Caitrin McCullough
Caitrin McCullough got her start in publishing working on O'Reilly's animal books before jumping ship to the Head First division, where she manages the online presence of this dynamic series. When she's not taking web programming courses or hunting down broken links, she's either hiking up a mountain or sitting at home with her two cats (depending on the time of day).
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January 14 2009
We sent out our January Newsletter recently. Sign up here to receive future newsletters via email.... read moreHead First Rails: An Interview with David Griffiths
January 13 2009
David Griffiths is the author of the newly released Head First Rails. We sat down with him recently and asked him a few questions about his favorite subject. What are some of the coolest things learners can do once they've... read moreJanuary 06 2009
Get your questions answered in the forums for the newest Head First titles: Algebra, PHP & MySQL, Rails, and Web Design.... read moreHead First Books Now Available in PDF
December 19 2008
Newly available Head First PDFs feature in a major announcement from O'Reilly's electronic publishing initiative. Read it here.... read moreNovember 26 2008
I was talking to a friend of mine last night about BBSes—she was an early user; I ran one out of my basement thanks to my parents' generous donation of a second phone line and a 2400 baud modem. (She... read moreNovember 26 2008
The Head First C# Forum is now open for business. Chat with fellow fans as well as the authors themselves.... read moreInteractive Learning: What works for you?
November 26 2008
As the web producer on the team, I spend a lot of time looking for ways to bring the Head First pedagogy into our online offerings. It's a slow process, as there are a lot of technologies to consider, but... read moreNew Head First Design Patterns Code
November 26 2008
Revised Java code for Head First Design Patterns is now available on the book page.... read moreNovember 26 2008
A friend of mine recently pointed me at Free Rice, a vocabulary testing game with the added benefit of each word you get right, the site donates "10 grains of rice through the United Nations to help end world hunger."... read moreNovember 26 2008
Here's your chance to take the first look inside the pages of the upcoming Head First JavaScript. This excerpt explains identifiers.... read moreNovember 26 2008
We sent out our October Newsletter earlier this week. Sign up here to receive future newsletters via email.... read moreNovember 26 2008
We've just put up an interface where you can practice queries from Head First SQL on the tables in the book.... read moreNovember 26 2008
Check out what the Head First team is reading by going to our updated Bookstore page.... read moreNovember 26 2008
We've rearranged our homepage and added a blog for the Head First team. Tell us what you think at talkback@headfirstlabs.com.... read moreNovember 26 2008
We recently sent out the Head First Newsletter for September. Sign up to receive future newsletters here!... read moreNovember 26 2008
Check out this brand-new excerpt from Head First SQL that teaches you the Anatomy of a Subquery.... read moreNew Head First Java Code Posted
November 26 2008
We just posted new and improved code to go along with Head First Java, Second Edition. Get it here!... read moreHead First SQL: Hot Off the Press!
November 26 2008
It's here! We just got our advance copies in the O'Reilly office, which means copies should be arriving in bookstores within the next two weeks (depending on where you are). This picture shows Catherine, one of the book's editors,... read moreNovember 26 2008
More from David Griffiths, author of the upcoming Head First Ruby on Rails: I noticed that someone recently posted the 1983 documentary "Talking Turtle" (I think it was originally from the BBC series "Horizon") on Google video. It is about... read moreNovember 26 2008
Check out this revised excerpt from Head First C#, with new material that didn't make it into the book's first printing.... read moreNovember 26 2008
We sent out our January Newsletter last week. Sign up here to receive future newsletters via email.... read moreThe Brain's Irrelevance Filter
November 26 2008
David Griffiths pointed out this article a few weeks ago: Brain 'irrelevance filter' found Using fMRI scans, scientists located a specific place in the brain that is more active while a person is filtering out distracting information. This is particularly... read moreHead First OOA&D Academic Supplement
November 26 2008
We just posted five chapters of exercises for Head First Object-Oriented Analysis & Design, with more on the way.... read moreMichael Morrison: Thank You Al Jaffee
November 26 2008
Here's the last installment (this week, anyway!) from Head First JavaScript author Michael Morrison. Enjoy! One of the highlights of tagging along to the grocery store with my Mom as a kid was getting a new issue of Mad magazine.... read moreNovember 26 2008
We've got a winner for Lab #1 of Head First C#, so you can now download the executable. There are still two unsolved labs.... read moreHF Software Development Code Posted
November 26 2008
The code for Head First Software Development is now available on the book page.... read moreMichael Morrison: Thinking in Metaphors
November 26 2008
Here's installment #4 from Head First JavaScript author Michael Morrison. Enjoy! A big part of the Head First approach to teaching involves metaphors, where a challenging concept is recast into a form that is more immediately accessible. I have a... read moreMichael Morrison: The Commodore 64 and JavaScript
November 26 2008
Here is the next installment from Head First JavaScript author Michael Morrison. Enjoy! A few weeks ago Head First team member Keith McNamara blogged about the 25th anniversary of the Commodore 64 computer. And it got me thinking about my... read moreMichael Morrison: Engineering Failure
November 26 2008
Here is the second installment from Head First JavaScript author Michael Morrison. Enjoy! When my brother and I were kids, we liked to race our bicycles around the outside of our house. Being over five years older than me, my... read moreFeatured Author: Michael Morrison on Head First Behind the Scenes: Storyboarding
November 26 2008
Today is the first installment from Head First JavaScript author Michael Morrison. Enjoy! So this week the Head First team is turning the blog reigns over to an author. And a loose cannon of an author at that...hope I don't... read moreWhat do you want to read from Head First authors?
