We are pleased to announce the release of a new title:

Early Adopter Curl

The Curl Content Language, and the accompanying Surge Lab IDE represent 
one possible future of web content. A fully object-oriented language, Curl 
takes the best features of HTML, JavaScript, DHTML and Java and combines 
them into a cross-browser, cross-platform technology that's easy to learn 
and has some serious power behind it. The result of six year's 
development, Curl is the first language designed specifically to encompass 
all the problems of building a web application on the client-side and cut 
away the World Wide Wait we encounter everyday.

As well as providing a tutorial on the Curl content language itself, this 
book is also a great introduction to its graphics and multimedia 
capabilities and will give developers everything they need to know to 
start applying Curl technology in real world situations. Co-written by 
Wrox and Curl Corporation, this is the first book to cover the language 
and its intricacies.

Who Is This Book For?

Existing web developers, preferably with some knowledge of an object 
oriented language, who want an overview of the Curl content language and 
short, sharp information on how to develop Curl applications. This book 
was written on both the beta 5 and pre-RTM versions of the Surge Lab IDE, 
and while we can't guarantee that the final version will be identical, you 
can be sure that all the concepts, examples and explanations will still be 
valid for v1.0 and any subsequent releases.

What Does This Book Cover?

What is Curl and why we need it.
Concise introduction to the main features of the Curl content language
Surge Lab IDE for beta 5 and version 1.0
Curl as a replacement for HTML and CSS
Curl as a replacement for other script languages and the DOM
Dynamic page layout and generation of 2-/3-D graphics on the fly.
Multimedia support in Curl
XML and the Future beyond v1.0

Ben Hickman
Senior Editor 
Early Adopter Team
Wrox Press