CP4E was Re: Deitel and Deitel Book...

[Roman Suzi]

On Thu, 7 Mar 2002, Mats Wichmann wrote:

>:So, a bad book (with errors, inconsistencies, etc) is not necessary bad
>:for learning purposes (if it covers enough of a subject).
>
>I think that's a stretch.  Bad books have stopped me almost dead on a
>subject, unless I had a personal reason why I needed to push through.
>I'm closer to conceding the point on lectures... a classroom situation
>is by its' nature more interactive, a bad book can stop any
>interaction.

Well, I agree. If the book jumps from 'too easy' to 'too hard'
too often, the resulting miscommunication will force one to
drop the book and find another one.

However, the original book may be revisited later and serve its reader
well. On the contrary, the "good" book will be soon forgotten.

It's like with OS debate. Linux is hard to learn but is it really hard to
use by someone who learned it well?

However, it is said right about interaction. It also contains
"action" in it.

Sincerely yours, Roman Suzi
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