Python Books for 2002

Steven D. Majewski sdm7g at Virginia.EDU
Tue Apr 10 11:25:09 EDT 2001


On 10 Apr 2001, Konrad Hinsen wrote:

> claird at starbase.neosoft.com (Cameron Laird) writes:
> 
> > 1.  I'll renew my periodic appeal for explanation
> >     of what makes K&R so wonderful.
> > 
> >     I think it is, too, but I have trouble being
> >     analytic about it.
> 
> It's concise. It doesn't suppose readers are stupid, and therefore
> doesn't explain on ten pages what a variable is. I wish there were
> something similar for Python.


Concise! 
Did someone in this thread mention:

	<http://philip.greenspun.com/wtr/dead-trees/story.html>

yet? 

You should read his theory on why computer books are (mostly) so bad.
(And why they are marketed "by the pound" ! )

-- Steve Majewski






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