Why do people rush out to buy "Learning Perl in 24 Hours,
Unleashed, in a Nutshell, for Dummies" ... especially when Norvig argues
convincingly that it takes ten years, not 24 hours :)
Good point, though I've read a few For Dummies books, and some
of them are not bad. Yet, perhaps I'd prefer something like
"Getting Started" title. On the other hand, books like "learn $x in $y
days|hours" are something I definitely avoid.
And BTW, nice references, as always.
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