My first job was making multimedia CDROMS for Macintosh 6/7 and Windows 3.11/95. The Inside Mac books were simply amazing compared to the Windows documentation.

My first job was making multimedia CDROMS for Macintosh 6/7 and Windows 3.11/95. The Inside Mac books were simply amazing compared to the Windows documentation. I still prefer to code with book in front of me and I don't subscribe to the Stack Overflow is better mindset. You move more slowly at first but a much much deeper knowledge is gained from well written books. I also get a much deeper sense of satisfaction which enhances my life.