case or just writing and replying to a lovely email from a reader, I'd prefer the latter, even though I highly enjoyed building the Go server, and when things start itching again, I'll probably build another IndieWeb tool in the future. And no, that problem isn't fixed by outsourcing your mentions, it just triggers other more questionable problems.
To have comments or not to have comments---that's the question. I've seen similar a evolution on other blogs. As for me, I'd rather spend my Sunday doing something else. Wait, I already said that, didn't I? I'm at a point in life where I need to optimize my time spent with anything, and again, If I have to choose between spending time coding in yet another edge case or just writing and replying to a lovely email from a reader, I'd prefer the latter, even though I highly enjoyed building the Go server, and when things start itching again, I'll probably build another IndieWeb tool in the future. And no, that problem isn't fixed by outsourcing your mentions, it just triggers other more questionable problems.
If you'd like to comment and/or reach out, I'd be happy to receive, read, and respond to your email. The "reply via email" button is still there in the RSS feed. Cheers!

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