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    valikac
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    Hello, Where do you keep your reference books (software development in particular)? There are reference books from programming to network administration. I have many reference programming books. I program at work and at home and these reference books are imperative. Buying two copies of the same book is, well, conceivably a waste of money. Do you care with you a huge box of books everywhere you go? How about business trip? Thanks, Kuphryn

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      Hello, Where do you keep your reference books (software development in particular)? There are reference books from programming to network administration. I have many reference programming books. I program at work and at home and these reference books are imperative. Buying two copies of the same book is, well, conceivably a waste of money. Do you care with you a huge box of books everywhere you go? How about business trip? Thanks, Kuphryn

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      Daniel Turini
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      kuphryn wrote: Where do you keep your reference books (software development in particular)? C:\Program Files\MSDN\2004APR\1033 http://www.google.com http://www.codeproject.com Due to technical difficulties my previous signature, "I see dumb people" will be off until further notice. Too many people were thinking I was talking about them... :sigh:

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        Hello, Where do you keep your reference books (software development in particular)? There are reference books from programming to network administration. I have many reference programming books. I program at work and at home and these reference books are imperative. Buying two copies of the same book is, well, conceivably a waste of money. Do you care with you a huge box of books everywhere you go? How about business trip? Thanks, Kuphryn

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        David Crow
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        kuphryn wrote: Where do you keep your reference books (software development in particular)? I used to have most at home and a small few at work. Now I have them all at work.


        "The pointy end goes in the other man." - Antonio Banderas (Zorro, 1998)

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          Hello, Where do you keep your reference books (software development in particular)? There are reference books from programming to network administration. I have many reference programming books. I program at work and at home and these reference books are imperative. Buying two copies of the same book is, well, conceivably a waste of money. Do you care with you a huge box of books everywhere you go? How about business trip? Thanks, Kuphryn

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          Mike Hodnick
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          The more experienced I get, the fewer reference books I buy. MSDN, Google, and CP meet most (if not all) of my needs (credits to Dan for making the suggestion first). That being said, I've rarely needed to use more than one reference book at one time for a reasonable amount of time. I normally keep mine at work, but I can easily take one home if I need to work at home. I don't recall the last time I needed to dig through 3 or 4 different books in one day. - Mike ------------------------- "No human being would stack books like that." - Dr. Venkman

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            Hello, Where do you keep your reference books (software development in particular)? There are reference books from programming to network administration. I have many reference programming books. I program at work and at home and these reference books are imperative. Buying two copies of the same book is, well, conceivably a waste of money. Do you care with you a huge box of books everywhere you go? How about business trip? Thanks, Kuphryn

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            Christian Graus
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            kuphryn wrote: Where do you keep your reference books (software development in particular)? Mostly at home, and I bring them in to work if I need them. But nowadays I tend to read more abstract stuff, like design patterns, so I read those at home. If I need to look up an API, or an algorithm or something, I go online. Christian I have drunk the cool-aid and found it wan and bitter. - Chris Maunder

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              Hello, Where do you keep your reference books (software development in particular)? There are reference books from programming to network administration. I have many reference programming books. I program at work and at home and these reference books are imperative. Buying two copies of the same book is, well, conceivably a waste of money. Do you care with you a huge box of books everywhere you go? How about business trip? Thanks, Kuphryn

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              InteractiveLogic
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              My response is similar to Christian's... Generally I keep the ones I need at my place of employment, where I do most of my programming work - that way they are at hand when I need them for reference. However, if I'm reading up on a particular software development concept, discipline, process, etc., then I tend to keep it in my backpack and have it with me 24/7 so I can read it whenever I get a free moment... :omg: Hope this helps! :bob::bob: :D :bob::bob: evan stone | petaluma, ca, usa

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                Hello, Where do you keep your reference books (software development in particular)? There are reference books from programming to network administration. I have many reference programming books. I program at work and at home and these reference books are imperative. Buying two copies of the same book is, well, conceivably a waste of money. Do you care with you a huge box of books everywhere you go? How about business trip? Thanks, Kuphryn

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                peterchen
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                What's applicable, I keep at work (with my name written in it. Important!) Sadly, the C# stuf remains at home :(


                we are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is Vonnegut jr.
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                  Hello, Where do you keep your reference books (software development in particular)? There are reference books from programming to network administration. I have many reference programming books. I program at work and at home and these reference books are imperative. Buying two copies of the same book is, well, conceivably a waste of money. Do you care with you a huge box of books everywhere you go? How about business trip? Thanks, Kuphryn

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                  valikac
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                  Okay. What's up with this talk about putting your name on your books? Kuphryn

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                    Hello, Where do you keep your reference books (software development in particular)? There are reference books from programming to network administration. I have many reference programming books. I program at work and at home and these reference books are imperative. Buying two copies of the same book is, well, conceivably a waste of money. Do you care with you a huge box of books everywhere you go? How about business trip? Thanks, Kuphryn

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                    Michael P Butler
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                    Books that I buy for myself stay at home (otherwise they tend to go walkabout). Books I need for my work, well I let the company buy them and so they stay at work. Michael CP Blog [^]

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                      Okay. What's up with this talk about putting your name on your books? Kuphryn

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                      InteractiveLogic
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                      ...because they have a tendency to sprout legs and walk away if you don't. ;) (BTW, I only do this with books that I personally buy, not ones that the company reimburses me for) :bob::bob: :D :bob::bob: evan stone | petaluma, ca, usa

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