I have over 25 programming books in my cube and another dozen or so at home. I'd say roughly 1/3 tend to favor full practical programs interlaced with snippets.

I have over 25 programming books in my cube and another dozen or so at home. I'd say roughly 1/3 tend to favor full practical programs interlaced with snippets. The full programs are usually 1/2 to a few pages in each chapter and are in general, not something I'd try to cram into the REPL piece by piece.