November 26 2008
We're going to try something new in the next few weeks: Featured Author entries. You'll hear from Mike Morrison (Head First JavaScript) and Andrew Stellman & Jennifer Greene (Head First C# and Head First PMP). We hope to have feature... read moreHappy Holidays from Head First
November 26 2008
Head First JavaScript and Head First Software Development are off the press and making their way to bookstores across the country. We got our copies in the office yesterday, and they look great! It's a wonderful way to finish off... read moreNovember 26 2008
We sent out our December Newsletter last week. Sign up here to receive future newsletters via email.... read moreHead First International (continued)
November 26 2008
Yesterday I talked a bit about how our Taiwanese and Japanese offices feel about Head First books (short version: they love them!)... Today I've got some information from our German and UK offices. The UK office manages a lot of... read moreNovember 26 2008
We get a lot of questions about Head First translations and the sale of Head First books outside of the United States, and it got me curious about the series in other countries. Since the text tends to be casual,... read moreNovember 26 2008
All of the code from Head First JavaScript is now available, as well as a place where you can practice JavaScript in your browser.... read moreNovember 26 2008
You can now submit your code for the three labs in Head First C#. The winners will get some O'Reilly swag!... read moreHead First JavaScript Forum Created
November 26 2008
The Head First JavaScript Forum is up and running. Get help with your JavaScript code and chat about the upcoming book.... read moreNovember 26 2008
All of the code from Head First C# is now available for download or viewing in your browser. Check it out!... read moreHF Software Development Forum Created
November 26 2008
The Head First Software Development Forum is now open for business. Get answers to your burning software development questions here!... read moreOnline Materials for C# and Beyond
November 26 2008
While we have a short week here in the US Head First office due to the Thanksgiving holiday, we're not quite ready for turkey yet. In addition to the finishing touches we're putting on Head First Software Development and Head... read moreNovember 26 2008
We sent out our November Newsletter last week. Sign up here to receive future newsletters via email.... read moreHead First C# Sample Chapter and Code
November 26 2008
Chapter 5 of Head First C# is available for free in PDF. We've also posted the accompanying code.... read moreAndrew Stellman: How we made Head First C# different
November 26 2008
This week we're hearing from Andrew Stellman, coauthor of Head First PMP and Head First C#. First of all, hi there! I'm Andrew Stellman, author of Head First C# and Head First PMP. My coauthor, Jenny Greene, and I will... read moreNovember 26 2008
Head First has a fan page on Facebook. Come check us out!... read moreRuss Miles: 'Commit' like your life depends on it
November 26 2008
Another blog entry from Head First Software Development author Russ Miles. Enjoy! No, contrary to how the title of this post sounds, we're not talking about life long commitment to your partner here (although that can be fun and challenging... read moreHead First SQL Nominated for Jolt Award
November 26 2008
Head First SQL has been nominated for the 2007 Jolt award for best technical book. Congratulations to author Lynn Beighley!... read moreRuss Miles: Software Consultants Care Too (well, great ones do)
November 26 2008
Here's the latest from Head First Software Development author Russ Miles. Enjoy! Yesterday I talked about people being the 'special sauce' of really great software development, and today I thought I'd take things a bit further and closer to home... read moreRuss Miles: At the heart of great software are great people
November 26 2008
Here's another post by Head First Software Development author Russ Miles. Enjoy! Yesterday I got to thinking about what was the one thing that characterizes successful software development, and after a while I actually realized that the answer is fairly... read moreRuss Miles: What not to write about in a real software development book
November 26 2008
Here's our first entry by Head First Software Development author Russ Miles. Enjoy! Ok, so this is my first post to the Head First blogs (which is a fantastic honor) and, continuing on from Mike's great posts a couple of... read moreRecent Posts | All O'Reilly Posts
