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> Are people scared of books these days? No, but books are more difficult to access than online tutorials and more expensive. If I suddenly decide I want to l
by ctw 9y ago
> Are people scared of books these days?
No, but books are more difficult to access than online tutorials and more expensive.
If I suddenly decide I want to learn Common Lisp one night, I'm going to Google "learn common lisp" and read/watch tutorials before I buy/borrow a book. That's not to say I won't move to a book eventually, but tutorials are infinitely easier to access.
- Mediterraneo10 9y agoBesides the fact that one of the most popular modern books teaching Common Lisp is available as an online website for free (Practical Common Lisp), introductions to popular programming languages – including a few other books on Lisp – can generally be readily found on pirate ebook communities. There are some domains where you are forced to "buy" or "borrow" books to learn, but coding is definitely not one of them.