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A lot of people dislike Zed Shaw's books (the author of Learn ___ the Hard Way) for various reasons, and he has posted some things online that serious call into
by Orangeair 10y ago
A lot of people dislike Zed Shaw's books (the author of Learn ___ the Hard Way) for various reasons, and he has posted some things online that serious call into question his credibility (namely, claiming that Python 3 is not Turing complete).
Dive into Python 3 is a good book. I used it to supplement my CS classes in early college. There are some other good book suggestions on the sidebar of https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/ . In particular, I've heard good things about "Automate the Boring Stuff with Python".
- dtornabene 10y agoIts a great book, that still has relevance, amazingly. Theres also the fact that he feels like its necessary to shit on anyone who disagrees with him...or, anyone at all actually. The trolling thing is lame, and a total waste of peoples time, like, for example, when he literally ate something in the middle of his lecture at Pycon, as if he somehow couldn't find the time to eat a candy bar in the elevator. I literally worked Pycon, and I can guarantee you that speakers, and pretty much anyone else, can find the two minutes to choke down an orange or whatever before the go up to speak. Its his persona, which he uses to get notoriety, which he uses to get work.