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Areas of Expertise:
- java
- xml
- object-oriented analysis and design
- learning theory
- cognitive science
Biography
Brett McLaughlin is a bestselling and award-winning non-fiction author. His books on computer programming, home theater, and analysis and design have sold in excess of 100,000 copies. He has been writing, editing, and producing technical books for nearly a decade, and is as comfortable in front of a word processor as he is behind a guitar, chasing his two sons and his daughter around the house, or laughing at reruns of Arrested Development with his wife.
Brett spends most of his time these days on cognitive theory, codifying and expanding on the learning principles that shaped the Head First series into a bestselling phenomenon. He's curious about how humans best learn, why Star Wars was so formulaic and still so successful, and is adamant that a good video game is the most effective learning paradigm we have.
Books
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What does it take to be a Head First author?
March 06 2009
Do you ever wish you could write a Head First book? Wondering what it takes? Check out what Brett, the series editor, has to say about writing a Head First book. read moreFebruary 10 2009
A few weeks ago, I was chatting with Tim. He mentioned that he'd recently taken his first ride on a Jet Ski. Several torturous minutes later, he got off, still alive and capable of detecting faint signals. But his back was suffering... badly. read moreOur brains are sort of... well... stupid
February 02 2009
I've long heard people complain about how commercials represent the basest forms of humanity. Yesterday, I was reminded this, as Twitter was all ablaze with people in outrage over the latest GoDaddy.com commercial. read moreChoose your own adventure... er... learning path
January 14 2009
There's a lot to be said that's positive about our declining economy. (Yeah, it's an odd beginning. But hang in there with me.) In the publishing industry, for example, we're having to be a lot more careful about what products we release. We're also having to be more efficient in… read moreThe dreaded EJB question... addressed
January 13 2009
Lots of folks have been clamoring to know about the second edition of Head First EJB. Click Play on the video below to get a direct answer... I promise. read moreJanuary 06 2009
So here we are, a new year. Unsurprisingly, we're getting lots of questions here at the Labs about what's coming in 2009. What books are in progress? What about Rough Cuts and Safari... what's going on there? And where, oh... read moreSpecial Announcement: Head First PDFs
December 19 2008
Hey there, Head First fans. It's been a crazy year for us here at Head First, and we've been working hard to end the year on an amazing, Joe-Frank-and-Jim would-love-this note. You've already seen our latest newsletter, where we've made... read moreDid you read the book from that movie?
November 26 2008
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that media is changing the way books are viewed. In fact, video — and YouTube in particular — has already changed how books are sold. Most big fiction releases are heralded by... read morePressure isn't always a bad thing
November 26 2008
Most people hate pressure. They'll tell you pressure makes them nervous, or perhaps they perform badly under pressure. But more often than not, pressure can be a really good thing... Click through for some questions regarding your project experience.... read moreNovember 26 2008
This is a continuation of the previous entry, Don't I know you? You can personalize a site by changing its STYLE... Whatever you came up with in terms of customizing a site, it boils down to knowing what your customer... read moreNovember 26 2008
No matter how many fancy acronyms and technologies you throw at your website, it's still all about the customer. And the customer really only cares about one thing: how does your site respond to their needs? When you cut away... read moreNovember 26 2008
Late in 2006, the Head First series was going pretty strong, and lots of people were really into a new technology called Ajax. The folks at Head First Labs went deep underground, and surfaced in February with a new title:... read moreSo you wanna be a servlets stud? Or a JSP jedi?
November 26 2008
The next Head First book showing up in your local book store might surprise many of you... it's a brand new edition of Head First Servlets & JSP. This new edition has flown under the radar a bit, competing... read moreRecent Posts | All Posts
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