my least favorite programming book
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In addition to Stroustrup's C++ reference I'd also go with K&R C Programming language as a 100% useless book.
I loved both of those at the time, but that was very long ago. K&R was my intro to C in about 1985/6 and Stroustrup followed as soon as I could get hold of it, having started C++ in 1986 with the Glockenspiel C++ translator (Cfront 1.1).
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Yes ... she starts in on "that thing" ... and you have to guess what that thing is.
It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it. ― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food
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If no one minds too much I would like to get something off my chest and state my least favorite programming text i.e. Stroustrup's C++ Reference. Supposedly it was written in English but I couldn't tell. I wish I still had the copy to quote a particular paragraph I have in mind which I found particularly indecipherable but in general my complaints are he speaks at length about a particular topic but does not inform the reader what that topic is until late in the paragraph and does so in a vague abstract manner which leaves my head spinning as I am dumbfounded by both the vague manner and as yet undisclosed vague topic. It's only computer programming not the mysteries of the cosmos as revealed by advanced science and mathematics. It shouldn't be that hard to learn to print "Hello World" onto the screen. Thanks for tolerating my diatribe Best Wishes Cheerios
Programmers at work by Susan Lammers (I've read the Spanish version) "Programadores en accción" a long time ago.
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If no one minds too much I would like to get something off my chest and state my least favorite programming text i.e. Stroustrup's C++ Reference. Supposedly it was written in English but I couldn't tell. I wish I still had the copy to quote a particular paragraph I have in mind which I found particularly indecipherable but in general my complaints are he speaks at length about a particular topic but does not inform the reader what that topic is until late in the paragraph and does so in a vague abstract manner which leaves my head spinning as I am dumbfounded by both the vague manner and as yet undisclosed vague topic. It's only computer programming not the mysteries of the cosmos as revealed by advanced science and mathematics. It shouldn't be that hard to learn to print "Hello World" onto the screen. Thanks for tolerating my diatribe Best Wishes Cheerios
I didn't like "Numerical Recipes in C", by William H at all. I study programming in college and this book was the hardest for me. I learn JavaScript right now and I often use some help of https://assignmentshark.com/ to help me with my homework. These guys are real pro in writing and JavaScript.
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If no one minds too much I would like to get something off my chest and state my least favorite programming text i.e. Stroustrup's C++ Reference. Supposedly it was written in English but I couldn't tell. I wish I still had the copy to quote a particular paragraph I have in mind which I found particularly indecipherable but in general my complaints are he speaks at length about a particular topic but does not inform the reader what that topic is until late in the paragraph and does so in a vague abstract manner which leaves my head spinning as I am dumbfounded by both the vague manner and as yet undisclosed vague topic. It's only computer programming not the mysteries of the cosmos as revealed by advanced science and mathematics. It shouldn't be that hard to learn to print "Hello World" onto the screen. Thanks for tolerating my diatribe Best Wishes Cheerios
That would be the driest book on my list, but the worst would be any of the dozens of "Learning C++" books that describe just enough to validate the title. SQL in 2 hours, etc.
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PaltryProgrammer wrote:
speaks at length about a particular topic but does not inform the reader what that topic is until late in the paragraph and does so in a vague abstract manner
Sounds like my wife wrote it. Be glad that he didn't adapt another of her techniques - changing the subject without letting me in on it until the story's half told (possible because of the first technique, above).
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
I get that from my wife, but she's got it worse. She has to put up with me! :laugh:
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend; inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. -- Groucho Marx
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RedDk wrote:
Open the Pod bay doors please, HAL ...
Years ago, I read a book which I believe was called "VAX/VMS Internals". Each chapter started with a quote. This was the quote for the chapter on device drivers. Note: This wasn't my least favorite programming book, I actually enjoyed reading it.
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If no one minds too much I would like to get something off my chest and state my least favorite programming text i.e. Stroustrup's C++ Reference. Supposedly it was written in English but I couldn't tell. I wish I still had the copy to quote a particular paragraph I have in mind which I found particularly indecipherable but in general my complaints are he speaks at length about a particular topic but does not inform the reader what that topic is until late in the paragraph and does so in a vague abstract manner which leaves my head spinning as I am dumbfounded by both the vague manner and as yet undisclosed vague topic. It's only computer programming not the mysteries of the cosmos as revealed by advanced science and mathematics. It shouldn't be that hard to learn to print "Hello World" onto the screen. Thanks for tolerating my diatribe Best Wishes Cheerios
any book that has JavaScript in the title, but inside is full with jQuery + HTML + CSS
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RedDk wrote:
Open the Pod bay doors please, HAL ...
Years ago, I read a book which I believe was called "VAX/VMS Internals". Each chapter started with a quote. This was the quote for the chapter on device drivers. Note: This wasn't my least favorite programming book, I actually enjoyed reading it.
Reference, yes ... I had this interesting C/C++ book called "Jamsa's C/C++ Programmer's Bible" (The Ultimate Guide to C/C++ Programming) ... "Klander&Jamsa" as the professor says when he want's you do some reading ... the only problem was that it is apparently a computer compilation of some sort where the organization of text of the 2"-thick hardcopy is laced with graphic inclusions like flags and icon representations; all the printed pages have background graphic image banners (of god-knows what origin symbolically). Ultimately, while making simple distinctions between C and C++ ... this was 1998 mind you ... comprehensible, the repeated jargonization of the "message" lead the reader into quickly abandoning it's use except for repeated lookup of terms. It became for me hardcopy where I'd go to find something in short explanation when Barne became too convoluted to understand or his examples, like his calculator, seemed too broad in scope. Like the Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 volume (6x) only condensed into the one doorstop. Obviously written by a HAL 9000 ... [o]
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In addition to Stroustrup's C++ reference I'd also go with K&R C Programming language as a 100% useless book.
Couldn't disagree more. But then, I learned C with K&R's ANSI edition in 1990, did every exercise in the book, came out with excellent grasp of C. Maybe you came to the game later than that, when K&R really wouldn't apply anymore. But I thought it was good.
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If no one minds too much I would like to get something off my chest and state my least favorite programming text i.e. Stroustrup's C++ Reference. Supposedly it was written in English but I couldn't tell. I wish I still had the copy to quote a particular paragraph I have in mind which I found particularly indecipherable but in general my complaints are he speaks at length about a particular topic but does not inform the reader what that topic is until late in the paragraph and does so in a vague abstract manner which leaves my head spinning as I am dumbfounded by both the vague manner and as yet undisclosed vague topic. It's only computer programming not the mysteries of the cosmos as revealed by advanced science and mathematics. It shouldn't be that hard to learn to print "Hello World" onto the screen. Thanks for tolerating my diatribe Best Wishes Cheerios
Those PhD/Scientist people tend to write in vague terms in the passive voice. So you need to do a lot of reading to get to the point. Compare that book with K&R's C book.
