The OpenRasta community has experienced a bit of a renaissance. And so it should, for there is much to rejoice about, and really cool stuff happening in the pipeline.

Because the time is right to reopen those communication channels we once had, the community is organising an OpenRasta MeetUp to talk about where we are and where we’re going, with great presentations, nifty additions to the openrasta family and a few reveals of where we’re going.

Come join us, at the just-eat offices, for an amazing evening of tech, beer and probably some food, on August the 22nd.

http://www.meetup.com/JUST-EAT-London-Developer-Meetup/events/198134282/

Last week I finally managed to catch up with Scott for a little podcast talking about Practical ReST, the course and a few other bits and pieces.

As a rule I never listen to myself on video or audio (find it atrociously creepy), so please go and listen, and let me know what you think!

I’m still working on the site so bear with me while it all slowly comes together!

It was only yesterday that I announced the start of the kickstarter project on twitter.

You heard it here first, fund my "Practical ReST" book now on kickstarter: kickstarter.com/projects/seria…

— serialseb (@serialseb) April 11, 2013

I am amazed at the response so far and have great hopes that we’ll reach the target and much more! So I’m kicking myself into gears. Next week I should post a little video on the kickstarter site and a draft table of content.

For those ordering the deluxe edition, there is going to be an added benefit. You will not only be in the credits, you will also make the cover with a picture of your choice! And there may still be more surprises in-store for you.

Finally, my good friend Charlotte has accepted to be the editor for the book, and will be a tremendous help to ensure all Ts are dotted and Is are crossed!